Estimate Detail Screen

The Estimate Detail screen shows what Components and Assemblies have been added to an Estimate. The User simply drags a Component or Assembly from the tree on the desktop to this screen. When the item is dropped, a dialog screen will appear asking for the quantity required for the Estimate. When the quantity is entered, all costs are calculated for that specific item and the User is able to override those costs with another value or skip the calculated costs all together. Each Detail item added will display on the following screen. If an item needs to be corrected, the User just double-clicks on the specific item and the quantity screen will be displayed. Removing an item requires the User to highlight the specific Component or Assembly and then press the Delete button.

The specifics on the Estimate Detail Screen are shown below:

A) An Estimate Detail item can be assigned to a specific Area or Room. The User can create as many Areas in an Estimate as desired. This aids in allowing an Estimate to be split and estimated by room, if needed. The Area is assigned on the Estimate Detail Quantity screen.

B) This section of the grid shows the quantity required and the calculated costs for that item. The calculated costs include the waste percentages entered on the Component or Assembly.

C) This section of the screen shows the total for all of the displayed Estimate Detail items.

D) This is the Estimate Detail filtering criteria. The User can select criteria to just show Components, just show Assemblies, show a specific Area or Category. The totals displayed in C above will be recalculated to total what is shown in the screen.

Estimate Detail Quantity Screen

When an Estimate Detail item is added by dragging and dropping a Component or Assembly into an Estimate, this screen is displayed. The quantity needed and/or the Area is entered on this screen. When a quantity is entered, all costs for the item are calculated with the appropriate waste percentages. The User can accept these values or override them with new values. The User can also bypass specific costs if desired. EZ Construction Estimator makes adding items to an Estimate quick and easy.

The screen is shown below with specific areas highlighted:

A) An Area can be assigned to a specific detail item. An Area could be a room or a specific task in an Estimate. This allows an Estimate to be broken down into several smaller chunks. Simply add a new Area or select an existing one from the dropdown.

B) The quantity of the Component or Assembly needed is entered in the textbox. All of the costs are re-calculated and displayed.

C) All of the costs for the Detail item are calculated and displayed when a quantity is entered. If the User wants to override any of the calculated amounts, simply enter in the changed value in the appropriate textbox. If a specific cost is to be skipped, check the appropriate checkbox and the cost will not be included in the Estimate total.

Estimate Cost of Business Screen

EZ Construction Estimator allows for Cost of Business items (office overhead, insurance, travel, etc) to be easily added to an Estimate. Simply drag and drop the Cost of Business item onto this screen and the Cost of Business Item screen will be displayed allowing the User to change any of the calculated values. Cost of Business items can be by a percent of the total Estimate Detail items or a fixed amount, or both. These Cost of Business "costs" can be hidden into the Estimate that is presented to the customer. The User can select how to spread these hidden costs into the Estimate.

The Cost of Business screen is shown below and has specific area highlighted:

A) Cost of Business items is dropped into this area of the screen. A Cost of Business item can consist of a percentage of the Estimate Detail items or as a Fixed Amount or both. EZ Construction Estimator can "hide" these costs from the Customer. There is no limit on the number of Cost of Business items that can be added to an Estimate. Additionally, the calculated amounts on a Cost of Business item can be overridden, if desired.

B) This area shows the total Cost of Business amount that is added to the Estimate and a final Estimate total.

C) This area of the screen shows how Cost of Business costs will be "hidden" from the customer. Pressing the Calculate button will evaluate the Estimate Detail items to extract each Category used in the Estimate. The calculation will attempt to evenly distribute the Cost of Business total across each Category. The final percent must equal 100% before the Estimate can be saved. The User can modify the percentages so that a specific Category can get more or less of the Cost of Business total.