On-screen takeoffs
Measure lengths, areas and counts straight off a PDF or image plan, with scale detection so quantities land in the estimate instead of a notepad.
Construction estimating software
Construction estimating software for Australian builders and trades
Take off quantities from the plans, price them with your own rates and assemblies, mark up by category, and send a quote that turns straight into a job budget when it's accepted.
Lot 42 — estimate
Concrete slab184 m²$41,400
Frame & trusses1 assembly$68,250
Roof cladding212 m²$23,320
Bathroom fit-out2 assemblies$29,800
Total ex GST · 18% margin$162,770
Price the job once, not three times
Spreadsheet estimates fall apart the moment a rate changes or a variation lands. In SiteStride the estimate is the same record as the quote, the job budget and the actual costs — so pricing work compounds instead of being rebuilt.
Assemblies off your rates
Build recipes once — slab, frame, bathroom fit-out — with the materials and labour inside them, then drop the assembly in and let quantities price themselves.
Markup by category
Set a different margin on labour, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries, so a change in the mix doesn't quietly eat the margin on the job.
GST handled properly
Work GST-exclusive or inclusive, see both totals as you price, and carry the same treatment through to the quote and the invoices behind it.
Quotes clients can accept
Send a branded quote the client can read and accept online, with the detail you want shown and the trade breakdown you don't want shown kept internal.
Estimate becomes the budget
An accepted quote converts into a job and its estimate lines become budget lines, so actuals, POs and variations report against the number you priced.
From plans to a priced job
Step 1
Take off
Measure quantities off the plans or type them in.
Step 2
Price
Apply assemblies and your rates, then markup by category.
Step 3
Quote
Send a branded quote the client accepts online.
Step 4
Build
Convert to a job and track actuals against the estimate.
Pricing a new build fast
Take off the slab, frame and roof from the plan, drop in your assemblies for the wet areas, and you have a defensible number the same day the plans land.
Repricing when materials move
Update the rate once in your price list and re-run the estimate. Every assembly that uses it repricess, so you're not hunting through spreadsheet tabs.
Knowing where the margin went
Once the job runs, actual costs sit against the estimate line by line with variance flagged, so the next quote is priced off what the work really cost.
Common questions
- Can I do takeoffs from a set of plans?
- Yes. Upload the plan, set the scale (SiteStride can read it off the drawing) and measure lengths, areas and counts on screen. Each measurement drops into the estimate as a quantity you can price.
- Does it use my own rates?
- Yes. Your price list and assemblies hold your supply and labour rates, so an estimate is built from what you actually pay rather than a generic national rate book.
- How does GST work on quotes?
- Estimates can be built and displayed GST-exclusive or GST-inclusive, and the quote carries the GST treatment through to the accepted total and any invoices raised against it.
- What happens when the client accepts the quote?
- Convert the accepted quote into a job — or match it to an existing job — and the estimate lines become the job budget that actuals, purchase orders and invoices report against.
Price your next job in SiteStride
Build the estimate, send the quote, and carry the numbers through to the build.
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