A price book of your own rates
Save standard items and labor rates once. Every estimate starts from numbers you already trust, so pricing stays consistent from job to job.
Contractor Estimating Software for Fast, Professional Estimates
Price the job from your own rates, send a clear proposal, and get it approved on the customer's phone.
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Quick answer
Grover Work lets a contractor build an estimate from a saved price book, send it as a written proposal with scope and terms, and have the customer approve it online. The approved estimate becomes the job and its invoices, so nothing is typed twice.
Why estimates cost contractors jobs
Customers compare bids, and the contractor who answers first with something clear usually wins. An estimate written at night from memory, retyped into a document and sent two days later loses to one that arrives while the customer is still thinking about the project.
The other cost is what happens after the yes. When the estimate lives in one place and the invoice in another, scope gets argued about and prices drift between the two.
How it works
Start from a customer or a lead
Pick the customer or turn a request from your website into an estimate.
Add items from your price book
Choose saved items, set quantities and adjust prices where the job needs it.
Write the scope and set payments
Add the scope and terms, and choose a deposit or milestone schedule.
Send and get approval
The customer opens a private link, reads the proposal and approves it online.
What you can do with Grover Work estimates
Line items with quantity, unit and tax
Add items with quantities and units, mark what is taxable, and let Grover Work work out the totals so the math is never done twice.
Written proposals
Send a proposal that spells out the scope, what is not included and the payment terms. The customer reads a professional document and you have it in writing.
Approval on the customer's phone
The customer approves online with a typed signature. Grover Work records the name, the time and the device details with the approval.
A payment schedule built in
Choose a deposit and a final payment, or set your own milestones. When the customer approves, each payment becomes an invoice.
From estimate to job
An approved estimate turns into a job with the customer, address and scope already attached, ready for photos, notes and a private customer page.
What a good contractor estimate includes
- The customer's name, the address and the date.
- A written scope of work, with what is not included.
- Quantities and prices for labor and materials, broken out so the customer can follow them.
- Payment terms: the deposit, when the balance is due and how you accept payment.
- How long the price is good for and what happens if hidden conditions change the work.
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Questions, answered
What is the difference between an estimate, a quote and a proposal?
An estimate is a good-faith price for the work, a quote is usually a firm price, and a proposal is the full written offer with scope, terms and payment schedule. Many contractors use the words loosely. What matters is that the document says clearly what is included, what it costs and what happens if the work changes.
How do I price a job as a contractor?
Work out your direct costs first: labor hours at a loaded rate, materials, equipment and disposal. Then add overhead and the profit you need. Saving your standard items and rates in a price book keeps every estimate consistent, which is the main thing estimating software should do for you.
Can customers approve an estimate online?
Yes. The customer opens a private link, reads the proposal and approves it with a typed signature. Grover Work records the name, time and device details with the approval.
What happens after a customer approves?
The estimate becomes a job, and the payments you set, such as a deposit and a final payment, become invoices. If the scope changes later, you add a change order instead of editing the original.
Is there a free plan for estimating?
Grover Work has a free Starter plan. The pricing page always shows the current plans and what each includes.