Imagine this for a second.
You’re pricing an $800,000.00 custom build without a Price Book. You’ve got 350 line items to cost out, from reinforcing steel to roofing nails.
But every single number you need is scattered:
- Some in an old spreadsheet
- Some in a supplier quote from three months ago
- Some in your inbox
- And a few, God forbid, in your head
By the time you hunt down all those numbers, you’ve wasted days, maybe even weeks, second-guessing every dollar, every allowance, and every trade rate.
It’s a game of estimating roulette – and you seldomly come out of it unscathed.
Because with 50+ price sources, and no central system, every single estimate becomes a roll of the dice with your profit on the line.
Are you really willing to risk it?
Why Pricing Without a Price Book Is Like Gambling With Your Profit
If you don’t have a single, central “Price Book” (A Price Book is simply a master list of YOUR best, proven, reliable costs – saved forever) here’s what happens, project after project:
- You waste days typing out the same items you priced before
- You keep second-guessing if your numbers are right
- You get stuck chasing suppliers or subcontractors for the 15th time
- You burn hours every week “gut checking” quotes you should be trusting
But the real drawback?
Your margin is on the hook for every mistake.
One missed slab rate, one forgotten allowance, one trade you priced wrong… and there goes $20,000.00 in profit, plus your client’s trust, plus your sleep.
Still Willing to Risk it, After Seeing How Fast a Missed Slab Rate Can Gut $20,000.00 From Your Margin?
Because the truth is, the big guys – the builders running 100+ homes a year – they do not keep 200 price lists floating around in their head.
They build one bulletproof Price Book – a central nervous system that collects their best rates from every supplier, every subcontractor, and every cost code they trust.
Then, every time they price a job, they start with that database:
- Consistent
- Verified
- Ready to roll
No hunting or stressing, and definitely no second-guessing.
That’s why their estimates are faster, more confident, and more profitable, and why you can’t afford to estimate from scratch on every job.
So How Much Time (and Sanity) Could You Actually Save?
An $800,000.00 project with 350 line items takes two weeks of manual data wrangling – if you’re starting from scratch.
But with a Price Book? That same estimate can shrink to eight hours.
Eight hours.
That means more time on site. More time winning clients. And more time with your family instead of buried in spreadsheets at 11pm.
Because what most builders don’t realise is:
You’re Already Repeating 60% of Every Build
If you’re pricing renovations or new builds, let me share the truth: 60–65% of every project is exactly the same.
Concrete. Framing. Plaster. Roofing. Tiling. Carpentry.
Why on earth would you reprice those things from scratch every time?
All that does is create errors, stress, and chaos.
One overlooked line item is all it takes to blow up a job and put you in a hole that takes months to dig out of.
This Isn’t About Some Fancy Software. It’s About You Taking Control
You’re a builder. You know what things should cost. You know how to deliver.
What I’m showing you is how to lock in your hard-earned knowledge, so you can build with absolute confidence – every time – without rewriting your expertise from scratch.
This is your system, tailored to your projects, your clients, and your numbers.
I’d love to help you build what I built – a bulletproof Price Book that locks in your numbers, speeds up your quotes, and protects your profits on every single job.
It could save you thousands in estimating errors.
To find out how much small mistakes in estimating are actually costing you, I’ve created this quick quiz:
Take the Small Mistakes, Big Money 3-Minute Quiz
By answering just a few quick questions, you’ll gain deep insights into:
- How much time your current estimating process and avoidable errors are costing you each year
- How much money avoidable errors cost you each year
- Exactly how to fix the problem
At the end of this quiz, you’ll get a free, no-obligation report outlining the financial impact of your current process – and actionable steps you can take to increase accuracy and profitability.
Ready to take control of your profits?
Start the quiz now and in 3 minutes, you’ll know exactly where you stand.
Learn more about Vision 2 Estimating (V2E). Vision 2 Estimating has strategic partnerships with leading building industry organisations such as APB, and HIA.
