House Painting Estimates: Your Guide to Bidding a Project that Wins
How to estimate a winning paint job—determine your costs, labor, and profit for every house painting project
Finding the Right Estimator for Your Project
When you are bidding a specific trade or type of project, you want an estimator who has experience pricing the needed materials, equipment, and labor. Learn how 1build matches you with our Estimator Network to help grow your business.
Get a Competitive Edge with Construction Estimating Software
Can a construction estimate template save time, money, and win bids? The answer is yes—and here’s how 1build’s platform makes it happen.
Why More Contractors Turn to 1build’s Construction Estimating Services
1build's network of construction estimators provides a streamlined construction estimating experience—from large commercial contractors to small residential firms.
Why Current Construction Cost Data Is Essential for Accurate Estimates
Are your construction estimates inaccurate? Discover how construction estimating software can help you to get the most current cost data so your estimates are accurate.
How to Survive the Crisis in Lumber Prices
Soaring lumber prices are causing widespread chaos in the construction industry, thwarting momentum in residential construction and decreasing contractors’ profit margins. Here we provide three practical strategies for navigating volatility in lumber prices.
Takeoff Estimating: Should Contractors Use a Software or a Service?
Construction contractors often assume that takeoff software will solve their estimation problems, but it could end up costing their business time and money. In this post, we discuss the best alternative to estimating software.
Concrete Takeoff: The Ultimate Guide to Estimating your Next Concrete Job
Estimating a project's costs accurately can be almost as difficult as trying to estimate the timetable needed to get the job done. Fortunately, we've put together this guide to help you create an accurate concrete takeoff estimate for your next project.
How Much Does it Cost to Build an Apartment Complex?
For smaller contractors, calculating the cost to build an apartment or multi-family complex is difficult. In this blog, we break down the process to help you calculate the cost quickly and accurately.
Estimating a Framing Takeoff Cheat Sheet
Estimating a framing project’s costs accurately can be almost as difficult as trying to estimate the timetable needed to get the job done. Fortunately, we’ve put together this guide to help you create an accurate framing takeoff estimate for your next project.
