Knowing the full capabilities of your construction estimating software can have a significant impact on the success of your business, both in the short and long term. ConstructionOnline offers 5 distinct views for your construction estimates that correlate with different stages of the average construction project. Learning how to utilize all 5 of ConstructionOnline's default views will allow you to gain a greater understanding of where your company stands at any given moment, enabling you to dedicate more time and more focus to growing your construction business.

Budget View

The budget view allows for a simplistic construction estimate to be built with only the initial cost of the subcategories being entered. Any change orders created will also appear in this view, creating the total price of each subcategory. Use this view when you want to keep the construction estimate simple, with only a cost associated with each subcategory.

Simple Estimate View

The simple estimate has been designed based off of the triangular or three-point calculation method for construction estimates. The quantity and cost value are calculated together to create the base cost. Any change orders added to the project will also be factored in to the total price.

Advanced Estimate View 

The advanced estimate view of your construction estimate includes assigned resources, markup, and status assignment, in addition to the columns included in the simple and budget views. This is a great view to customize to include more columns, so you can have the most detailed view of your construction estimate in one place!

Job Costing View 

Once your construction contract is signed and you're advancing through the job, you'll want to keep track of your costs, any adjustments, and your overall profit. The job costing view in ConstructionOnline is the view that will help you accomplish that! This view includes your actuals and committed costs (either from QuickBooks or manual entry), as well as the amount remaining and your profit for each subcategory in your construction estimate.

Invoicing View

In the invoicing view, you can easily keep track of amounts that your client has paid towards the construction estimate. Invoiced amounts can either be imported from QuickBooks or entered manually.

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