Quotes that win work and protect your margin
A quote app for tradesmen has one job: make the price clear, get agreement in writing, and stop scope creep eating the profit. Tradeways proposals sit on the job, so the numbers you sent are the same numbers you later invoice against.
Whether you are pricing a kitchen fit, a loft conversion or a week of decorating, you can build line items, set a payment schedule and send a branded proposal without rebuilding the same Word template every time.
E-signature without the paper chase
Printed quotes get lost in gloveboxes. Tradeways supports e-signature so clients can approve a proposal online. You see when it was sent and when it was signed, which cuts the “did you get my email?” loop.
A signed proposal gives you a cleaner start on site and a clearer trail if a variation argument appears later.
- Branded proposals linked to the client and job
- Online e-signature for client approval
- Clear status from draft through signed
Stage payments and milestones
Cash flow on building work depends on stage payments. In Tradeways you can break a proposal into a payment schedule with milestones — deposit, strip-out, first fix, completion — so percentages add up and everyone knows what triggers the next invoice.
When work reaches a milestone, you raise invoices against the agreed schedule instead of inventing amounts from memory. That is the difference between “how to write a building quote” as theory and running the job in one app.
Variations without losing the thread
Extra work is normal on renovations. Tradeways variations let you price changes, get them accepted, and post them through to invoicing so the original proposal stays honest and the extras are billed separately.
Clients see what changed. You stop absorbing free labour because “it was only a small tweak”.
From estimate to invoice in the same workspace
Quoting software only helps if it connects to the rest of the job. After a proposal is signed, scheduling, costs and invoices live in the same Tradeways account. Your team (or your accountant on their included seat) can follow the money without hunting through email threads.
If you are still learning how to price work, read our guide on how to price a building job, then use Tradeways to lock the numbers into a proposal clients can sign.