How the estimate generator works
An estimate generator produces a project estimate: a realistic figure for a job that has not been priced to the last detail yet. Enter the client and a project title, then add line items split into labour and materials, so the client can see what the work costs and what the parts cost. Add tax and a validity date, and the live preview shows the estimated total.
An estimate is not a final price, and the document says so. That honesty is the point: it gives the client a figure they can plan around, while leaving room for the real scope to settle. Splitting labour from materials also makes the estimate easier to revise — if the material prices move, only that part of the total changes.
When the scope is agreed and the price becomes firm, turn the estimate into a quote with the quote generator, and then into an invoice with the invoice generator once the work is done.