Construction software for bespoke builders

Core Estimator is built for bespoke builders who compete on quality, craft and presentation, not just price.

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AI Connect

Connect the AI you already use

Ask Claude or ChatGPT about your jobs. It reads your real data and works straight in your Core Estimator account.

Works with Claude ChatGPT
How AI Connect works
Claude Connected to Core Estimator
What’s running late at Banksia Rise this week?

4 tasks missed their 11/11 finish:

Schedule · 14 Banksia Rise
Stormwater connection Overdue
Plumbing rough-in Overdue
Electrical rough-in Overdue
Heating and cooling rough-in Overdue
Build the schedule for 14 Banksia Rise.

Done. 30 tasks and 8 milestones, finishing 01/03/2027.

Schedule · 14 Banksia Rise
Site start
Frame
Lock-up
Rough-in
Fixing
Completion
Share the brickwork diary entry with Sarah.

Done. Shared with Sarah Bennett in the client portal.

Site diary · Wed 04/11/2026
Brickwork underway Progress

Scaffold up and bricklayers started on the ground floor walls. Crane on site for the brick packs.

Scaffold up on site Bricklayer on the ground floor walls

Shared with Sarah Bennett

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The whole job

Run the whole job, from lead to handover

Leads, estimating, proposals, scheduling, financials and site diary, all on one job.

Estimate categories and total cost summary

Estimating

Quote with confidence

Build detailed estimates with saved price lists and reusable assemblies. Present clients with different options and catch missing costs before you quote.

  • Save and reuse your rates with price lists
  • Present different versions to clients
  • Flag missing or zero costs before quoting
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Web proposal cover and priced summary

Proposals

Win work with better proposals

Send clients branded web proposals that look professional and reflect the quality of your work.

  • Clients review the proposal online and sign it there
  • Your branding, cover page, team, and testimonials built in
  • Pricing pulled straight from your estimate
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Project schedule with the add from estimate panel

Scheduling

Schedule from your estimate

Lay out stages, tasks and milestones from what you priced instead of starting from a blank Gantt.

  • Pick estimate categories and turn them into tasks
  • Link tasks so later dates move with earlier ones
  • See what’s running late before it holds up the next trade
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Financial overview for a project

Financials

Manage your whole job’s financials

Your estimate becomes the job budget. Invoices, bills, purchase orders and variations all land against it, so you see your margin while you can still act.

  • Forecast profit and budget used on one screen
  • See which budget items are tracking over
  • Invoices, bills and purchase orders sync with Xero
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Site diary entries and an open entry

Site diary

Keep a site diary clients can see

Log each day on site with notes, weather and photos, all linked to the job.

  • Weather recorded for the site automatically
  • Photos and tags on every entry
  • Share entries with your client
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Support

Real builder-to-builder support

We sit down with your team, in person or online, and set Core Estimator up around how you already price and run your jobs. When you have a question, you talk to people who understand building.

Dean Loader

Dean Loader spent 25 years building homes before co-founding Core Estimator. When you need help, you’re talking to people who know what a variation is.

Dean Loader, co-founder

Help every step of the way
Onboarding included on every plan.
In person or online
Set up around how you work.
Builders on the other end
People who’ve run jobs.
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“It’s easy to use, and the features like task tracking and the take-off tools have enhanced our efficiency.”
Phill George · G4 Building Group

Quote faster. Win more. Look the part.

“The software has helped me win jobs with better quote presentation, while also saving time and improving my estimating system.”
Peachwood Homes logo

Matt Petrou

Peachwood Homes

A Core Estimator estimate, and the branded web proposal the client receives