From walkthrough photos to an estimate draft

What the photos are good for

A photo tells CrewBuddy what it is looking at: the old flooring, a cracked tile, a vanity that has to come out, a window in the middle of the wall you are tiling, a soft spot by the toilet. Those become line items and questions. What a photo cannot do is measure, so the quantities come from the numbers you text. Six by nine is 54 square feet before waste, and CrewBuddy shows that math in the draft so you can check it.

If something matters and the photos do not show it, such as the subfloor, the shutoff valve or what is behind a wall, the draft lists it as unknown instead of guessing.

Materials, then the estimate

The materials list goes by phase: demo, prep, install, finish. Each item has a quantity, the waste allowance you use, and the price from your last job or your price list in the Business Brief. Ask for a store check and CrewBuddy looks up current posted prices too, with links. The estimate draft follows your usual layout: what is included, what is not, labor and materials lines, and your terms.

The draft goes into your files and back to you in the chat. Paste it into Jobber, Housecall Pro or your own template, or ask for a Spanish copy of the scope for the crew.

Prices you have not confirmed never show up as firm numbers. For the store side, see the supplier price check. Notes instead of photos? The quote from site visit notes recipe works from text alone.