Free Contractor Estimate Builder
Add your sections and line items, set your contractor fee and tax, and get a professional estimate PDF in minutes. No sign-up to try it — totals are calculated for you.
Estimate details
Fee, tax & discount
Subtotal
$0.00
Total
$0.00
Everything else you can do with Bill-The-Job
The estimate builder is one free piece. Bill-The-Job helps contractors run the whole job — from the first estimate to the final payment — and most of it costs nothing.
Estimate to invoice in one click
Turn an approved estimate into an invoice instantly, then send progress invoices as the work gets done. Estimates and invoices are unlimited within a project.
Total
$6,689
Total
$6,689
Snap a receipt, skip the typing
Photograph a materials receipt and AI pulls out the vendor, line items, and prices straight into your project's costs.
Track subcontractor hours and labor
Log labor by job and keep every subcontractor's hours and pay in one place, tied to the project they belong to.
Invoice in your client's language
Write an estimate in English or Spanish and send a clean, translated PDF — an AI draft you review and approve before it goes out. Money figures are never changed.
Factura · Baño
Total
$3,480
Invoice · Bath
Total
$3,480
Job costing and profit per project
See materials, labor, and subcontractor spend against each job so you always know your real margin.
Cross-project profit & loss
Roll every job up into a single profit-and-loss view across your whole business.
Frequently asked questions
Is this contractor estimate builder really free?
Yes. You can build an estimate and download a watermarked PDF with no account and no credit card. A free Bill-The-Job account removes the watermark, lets you send a branded estimate, and converts it into an invoice.
Do I need an account to use it?
No. You can build a full estimate and download a PDF without signing up. You only need a free account when you want to send a clean, branded version or save your work to reuse it.
Can I download my estimate as a PDF?
Yes. The PDF you download without an account is watermarked and marked as a draft. Create a free account to download a clean, professional PDF you can send to your client.
How is the total calculated?
Totals are computed on our server using exact decimal math — line totals, section subtotals, contractor fee, discount, sales tax, and the grand total — so the numbers always reconcile. The figures themselves are the ones you enter; this is an estimate preview, not a binding quote.
Can I turn my estimate into an invoice?
Yes. Save your estimate to a free account and you can convert it into an invoice in one step, track payments against it, and send progress invoices as the job moves forward.
Is my information private?
We don't sell your data. When you save your work to an account, client details like names and addresses are encrypted. The anonymous builder asks for no personal information, and shared draft links expire after 14 days.