Quote admin calculator
Manual bathroom quotes feel normal until you add up the calls, messages, measuring, typing and chasing. The YourQuoteApp calculator helps you put a simple monthly value on that time.
If you are a bathroom fitter, a rough quote enquiry can quickly become unpaid admin. One customer asks for a rough price, then you spend time asking questions, checking photos, arranging a visit, measuring up, writing the quote and following up afterwards.
Why quote admin needs a number
Most fitters know quoting takes time, but it is easy to ignore the cost because the work is split across the week. A call here, a WhatsApp message there, an hour on the laptop at night, then a follow-up when the customer goes quiet.
That time still has a value. If you know your hourly rate and how long a normal manual quote takes, you can see what rough quote admin may be costing before the job is even confirmed.
How the quote admin calculator works
The calculator asks for three simple numbers:
- Your hourly rate: what one hour of your time is worth.
- Time per manual quote: the calls, visit, measuring, typing and chasing.
- Quote enquiries per month: how many rough quote requests you normally handle.
It then compares the monthly value of that admin time against the £100/month YourQuoteApp plan, so you can see the potential time value left after the software cost.
A simple example
Say your time is worth £45 an hour, a normal manual quote takes two hours, and you handle ten quote enquiries in a month.
That works out as 20 hours of quote admin each month. At £45 an hour, that time is worth £900. After comparing that with the £100/month YourQuoteApp plan, the calculator shows £800 of potential monthly time value.
In that example, the plan cost is also £10 per quote enquiry. That makes it easier to compare the software against the time you already spend trying to turn rough enquiries into proper jobs.
The point is not that every quote becomes free money. The point is to see the hidden cost of manual quote admin before you write it off as "just part of the job".
What the calculator does not include
The calculator is a simple estimate. It does not include the extra value of getting a faster PDF quote in front of the customer, giving them a clearer booking link, or making the site visit feel like a serious next step.
That matters because a customer who has already completed the quote request, received a professional PDF and clicked to book a site visit is usually further forward than someone who only asked for a number in a message.
Why this matters for bathroom fitters
Bathroom jobs involve details. Measurements, photos, choices, budget, timescale, access and customer expectations all affect the price. If you collect those details manually every time, the quote process can eat into fitting time, evenings and weekends.
YourQuoteApp gives customers a guided quote link. They add their details, answer your questions, upload photos, add measurements and receive a calculated PDF quote by email. If they then book a site visit from the quote email, you already know more before you leave the house.
When to use it
Use the calculator when you are busy, when quote messages are building up, or when you are deciding whether software is worth it for your business. It is especially useful if you regularly lose evenings to quote admin before knowing whether the customer is serious.
Try the quote admin calculator
You can use the calculator on the pricing page. Put in your hourly rate, the time a normal quote takes and the number of enquiries you handle in a month.
Use the quote admin calculator and compare it with the YourQuoteApp plan.
Show customers a professional next step before you visit.
Book a demo and see how YourQuoteApp collects the details, calculates the price and sends the quote PDF.