Creating a component
Field-by-field walkthrough with three flooring examples.
Creating a component
One screen, a handful of fields, and you have a reusable flooring line.
Where to find it
Components > Add component.
The fields
Measurement method. Pick how this component gets measured on a job:
- Area — floor coverings, underlay, sheet vinyl, carpet, tile
- Irregular Area — rooms with bays, alcoves, or non-rectangular shapes
- Lineal — skirting boards, beading, door bars, transition strips
- Multiple Trim Runs — several runs of skirting or beading bundled into one component
- Curved Trim Run — curved beading or trim around a bay or feature wall
- Volume — screed, levelling compound, sub-floor fill
- Count — door bars as fixed items, vents, fixings, threshold strips
- Fixed — flat-fee items like delivery, lift charges, uplift
- Hours / Days — labor crews, fitting teams, day-rate work
Material price. Per unit (per m², per m, per m³, per item) or per pack. Carpet is usually per m² off the roll; LVT and laminate come in boxes that cover a known m². Set the pack size and QuoteCore+ rounds up to whole boxes.
Labor price. Per unit of the same measurement, or roll fitting into hours/days as a separate component.
Waste type. For flooring the most useful options are:
- Percentage — 5–10% for vinyl and carpet (more for patterned or diagonal lays), 8–10% for LVT and laminate, 10–15% for tile
- Fixed — extra box or two kept for matching repairs later
- None — for count items and fixed fees
Pitch multiplier. Not applicable for flooring work — floors are measured flat from plan view and laid flat. Leave the slope setting off.
Material orders. Tag the supplier and order code so the order list pulls clean line items.
Walked example 1: LVT supply and fit
Area component. Per m². £28 material, £18 labor. 8% waste percentage. Pack size 2.2 m² per box — QuoteCore+ rounds up to whole boxes. No slope multiplier.
Walked example 2: MDF skirting and beading
Lineal component. Per m. £6.50 material, £4 labor. 10% waste percentage covers cuts and mitres.
Walked example 3: Uplift and disposal of existing carpet
Fixed component. £180. Zero waste. Tag as an extra so it lives outside the measured area totals.
After you save
The component shows up in the Components list and is available in every quote you create from now on. Edit it any time — changes only affect new quotes, not ones already sent.
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