Creating a component

Walk through it once and you have the pattern for every component you will ever add. Most components take under a minute to set up.

Where to find it

Components > Add component.

The fields

Component name. This is how you search or find the component, and also what shows on your quote. You can edit it at any time.

Component type. Main or Extra. Main is a core job component (most things you quote). Extra is a one-off item or anything you want separated for the customer quote or your records. See Components vs Extras.

Measurement method. How your component is normally measured:

• Lineal - for pipe runs, drain lines, conduit sleeves, and anything measured by length.
• Multiple Pipe Runs (multi-lineal) - measures several runs separately and sums them. Use this when you want individual run lengths recorded but priced as a combined total.
• Curved Pipe Run (curved line) - for bends, sweeps, or pipe routes following a curved wall or slab edge.
• Area (m2) - for components priced by floor or wall area, such as waterproofing membrane or drainage mat.
• Volume (m3) - for tanks, concrete surrounds, trench backfill, or any component priced by volume.
• Count - for taps, valves, toilets, basins, showers, hot water units, floor wastes, and any item priced per unit.
• Fixed - for a single flat price regardless of quantity (call-out fees, permit costs, inspection fees).
• Hours / Days - for labor charged by the hour or day.

Material pricing. How the material cost is calculated. The default is per unit. For pipes and fittings that come in fixed lengths or packs, use a pack strategy instead:

• Per pack - by length. For pipes sold in fixed lengths (e.g. a 6m copper pipe length at $45). The app calculates how many lengths your measured run requires and rounds up to whole lengths.
• Per pack - by area. For sheet or roll materials priced by area (e.g. waterproofing membrane rolls).
• Per pack - by coverage. For materials applied at a coverage rate (e.g. tanking compound covering 4m2 per litre).
• Per pack - by volume. For bulk materials (e.g. concrete mix bags by volume).

Pack pricing rounds up to whole packs. Waste is applied before the pack count is calculated.

Labor price. The labor rate per lineal metre, per unit, per m2, per m3, or per item.

Waste type. For pipe runs, Fixed waste is useful for adding a set length per run to account for joints, offcuts, and routing allowances (e.g. 300mm per pipe run). Percentage waste suits materials like waterproofing where a blanket allowance across the whole area makes more sense.

Material orders. Tick if this component can be added to material orders. See Creating material orders.

Walked example: copper pipe run

1. Name: 15mm copper pipe.
2. Type: Main.
3. Measurement: Lineal.
4. Material pricing: Per pack - by length. Pack price: $45. Pack size: 6m.
5. Labor price: $12 per lineal metre.
6. Waste: Fixed, 300mm per run.
7. Material orders: On.

Walked example: toilet suite

1. Name: Close-coupled toilet suite.
2. Type: Main.
3. Measurement: Count.
4. Material pricing: Per unit - $280 per suite.
5. Labor price: $120 per unit.
6. Waste: Off.
7. Material orders: On.

Walked example: call-out fee (Extra)

1. Name: Call-out / travel fee.
2. Type: Extra.
3. Measurement: Fixed.
4. Material pricing: Per unit - flat amount.
5. Labor price: 0.
6. Waste: Off.
7. Material orders: Off.

After you save

The component is in the dropdown when you add components in Manual Quote or digital takeoff. You can edit or delete it any time; editing does not change quotes you have already built.

Related

• Components vs Extras
• Waste and pitch
• Plan vs Actual