Costing systems for joinery & manufacturing
Sheet materials, hardware, machine time and labour priced from one product configuration — so the quote and the cutting list match.
What you price
Sheet materials and yield
Boards priced with yield and waste, not a flat sheet allowance.
Edging and hardware
Edging, hinges, runners and handles from a hardware library.
Machine time
CNC, edgebander and other machine time from the routing.
Assembly labour
Assembly hours by product, not a single shop rate.
Finishing
Spray, stain and other finishes priced with the product.
Installation
Site installation hours and travel when the job includes fit-off.
Delivery
Delivery charges applied from the job, not added in a separate file.
What we build
Product configurator
A product built from options the sales team can price without rebuilding the sheet.
Sheet optimisation
A cutting list from the configured product, with yield visible.
Hardware library
Hardware priced once and used on every product that needs it.
Routing-based labour
Machine and assembly time from the operations, not a guess.
Margin controls
A margin check before the quote is sent.
Quote and production pack
The customer quote and the factory pack from the same configuration.
Web application and AI
A web app or hybrid lets sales configure a product while the factory sees the cutting list and hardware list from the same job.
How this is built
Most manufacturing & joinery projects start in Excel and move to a web app only when one file is holding the business back.
Joinery costing, in practice.
Estimating systems we've built across the trades
ConstructionExcelTuatara Constructions
Construction costing application
More accurate project costing and easier decisions.
- Engineering & fabricationExcel
Kings Engineering
Project quoting and cutting stock tool
Faster quoting on complex fabrication jobs, minimised material waste and protection against underquoting.
- ConstructionExcel
Apartment Renovations
Renovation costing application
Streamlined costing and improved accuracy.
Boat buildingExcelWebHybridInnovision Boats
Boat package costing application
Fewer pricing errors, a simpler specification process and streamlined parts ordering.
Related reading
- Your estimating spreadsheet is valuable IPYears of pricing decisions live in that workbook. Here is how to protect and build on them.
- Why Excel estimating formulas break when someone adds a rowInserting a row should not drop a total. Structured references and locked formulas stop the classic estimating-sheet failure.
Common questions.
Send us your joinery or manufacturing costing spreadsheet.
We'll tell you what to keep, what to fix and what to automate — free, and confidential.
We typically reply the same business day. Fixed-price quotes after scoping. Your files stay confidential.