Estimating is often a landmine:

• If your estimate is too high, your bid is then too high and you don't get the work.
• If your estimate is too low, your bid comes in below cost and you either lose money or cut corners to make the budget.

Neither result is exactly the best way to keep a business in business. And running a job based on the estimate? Trying to do that with an incorrect estimate is a true test of your ability to hang on to your sanity. You don't need that kind of stress, do you?

Why are so many estimates off the mark? Very simply, those doing the estimates don't have sufficient training to do estimates completely and correctly. This is where our courses come in. The small monetary investment is one you are likely to recoup on the first decent-sized job you next perform an estimate for. The investment in time will take longer to recoup, but the immediate payback in reduced stress for your team and increased satisfaction for the customer make it worthwhile.