Estimate your build in minutes.
Upload the plans. Joist HQ reads them, pre-fills the inputs, and generates a structured estimate in minutes. When the client wants changes, update the inputs and re-run. No spreadsheet, no re-work.
Built on real project actuals from completed NZ builds. Not industry averages.
Quoting takes hours. Most of it never wins work.
You price a job from the plans. The client wants it cheaper. You re-price. They want a new spec. You re-price again. Half the time the build never starts.
Re-run, don't rebuild
Change a wall length, swap cladding, drop a bathroom — Joist HQ re-costs the whole estimate. No formulas to fix, no cells to chase.
Numbers the client can read
Trade-by-trade breakdown with m² rates and quantities. The client sees where the money goes. Fewer arguments about the total.
Plans in. Priced estimate out.
01
Upload the plans
Drop in the architectural PDFs. Joist HQ reads the drawings and pulls quantities — floor area, wall lengths, openings, roof pitch.
02
Check the inputs
Pre-filled trade breakdown with m² rates, labour hours, and material quantities. Adjust anything that doesn't match the job.
03
Run it. Re-run it.
Get a structured estimate in minutes. Client wants changes? Update the inputs, re-run. The numbers stay tied to the plans.
For builders running 1 to 10 jobs at a time.
Built for owner-operators
You're still on the tools. Quote from the ute, the site office, or the kitchen table after dinner. Works on a phone.
Priced on NZ actuals
Rates come from completed NZ residential builds — not industry averages, not Australian data. Updated as new project actuals come in.
Your suppliers, your margins
Load your merchant pricing and trade rates once. Every estimate uses what you actually pay, not a generic markup.
Price your next job in minutes.
Upload a set of plans. See a full structured estimate. Decide if it's worth your time.
No credit card required