Walk the line, quote three fences.
180 feet along the back and side, a 4-foot walk gate, a 10-foot drive gate, and the old chain link has to go. Redline turns your footage into wood, vinyl and aluminum options, each with the deposit to order material.
From the measuring wheel to the install date
Walk the line
Footage by run, corners and ends, gate widths, grade changes, and what's coming out. Note where the property pins are, or that the customer needs to find them.
Message the footage and options
"180 ft, 6 ft privacy. Options: pressure-treated, vinyl, black aluminum. One 4 ft walk gate, one 10 ft double drive gate. Remove 180 ft of chain link."
Check the lines
Fence by the foot, posts each, gates each, tear-out by the foot, permit as its own line. The chat drafts good, better and best as three quotes, each with a deposit. On Solo, the quote composer can hold all three on one quote with tax.
Save and send
The quote saves on the customer's file; move the job to Quoted. Redline drafts the email from your Gmail.
Deposit, locate, permit, then a date
Move it to Accepted and invoice the deposit (Solo and up). Set reminders for the utility locate and the permit, and book the install once both are in.
Back and side yard, three materials
Three drafts for Jim Kowalski:
Good pressure-treated, $7,240
Better vinyl, $9,860
Best aluminum, $11,930
Each includes posts set in concrete, both gates in the matching material, chain link removal and disposal, and permit. 50% deposit on each. Look right?
Approve them and they save to the Kowalski file. Want me to draft the email with the options and your current start window? Tell me the weeks and I'll put them in.
Quotes by chat work on every plan. Example prices only.
What's on a fence estimate
| Line | Unit |
|---|---|
| Fence panels or pickets, by material and height | per linear ft |
| Posts, set in concrete | each |
| Walk gate | each |
| Double or drive gate | each |
| Old fence removal and disposal | per linear ft |
| Post caps | each |
| Rock or root digging | per post or flat, if found |
| Permit | each |
| Stain or sealer | per linear ft |
Put the rock surcharge on the quote even if you hope not to use it. It's an easier conversation now than at the second post hole.
The "when can you start?" problem
In spring, a fence company's backlog can run weeks out, and every customer with a signed quote calls to ask where they are. The deposit is the line between a maybe and a spot on the schedule, and the locate and the permit are what actually set the date.
Redline keeps each signed job in Accepted with its notes, so when the customer calls you can see in one place whether the deposit is in, when you asked for the locate and when the permit came back. Tell them a real date once you have one.
Straight answers on fence estimates
Redline does
- Turn footage and gates into a priced quote
- Good, better and best material options
- A deposit to order material, invoiced on Solo and up
- Reminders for the locate and the permit
- Book the install once you have a date
Redline doesn't
- Draw the fence line on a property map
- Verify property lines or surveys
- File locate tickets or permits for you
- Let the customer accept the quote online
- Text customers about their start date
Questions contractors ask
Can I quote from a sketch the customer sends?
Yes. Attach the sketch or photos and tell Redline the footage. It reads images, but check any footage it pulls from a sketch against your own measurement.
Will Redline chase the deposit?
It alerts you, not the customer. Bill the deposit as an invoice and the overdue alerts at day 3, 7 and 14 tell you to call. Check Money before you order material either way.
Can I quote a repair instead of a new fence?
Yes. Three posts and a section of panels is a quote like any other: posts each, panels by the foot, your minimum charge if the job is small. Quoting is free; invoicing starts on Solo at $29 a month.
More for fence contractors
Quote the next fence from the yard.
Redline is free to start. Send the footage and it builds the options.
Keep reading
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- Concrete estimate appSquare feet and thickness into yards, base, steel and finish, with a deposit.
- Quotes and estimatesItemized quotes by chat or from a photo, with a deposit. Options and tax in the composer.
- Deck building softwareQuote decks with material options and keep long decisions from going cold.