Flooring software that adds the waste in the right place.
You measured 640 square feet. You'll order 704. You'll install 640. Redline keeps material and labor on separate lines, bills the deposit so you can order, and puts the soft spot by the dishwasher on the final invoice.
An LVP quote and an install date
Drafted for Elena Varga: LVP material 704 sq ft (640 plus 10% waste), install 640 sq ft, remove and dispose laminate 640 sq ft, underlayment 640 sq ft, transitions x 6, quarter round 120 linear ft. $9,870 with a $4,935 deposit. Review it?
Booked the Varga install on the 15th and the 16th, 8:00 each day. Both visits are on her file.
Quotes wait for your review. Deposit invoices are on Solo and up.
How Redline fits flooring jobs
Material and labor apart
Product by the square foot with the waste factor you choose, install by the square foot actually covered, plus tear-out, underlayment, stairs by the step and trim by the foot.
Deposit, then order
Put a deposit percentage on the quote and bill it when they say yes, so the product is paid for before it ships. On Solo and up. See quotes and estimates.
Subfloor surprises
Pull the old floor, find a soft spot, snap a photo. Note the repair and price on the job so it goes into the final invoice amount, with the picture on file.
Working around other trades
When the painters run late, one message moves the install. The calendar keeps both days together on the customer's file.
Moisture readings on the job
Type the slab or subfloor reading into the job notes with a photo of the meter, so the manufacturer's install requirements are covered if a claim ever comes up.
Unit turns for property managers
One contact per management company, one job per unit. Invoices go out from your Gmail and overdue alerts tell you who to call. On Solo and up.
The flooring week in practice
Flooring is measure, order, wait, install. The quote depends on a good measurement and the right waste factor for the product and the layout. The order can't go in until the deposit lands, and the install has to fit after the drywall, the paint and whoever else is in the house first.
Then the old floor comes up and the plan changes. A soft subfloor, an uneven slab, a stair nosing nobody mentioned. Each one is a change the customer has to hear about and pay for, and on a busy week they're easy to forget by the time the final invoice goes out.
Redline keeps it in order: the quote with material and labor split, the deposit, the install days on the calendar, and the change notes on the job so the final bill is complete.
Flooring, straight up
Redline does
- Quote material and labor separately by the square foot
- Bill a deposit before you order product (Solo and up)
- Move install days when other trades run late
- Keep subfloor repairs and photos on the job
- Invoice the balance with card pay links (Solo and up)
Redline doesn't
- Do takeoffs from floor plans or room diagrams
- Order product or track deliveries
- Log moisture readings in a report
- Track box counts or inventory
- Text the customer when product arrives (calling is one tap)
Questions contractors ask
Does Redline figure the waste factor?
It applies the factor you give it (10% on a straight lay, more on a diagonal or herringbone) to the material line only. Pick the factor yourself, the way you always have.
I install for a few GCs. How do I bill them?
Make each GC a contact and each address a job. On Solo and up, invoices default to due in 14 days, and Redline flags unpaid ones at day 3, 7 and 14.
Do I need Team for one helper?
Only if the helper needs the app. Team at $129 a month includes 3 seats counting you. If they just ride along, Solo at $29 covers you.
Flooring paperwork and tools
- Flooring estimate templateMaterial with waste, install, tear-out and trim
- Flooring invoice templateBalance with subfloor repair and the deposit applied
- Flooring estimate appProduct tiers, waste by layout and prep on their own lines
- Flooring scheduling softwareDelivery, acclimation, install days and the trim trip
- Markup vs margin calculatorSet your markup on product
Keep reading
- Quotes and estimatesItemized quotes by chat or from a photo, with a deposit. Options and tax in the composer.
- Remodeling softwareQuotes with allowances and finish options, long-cycle follow-up and milestone billing.
- Carpentry softwareTrim by the foot, built-ins by the piece, written exclusions, lumber deposits and rot change orders.
- General contractor softwareProgress draws, same-day change orders and homeowner updates from your Gmail.
Run your business by chat.
Redline is free to start. Tell it about the job and it handles the quote, the schedule, the invoice and the follow-up.