Going out to look at the job before pricing it. The visit is where the things that wreck a price live — access, parking, stairs, the condition of the substrate, what the customer means by the word they used. Some trades can price from photos and measurements; most cannot, and the ones that try find out on the first morning.
In FieldQuo — Online booking page
FieldQuo gives you a booking page where clients pick a site-visit slot from your real availability, with travel time already accounted for.
Related terms
- TakeoffMeasuring the quantities a job needs — square footage, linear feet, fixture counts, cubic yards — off a drawing, a photo or the site itself.
- EstimateA price you expect the work to come to, given before anyone has committed to anything.
- Arrival windowThe span of time you give the customer for your arrival, rather than a single time you will miss.
- DepositMoney taken before work starts, usually to cover materials and to prove the customer is serious.
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