Introduction to Estimation Importance

All right, here we are inside of a garage right here. This is a previous epoxy floor that I did about 12 years ago. I'm going to talk to you about how I wrote this estimate, how I write estimates now. If you don't have a great estimate package, it doesn't matter what number you're going to give pretty much. You're probably not going to win the bid. When you give an estimate to a client, they're going to set it down after you leave, have your estimate on the table, and they're going to probably have three or four other estimates on the table. If you don't have a professional looking bid packet that's going to convince them to choose you, you're probably not going to win that job, whether you're high or low. You can be the highest bid on the table. If you have an amazing looking bid packet, they might choose you because that bid packet is a representation of the work you're going to do. I do make my bid packets available on paintlifesupply.com. They're editable and not editable. If you want to check them out, interior estimate packages, exterior estimate packages, decks, fences, epoxy floors, go check them out at paintlifesupply.com after you watch this video. Now, I'm going to get on to this estimate, how I wrote this estimate and how I write estimates now and in the future. What I'm going to do is I'm going to walk