Practical guide
How to quote graphic installation work without creating a second job.
A good quote does more than name a price. It turns a client request into a clear plan your office, crew, and client can all act on.
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Start with the real scope
Capture the client, site, installation type, dimensions, timing, supplied materials, and the details that affect the crew’s day. A quote should give the office and the client the same understanding of the work.
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Build pricing your way
Price line items by square foot, hourly crew time, half-day, full-day, fixed amount, or a combination. Use your own rate cards and overrides when the work calls for it, while keeping labour, materials, equipment, travel, and other project costs clear for the client.
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Send one polished approval link
Share the quote electronically so the client can review and approve without a back-and-forth of PDFs, signatures, and retyped details. CrewCor keeps sent, approved, declined, and expired quotes visible in one place.
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Turn approval into the next move
Once approved, use the accepted scope as the starting point for scheduling. The goal is not just faster quoting—it is fewer details lost between sales, dispatch, field work, and invoicing.
What your office sees
One quote form, built for the details that matter.
This partial view reflects the CrewCor quote form: client and project context up front, your pricing controls next, then installation-specific line items that make the calculation easy to follow.
Quotes
New Quote
Client
Project
Installation scope
Your prices and services, connected
Quote from the way your business actually charges.
Set your own square-foot tiers and crew rates, then choose the right pricing method for each line. If you use QuickBooks Online, you can also map CrewCor service types to your QuickBooks services so the work is easier to carry through to invoicing.
The site and access conditions are clear.
Scope includes surfaces, quantities, and finish expectations.
Materials, proofs, and drawings have an owner.
The client has a simple path to approve or ask a question.
Set up your pricing
Match CrewCor to your rate schedules and pricing types.
Enter the price book your company already uses, then choose the method for each line. Every quote built from it stays consistent from estimate to invoice.
- Square-foot pricing
- Hourly, half-day, and full-day rates
- Fixed-price quotes
- Crew-size rate tables
- Minimum charges
- Rush and night-work premiums
- Rollout and project setup fees
- Pass-through materials, equipment, lifts, parking, disposal, and travel
- Pricing overrides for one-off jobs
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CrewCor gives graphic installation teams a practical path from quote to schedule, closeout, and invoice.
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