Estimating
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been working on the floor for 8 years and now im looking to get into estimating. The owner is looking to move me in the near future I am interested in any information that can help me estimate effective. Also what are some of the problems I could incounter when being hand on to being in an office
Techs are gonna hate :cens honestly if ur any good in ur field ur gonna make a lot more in the shop than in the office
i would think that having experience in the shop would help with writing estimates. some advice might be just making sure to write thorough estimates that you would want to work off if you were flat rate, that will keep the guys in the shop happy and allow the shop to make some money as well. other than that i would say that trying to explain things to the customer in a way that they will understand. that seems to be the biggest comment i get from jobs that i do land is that we explained things in a way that made them feel like a bigger part in the repair process. hope that helps some..
Get a good estimating program like CCC pathways. Don’t write them Like “I could fix that in 2 hours”. Most decent technicians can kill the time allowed for repairs. Don’t miss the little things like haz. Waste removal, set up and measure, that kind of stuff. Tear downs are nice when they are possible. Never undercut yourself on labor, and good luck :rock
[quote=”murray34″ post=31770]Get a good estimating program like CCC pathways. Don’t write them Like “I could fix that in 2 hours”. Most decent technicians can kill the time allowed for repairs. Don’t miss the little things like haz. Waste removal, set up and measure, that kind of stuff. Tear downs are nice when they are possible. Never undercut yourself on labor, and good luck :rock[/quote] no matter what he writes insurance will cut it way down :readthis: and im sure the new guy has the pull to get his estimating system of choice :stoned
Not tryin to be a dick 😆 I just dont think the grass is greener on that particular side. Man up do ur job and ull get paid much better than as an estimator
Insurance will try, but don’t tuck your tail between your legs man up and get your labor
9 out of 10 times the insurance will get thier way, especailly if the shop is on any program. Best advice, start learning the great art of bs……
[quote=”lild” post=31811]9 out of 10 times the insurance will get thier way, especailly if the shop is on any program. Best advice, start learning the great art of bs……[/quote]
:cheers most people don’t care about all the fine print shit. All I say is I have to do this and that to do it right and here’s what I need and we don’t do it any other way and I don’t care what blah blah does at the shop down the road. And that uslay ends the bull.
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