Satellite Estimating
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How most fence shops quote today
Fence Works vs. spreadsheets & Google Earth
Most fence contractors quote with the Google Earth ruler, a spreadsheet full of formulas, a PDF out of Word and a follow-up they have to remember. It works — right up to the week you have six quotes to write and two calls going to voicemail. Here is where the spreadsheet stack stops, and what takes over.
- Keep the spreadsheet if you quote a handful of jobs a month and someone always answers the phone.
- Switch the day quoting speed or missed calls start costing you jobs — the free plan lets you find out without paying anything.
- Nothing to migrate: enter your products and per-foot prices once and quote the next job from the map.
Side by side
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| What you need | Spreadsheets & Google Earth | Fenceworks |
|---|---|---|
| Measuring the fence | The Google Earth ruler by eye — no parcel lines, no post count. | click the address, the parcel line loads, trace the run; posts every 8 ft and gates counted for you. |
| Material list | Formulas you maintain. One wrong cell and the whole quote is wrong. | posts, rails, pickets, concrete and hardware from your own price book in one click. |
| The quote the customer sees | A PDF attachment. Signature by email reply, deposit by check. | a branded link they sign on their phone, with the deposit collected on the spot. |
| Follow-up | Whatever you remember on the drive home. | a nudge on day 2 and day 6, then review and referral asks after the job, automatically. |
| Calls while you are on a job | Voicemail. | the AI call team answers, qualifies and books the estimate (Pro and up). |
| Work orders and crews | Whiteboard, group texts, paper. | an approved quote becomes a work order and a Crew Mode day-sheet. |
| Job photos and change orders | The camera roll and a text thread. | on the work order, next to the quote they came from. |
| Knowing your numbers | Another spreadsheet, if you ever find the time. | Business Health reports computed from your real quotes and jobs. |
| Price | $0 — plus the hours. | Free forever plan; paid plans from $79/mo ($39.50 founder price). |
Spreadsheets & Google Earth details reflect their public materials as of September 2026; plans change, so check their site before deciding. Product names belong to their owners. Fenceworks prices are the live plan table.
When the spreadsheet is the right tool
Spreadsheets are free and endlessly flexible, and plenty of good fence companies run on them. They stay the right tool while:
- You quote a handful of jobs a month and know every customer by name.
- Someone is always at the desk, so a missed call is rare.
- Your product list is three fences and never changes.
Making the move
- Enter your products and per-foot prices once in the Price Book. Every quote after that uses them.
- Run one real quote side by side — the free plan covers five jobs a month, no card needed.
- Your spreadsheet stays exactly where it is. There is nothing to migrate before the first quote.
Questions
Fenceworks vs. spreadsheets.
No. Plenty of contractors keep one for bookkeeping. Fence Works replaces the measuring, the material list, the quote itself and the follow-up — the parts that eat evenings and lose jobs when they run late.
Parcel lines come from county GIS layers and are usually within a few feet; you can drag any segment by hand and confirm on site before the build. It is the first number in five minutes, not the final tape measure.
Estimating and quoting for up to five fence jobs a month, satellite estimating, PDF quotes with Fenceworks branding, a request-an-estimate form and a lead list you can export. E-signatures, deposits, the visualizer and the phone start on the paid plans. No credit card and no countdown.
Yes. Field crews run Crew Mode and see their work orders, photos and material logs without taking up a login.
No. Plans are monthly, cancel anytime, and your customers, quotes and work orders stay put if you drop back to the free plan.
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