Build the job
Add the crew, expected time, optional site-visit and quote-preparation time, plant, hire and disposal, with travel retained for later insight.
For tree business owners & arborist contractors
Quote tree work without leaving the business costs behind.
QuercusQuote gives business owners and contractors a straightforward way to price the crew, equipment and time a job will use—including an optional allowance for the hours already spent surveying and preparing the estimate.
JOB · GBP EXAMPLEOak reduction & clearance
Fixed priceBreak-even£1,284What the job must cover
Intended profit£436Chosen deliberately
Estimate£1,720Customer price
- Crew £640
- Business costs £228
- Plant & disposal £416
- Intended profit £436
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Optional quote-time allowanceRecognise the site visit and preparation without exposing it to the customer.
COMPLETED JOB REVIEWEstimated £1,284 → Actual £1,390
£106 overAI-assisted review flags the difference and checks your job history for recurring patterns.
Built for the way smaller firms work
You didn’t get into tree work to do maths.
QuercusQuote gives you enough structure to protect the price without becoming another system to feed. When the person quoting may also be climbing, organising the crew and running the business, the costing process has to be quick enough to use consistently.
Cover the business
Allocate the running costs that still need paying, whether the job is simple or difficult.
Set a sound price
Choose the intended profit deliberately, then create a clear customer-facing estimate.
Learn from the work
Record what actually happened and let AI-assisted review surface recurring patterns that can inform similar quotes in future.
One product, two working perspectives
Useful whether you run the business or contract into it.
Tree business owners
Keep crew, plant, overheads and intended profit together in each customer price, then review completed work to see where the business performs strongly and where margin repeatedly disappears.
Arborist contractors
Build a sustainable day rate or fixed price around the time, equipment and costs you personally provide, then use completed work to refine similar allowances in future.
What it helps replace
Less pricing by memory, competitor gossip or a hopeful round number.
Starting with “what firms round here charge”
Start with the resources and business costs your own job needs to cover. Market awareness still matters, but you can see how far the price can move before competitive becomes unsustainable.
Treating every site visit and evening quote as free
Choose whether to recognise quote-preparation time as a real internal cost rather than loosely hiding it elsewhere.
Forgetting the lesson after a difficult job
Use AI-assisted review of your own completed jobs to help surface recurring conditions around strong outcomes and repeated underpricing.
Calling whatever remains “profit”
Keep operating costs and the intended return visible as distinct parts of the decision.
Made by someone doing the work
The small-business pressure is part of the product brief.
QuercusQuote has grown out of the founder’s own experience as an arborist, contractor and small-business owner. The aim is a tool that can work in the gap between site visits, changing weather, kit maintenance and the next job—not only in a quiet office.
Common questions
Is this the right fit?
Which countries is QuercusQuote set up for?
QuercusQuote supports the United Kingdom, United States, Canada outside Québec, Australia and New Zealand. Choose your country in the site header to see the relevant currency and business information.
Will it work for a solo contractor?
Yes. A solo operator still needs to cover working time, equipment, vehicles, insurance, administration and other running costs. The structure can be useful without having a large crew.
Is it useful for business owners as well as contractors?
Yes. A tree business owner can use QuercusQuote to account for crew, equipment, overheads and intended profit across customer work. A self-employed arborist or contractor can use the same structure to build a sustainable day rate or fixed price around the costs and resources they personally provide.
Does it tell me what competitors charge?
No. QuercusQuote is designed to help you understand your own costs and price the work in front of you. Market awareness still matters, but it should not replace knowing what your business needs.
Can I choose whether to include my quoting time?
Yes. It is optional, so each owner can decide whether and how to account for the time spent visiting the site and preparing the estimate.
What makes the job review smart?
Rather than only displaying one estimate beside one result, AI-assisted review helps the operator notice recurring patterns across their own completed work—both where jobs tend to go well and where allowances are repeatedly too optimistic.
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Price the work like the business depends on it.
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