Field guide

A Voice-to-Estimate App That Speaks Carpenter

Carpentry estimating is a stream of numbers with context — sixteen by twenty, nine footings, forty-four feet of rail, eleven openings, twelve rises. The stream happens at the site, hands busy with tape and ledger probing; the document traditionally happens at night, from whatever survived the drive home. Voice-to-estimate moves the document to where the numbers are true.

Narrate in your own shorthand

"Deck: sixteen twenty attached, five feet off grade, nine footings frost depth, PT frame, composite option on the surface, forty-four feet rail, eight rises." Or trim: "Eleven doors cased both sides, two-twenty of base, ninety of crown paint-grade." FieldSquire turns the shorthand into system and count lines at your saved rates, and shows what it heard — and what it deliberately ignored — for your review.

Photos where the money hides

The ledger, the out-of-square opening, the punky joist, the alcove for the built-in — shoot them mid-narration and they attach to the lines they justify. Deck options and repair recommendations sell differently when the evidence is in the PDF the customer signs.

Bluetooth to glasses, hands stay on the tape

Earbuds or Ray-Ban Meta glasses (standard Bluetooth audio — not a direct Meta integration) keep the phone pocketed through the crawl and the climb. Pause and resume by voice; audio cues confirm state.

Review like a carpenter, send like a business

Every count, rate, and option is editable before sending; corrections become your private prices for the next job. Branded PDF, deposit, e-signature, follow-up reminder — same visit. The carpentry estimating app is free for 14 days, no credit card; one site walk is the test.

Using Ray-Ban Meta glasses? See the full setup and photo workflow in How to Use Ray-Ban Meta Glasses for Contractor Estimates.