It is not an easy task to provide people with the home of their dreams. As an interior designer, you also want your clients to have the best. But it can get challenging when clients constantly demand cost estimations for everything. For instance, your client might suddenly decide to change the bedroom flooring to wood or tiles and wants to know the cost incurred on each. Or they do not like the kitchen walls and want to change it from tiles to wallpaper.
A client might also demand multiple changes at once, and manually estimating these costs can get tedious. But what if we tell you that you no longer need to go through this exhausting process on your own?
Say hello to Hipcouch’s advanced Cost Estimation Tool, your one-stop solution for all interior design cost estimation needs. It provides real-time cost estimates and rate analysis to interior designers and end customers. The tool is carefully designed in collaboration with experienced architects and interior designers. The results are typically in the range of + or - 5% of the final cost.
Using Hipcouch’s Advanced Cost Estimation Tool
To get an estimate of designing a home, follow the steps mentioned below:
Click here to access the Cost Estimation Tool or simply type https://quote.hipcouch.com/ on your web browser.
As soon as you click on the link, you’ll be asked to enter some basic details. Carefully fill out these details and click on ‘Get Estimate’.
You will see four different options- Essentials, Classic, Plus and Premium.
As per your client’s requirement, select the option that suits them and click Explore to get the cost estimate.
You can also view the service-wise split and room-wise split to view the estimates in detail. You can also modify the items to suit the client’s needs.
How Can Hipcouch’s Cost Estimation Tool Help You?
Apart from getting the total cost estimate of designing a new home, there are many other scenarios where Hipcouch’s Cost Estimation Tool can be of use.
Scenario 1
Take a moment to assume that you have a client who is a bit fussy regarding his interior design choices. And he wants to know the cost of every modification, no matter how big or small, instantly. Now, for instance, he is having a hard time finalising his living room furniture and wants to know how much it would cost to add two lounge chairs to the room. At the same time, he wants to modify the fabric used in the couch. If you take the manual route, making these calculations by hand can take quite some time
However, with Hipcouch’s Cost Estimation Tool, all you need to do is log in, modify the items as per the client’s wish, check the final estimate and tell the client about the same. No matter how many changes they ask for, all can be done within minutes. The tool also gives you the labour and material costs of the item, so that you can easily inform your clients about the same.
Scenario 2
Let us assume you have just started out in the field of interior design and are suspicious of your contractor. You don’t feel like you can trust them completely, but at the same time, you have little idea about certain things. This is where Hipcouch’s tool can help you. Providing accurate real-time estimates eliminates the need to go back and forth with contractors and ensures that the process is carried out smoothly. From details of ready-made and custom furniture costs to labour costs, you can get every detail here within a few clicks.
Scenario 3
Knowing the exact quantity of material required to build a certain project not only shows finesse on your part but also saves cost by reducing wastage of materials. Hipcouch’s Cost Estimation Tool is an excellent way of knowing the exact quantity required to build a project. It also tells you the quantity required to build a single item. All you need to do is to click on the Material Analysis option, after clicking on the Customise Estimate tab available in the Cost Estimate Report.
Scenario 4
Let us assume you are a successful interior designer and have a couple of projects that you’re working on. You also want an idea of how quickly a project can be completed, which will help you plan a specific timeline. All this is possible via Hipcouch’s advanced tool. You can easily check the timeline of every project and make the best decisions when taking on new projects. This also helps in giving clients an estimate of when their dream home will be ready.
Scenario 5
Assume for a moment that you are working for a crucial client, and at the last minute, they decide they want a guest bedroom in their home. And they also want to know the cost incurred for the same. Calculating the cost of an entirely new room can be very time-consuming. However, that’s not the case anymore.
Hipcouch’s advanced calculator also has the option of showing ‘Room-wise’ split cost. So all you need to do is simply add the extra room to the project in the Hipcouch tool and check its total cost. Hence, adding new components won’t overburden the cost estimation process.
Apart from the scenarios mentioned above, there are many other situations where the Hipcouch Cost Estimation Tool can come to your rescue. Be it changing the overall theme of your home or even switching the fabric of a small chair; you can instantly get the cost estimate of almost anything! So say goodbye to tiresome and boring calculations and say hello to Hipcouch’s ingenious calculator.
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