NZ joinery quotes
IN UNDER 30 SECONDS
Describe the kitchen or upload a plan, and the AI prices carcasses, fronts, benchtops and installation in NZD at current New Zealand rates, with 15% GST already in the total.
From job site to signed quote
in under 30 seconds.
Describe or photograph
Type what needs doing, upload a photo of the site, or attach a PDF scope or plan. The AI reads all of it.
AI generates the breakdown
Materials, labour hours, and line items — priced in NZD to current New Zealand rates, broken down by trade.
Review, adjust, send
Edit any line item, apply your markup, export a branded PDF and email it to the client from the app.
Simple pricing.
No surprises.
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What should a New Zealand joinery quote include?
Break the kitchen into carcasses, fronts, hardware, benchtop and installation rather than quoting a single figure, and show 15% GST alongside your NZBN and IRD GST number. Name the board and the edging, the hinge and runner brands, and the benchtop material and thickness, because those are the items a competing quote cuts to reach a lower number and the client cannot see the difference in a rendering. State the lead time, the deposit and progress payment terms, and set out what is excluded: appliances, plumbing and electrical connection, splashback, and making good the wall linings behind an old kitchen you are removing.
Can I still use engineered stone in New Zealand?
Yes — and this is a real difference from Australia, which prohibited engineered stone from mid-2024 over silicosis. New Zealand did not follow with a ban; it regulates the exposure instead, and the obligations are serious: control the dust at the source with water suppression and extraction rather than dry cutting, provide and maintain respiratory protection, monitor exposure, and provide health monitoring for workers who work with it. In practice that means the silica controls are a cost of doing the job and belong on the quote as a line rather than being absorbed. It also means a client who has read Australian coverage may believe the material is banned here, so it is worth being able to explain the position and offer alternatives.
Does the AI know New Zealand joinery pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — cabinet carcasses per unit, doors and drawer fronts by finish, soft-close hardware, engineered stone, laminate and timber benchtops with template and fit, wardrobe and vanity work, and installation labour — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. Benchtop options are priced as they are actually available here rather than against an Australian availability that no longer matches.
How do I quote a kitchen when the measurements will change?
Quote from the plan, then template from the site, and say on the quote which stage each number came from. Cabinetry is made to millimetres against walls that are rarely square, so the honest structure is a quote based on the plan with a stated allowance for scribing and packing, then a check measure or template before anything is cut. Name the point at which the design is locked and changes become variations, because a client who moves a wall or a window after the sheets have been cut is asking for a second kitchen. On a renovation, also state that the condition of the floor, walls and services behind the old kitchen is unknown until it comes out, and price making good separately.
Does Insta Quotes work for cabinet makers anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices cabinet makers quotes in NZD to current New Zealand rates nationwide, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin and regional areas, with 15% GST applied. Generate and send a branded quote wherever the job is.