NZ carpentry quotes
IN UNDER 30 SECONDS
Describe the job or upload a plan, and the AI prices framing, insulation, linings and labour 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 carpentry quote include?
Put each element on its own line — framing, linings, hardware, joinery — with materials and labour shown separately, then 15% GST as its own line with your NZBN and IRD GST number. Specify the timber species, grade and treatment, because H3.2 treated pine and a hardwood are very different costs and the treatment has to match the use: H3.2 above ground, H4 or H5 for timber in the ground. Give the quote an expiry of two to four weeks, since timber pricing moves. Where the work is restricted building work, put your LBP number and licence class on the quote so the client can check it before they accept.
When does carpentry work need an LBP and a building consent?
Restricted building work — the parts of a home that matter to its structure or its weathertightness — must be carried out or supervised by a Licensed Building Practitioner, and it generally applies to work on a house or small unit that needs a building consent. Framing a new room, altering a load-bearing wall or building a deck more than 1.5 metres above the ground will usually take you there; hanging doors and fitting out a wardrobe will not. The LBP who does or supervises the work issues a Record of Work at the end, which goes to the council and the owner as part of the Code Compliance Certificate process. Quote the supervision and the Record of Work as real work rather than absorbing them, and confirm the consent position with the council before you price the job rather than after.
Does the AI know New Zealand carpentry pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — carpenter hourly and day rates, framing per square metre of floor area to NZS 3604, decking in treated pine or hardwood, door hangs, wardrobe fitouts and pergolas — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. Treatment levels and insulation are priced as New Zealand specifies them, so H1.2 framing timber and R-values to the H1 schedule come through as their own lines rather than as an Australian equivalent with the numbers changed.
How do I estimate labour hours honestly on a carpentry quote?
Keep a record of how long past jobs actually took rather than how long you hoped they would, because that history is the best pricing tool you have, and quote hours against it. Then protect the estimate with assumptions: state that the existing substructure and bearers are assumed sound with repairs quoted separately, that clear and level site access for deliveries is assumed, and that painting, staining and oiling are excluded unless listed. Access, height, the state of what is already there and the finish level all move the hours, and each of those is worth naming on the quote so a variation has an agreed basis instead of becoming an argument at the end of the job.
Does Insta Quotes work for carpenters anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices carpenters 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.