Plasterer quoting app.
Quotes in under 30 seconds
Describe the rooms or upload a plan, and the AI prices board, bracing, stopping and labour in NZD at current New Zealand rates, with 15% GST already in the total.
Plans from A$29/mo · 7-day free trial, no credit card
What's the best quoting app for plasterers in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes is an AI quoting app for New Zealand and Australian plasterers that turns a job description into an itemised, GST-ready quote in under 30 seconds; plans start at $29 AUD a month, billed in AUD even in New Zealand. A sample Insta Quotes plasterer quote itemises the job into board, bracing, fixing, stopping, sanding and labour lines.
How much does Insta Quotes cost for a plasterer in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes plans are billed in AUD: Tier 1 $29 AUD, Tier 2 $59 AUD and Tier 3 $99 AUD a month. New accounts start with a free 7-day trial, capped at 7 quotes in total rather than per month, with no credit card required, so plasterers in New Zealand can quote before paying.
What should a New Zealand plastering quote include?
Board supply, fixing, stopping and sanding go on separate lines, with the board type named (standard, Aqualine for wet areas, noise or fire-rated where the design calls for it) and 15% GST shown separately with your NZBN and IRD GST number. State the finish level you have priced, because a Level 4 finish and a Level 5 finish are different amounts of work and clients rarely know there is a difference until the light hits the wall. Say who is supplying and who is carting the board, note that sheets are counted from the plan, and list what you are excluding: painting, cornice where it is not in scope, and making good after other trades.
How does plasterboard bracing work in New Zealand?
Plasterboard bracing elements contribute to the bracing demand a building has to satisfy under NZS 3604, which means some of the sheets you fix are structural rather than decorative. Those elements have a specified fixing pattern: particular fasteners at particular centres, and specified framing behind them. An element fixed like an ordinary sheet does not achieve its rating even though it looks identical when stopped. That has two consequences for a quote. Price the bracing elements separately from general lining so the extra fixing time is visible, and state that the bracing layout follows the consented plan, since a bracing element in the wrong place is a compliance problem for the whole building rather than a cosmetic one.
Does the AI know New Zealand plastering pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates for board supply per sheet or per square metre, fixing to walls and ceilings, three-coat stopping to a Level 4 finish, sanding, and bracing elements fixed to NZS 3604, with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. The vocabulary follows the market: the board is GIB here in the same way it is Gyprock in Australia, and Aqualine rather than a generic wet-area sheet.
How do I stop a plastering quote losing money on other trades’ work?
Name the condition you are pricing against. Stopping is the last wet trade before paint, so every defect upstream lands on you: framing out of line, sheets fixed by someone else, penetrations cut after you have stopped, and damage from trades working after you. Quote against a stated condition (framing straight and to specification, the site clear, power and light available) and put making good after other trades on the quote as a variation rate rather than absorbing it. Also state whether a Level 5 finish has been requested, since a client who expected a flawless wall under downlights and was quoted Level 4 will not be persuaded afterwards that the difference was theirs to specify.
Does Insta Quotes work for plasterers anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices plasterers 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.