Renovator quoting app.
Quotes in under 30 seconds
Describe the scope or upload a plan, and the AI prices consent, trades, compliance work 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 renovators in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes is an AI quoting app for New Zealand and Australian renovators 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 renovator quote itemises the job into consent, heating, ventilation, insulation, bathroom, moisture and labour lines.
How much does Insta Quotes cost for a renovator 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 renovators in New Zealand can quote before paying.
What should a New Zealand renovation quote include?
Break it down by element — consent, demolition, structure, services, linings, finishing — with materials and labour split and 15% GST shown separately alongside your NZBN and IRD GST number. Name your provisional and prime cost sums rather than burying them, because a renovation quote with hidden allowances is a dispute waiting to happen, and state the variation rate up front so a change of mind mid-job has an agreed price. Add a validity period. Then be explicit about what nobody can see: the condition of framing, wiring, plumbing and subfloor behind existing linings is unknown at quoting time, and the quote should say so and say what happens when it turns out to be poor.
When does a renovation need a written contract in New Zealand?
Once the job reaches $30,000 including GST. At or above that figure a residential building contract must be in writing, and before it is signed you have to give the client the prescribed disclosure information and the checklist. The implied warranties in the Building Act apply on residential work whatever the contract says, including a period in which you must put right defects the client notifies, and they cannot be contracted out of. Renovations cross that threshold easily — the example quote above is $32,085 including GST, so it is over the line — which makes knowing where your number sits part of preparing the quote rather than an afterthought.
Does the AI know New Zealand renovation pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates across the trades a renovation touches — consent and LBP supervision, demolition and strip-out, framing and linings, bathroom and kitchen work with E3 waterproofing, insulation, heating and ventilation — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. Compliance work that is specific to New Zealand, including bringing a rental up to the Healthy Homes standards, is priced as work rather than treated as paperwork.
What does a rental have to meet under the Healthy Homes standards?
In broad terms: a fixed heater able to heat the main living room, ceiling and underfloor insulation, extract ventilation from kitchen and bathroom, no unreasonable gaps and draughts, and moisture ingress and drainage dealt with including a ground moisture barrier where there is an accessible subfloor. Landlords have to be able to show compliance, which makes the documentation part of what they are buying from you. For a renovator that reshapes the quote: heating, ventilation, insulation and moisture control are named lines with the standard referenced, and the compliance record is handed over at the end. It also reshapes the sales conversation, because the client is working to a deadline set by legislation rather than by their own taste.
Does Insta Quotes work for renovators anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices renovators 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.