Stonemason quoting app.
Quotes in under 30 seconds
Describe the wall or upload a photo, and the AI prices stone, substrate, fixings and laying 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 stonemasons in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes is an AI quoting app for New Zealand and Australian stonemasons 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 stonemason quote itemises the job into schist, fixings, substrate, mortar, laying, seal and labour lines.
How much does Insta Quotes cost for a stonemason 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 stonemasons in New Zealand can quote before paying.
What should a New Zealand stonework quote include?
Name the stone, its source and how much cartage is in the price, because with New Zealand stone the freight is a real proportion of the cost and it changes with distance from the quarry. Price stone, substrate and cavity, ties and fixings, mortar, laying and sealing as separate lines, with 15% GST alongside your NZBN and IRD GST number. State the pattern and joint style you have quoted, since a dry-stack look and a raked mortar joint are different amounts of labour on the same wall, and note that natural stone varies in colour and size between pallets.
How is stone veneer fixed in an earthquake country?
As a tied skin, not as a wall that holds itself up. A stone veneer is heavy and it is hung on a framed structure, so the ties, their material and their spacing are engineered items rather than a detail left to the mason, and the substrate and cavity behind the stone have to be built to carry and drain it. That is the same reasoning as brick veneer under NZS 4210. On a quote it means the fixings belong on their own line with the specification named, and any free-standing or retaining stone element should be quoted subject to an engineer’s detail rather than priced from its length — a stone wall that falls is a very different event from a fence that falls.
Does the AI know New Zealand stonework pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — schist, river rock and other New Zealand stone by square metre with cartage, cavity substrate, stainless ties and seismic fixings, mortar and pointing, and sealing — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. Cartage is priced as its own variable because with local stone it genuinely is one.
How do I stop a natural stone job going over on materials?
Quote the coverage rate and the wastage openly, and order in one lot. Natural stone does not lay at a neat rate per square metre: the coverage depends on the stone’s depth and the pattern, offcuts are not always reusable, and a second order weeks later will not match the first for colour or size. Allow a stated wastage percentage on the quote, say that the stone is ordered in a single batch for colour consistency, and note that a later addition may not match. If the client is supplying the stone, put the shortfall risk on them in writing, because on natural stone that risk is not small.
Does Insta Quotes work for stonemasons anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices stonemasons 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.