Questions fence contractors actually ask
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Is Fencerly Estimate a CRM?
No. It is a dedicated fence estimating product. It stores the leads and customers it needs to quote work, but it is not trying to be your pipeline, marketing or job-management system.
How does pricing get calculated?
The fence layout produces the measured scope, and the platform pricing engine prices it against your company price book. All money is calculated and stored server-side — a browser can never write a total.
Can I control my own selling prices?
Yes. Settings → Fence Pricing is your company price book, with per-foot, per-section and cost-plus methods plus minimums. It overrides the shared master catalog without changing it.
Can a salesperson discount a job?
Only if you allow it. Authorized users can adjust a single estimate by final price, per unit, dollar amount, percent discount or percent increase; everyone else just sees the final price. Every adjustment is audit-logged.
Does it work on a phone?
It is designed phone-first: large touch targets, bottom sheets and a sticky action bar. The same app works on tablets and desktops.
What about spotty cell service?
The layout and your edits autosave as soon as a connection is available, and repricing retries automatically. Proposals send once you are back on signal.
How do customers approve an estimate?
They get a secure link by email or text, review the branded proposal, then approve and e-sign on their phone. Links use hashed tokens and expire, with a 90-day ceiling.
Can I use my own branding?
Yes — logo, brand colors, company details, terms and footer, applied to the estimate preview, the PDF, the proposal email and the public approval page.
Do I need Fencerly Draw to use Fencerly Estimate?
No. Fencerly Estimate is a standalone estimating product for fence contractors, salespeople, estimators and office staff. Fencerly Draw is an optional add-on.
How does it relate to Fencerly Draw?
Fencerly Draw is a separate, optional product. Fencerly Estimate works on its own. If you use both, connect Draw to capture homeowner-generated layouts and leads, then continue the sales process inside Estimate. Your organization, catalog, price book, branding and customer records are shared.
Who can see our data?
Only your company. Every record is scoped to your organization with strict row-level security, and the app runs as the signed-in user — never with elevated keys.
Can I export my data?
Yes. Estimates and proposals export as PDFs, and your price book imports and exports as CSV.
How long does setup take?
Most companies are quoting the same day: create your company, upload your branding, confirm your price book, and build your first estimate.
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