Work
Remodeling estimates in Excel that follow your templates, your style and your rates
Every estimate starts from a blank sheet and your pricing lives in your head.
What hurt
@Blade8040 has used Grok Bot since launch to help estimate remodeling projects in Excel. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
They built templates for it to follow and had it review several past estimates to learn their style and rates. They still proofread and tweaks every estimate, but it's a real time saver.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/Blade8040/status/2108729507687346526 (credit @Blade8040).
- 2Make one estimate template in Excel with your line items.
- 3Give the bot several past estimates and ask it to note your style and rates.
- 4For a new job, describe the scope and ask for a draft estimate in the template.
- 5Proofread and adjust before sending it yourself.
Approval fence
You proofread every number before an estimate goes to a client.
What to tweak
Teach it your rates from real past estimates, not from a list you type up.
Source
Blanket @Blade8040 · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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