Intro offer ends 31 July · £87.50/mo for 3 months · 12-month contract

Quote a portal frame in under four minutes.

SteelEstim8 is portal-frame estimating built for UK steel fabricators. Set your rates once. Type in the building geometry. The price and the GA drawing update as you go.

  • Built by a fabricator who got sick of the old way
  • Half-price for the first 3 months on a 12-month contract
  • Monthly call with the founder for your first 6 months
  • Your data, your login — not buried in a shared spreadsheet
SteelEstim8 quote builder with the live PDF preview rendering on the right as settings change on the left
LIVE PDF PREVIEW — see the quote being built as you click.

INTRO OFFER ENDS 31 JULY 2026 £87.50/month for your first 3 months · then £175/month · 12-month contract · instant card payment.

A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER

This is a brand new tool.

SteelEstim8 launched in April 2026 and we're now opening it to our first batch of early customers. The intro pricing — £87.50/month for 3 months, monthly founder calls for 6 months, and email support that replies within 24 hours — is what we're offering in return for you being one of the first to use it on real jobs. Sign up before 31 July 2026.

What it does

Three things, done properly.


01 · BUILT FOR FABRICATORS

Plain inputs. Real outputs.

Spans, bays, eaves, pitch, claddings, openings. Inputs you'd write on the back of an envelope — not "workflow modules" or "synergies".

02 · EVERY RATE, ONE HOME

One rate library. Every section inherits.

Steel grades, cladding defaults, connection allowances, concrete mixes. Set once, reused on every estimate. No more chasing the Excel that has the latest figures.

03 · FROM SKETCH TO PDF

GA drawing on every quote.

Your client sees the actual building on page 2 of the PDF. Dimensioned, ridge marked, north arrow on. No more "find me a drawing for the quote" panic.

How it works

Spec → price → PDF.


The whole flow in five steps. Each one less than a minute on a building you've quoted before.

  1. 01

    Set your firm up once.

    Enter company details, VAT, payment terms, logo. Used on every quote going forward.

    Settings > Quote Settings showing company details
  2. 02

    Load your rates — once.

    Steel sections, cladding, concrete grades, connection allowances. Tab across, type your numbers. Every estimate uses them.

    Rates & Defaults library covering steel, cladding, concrete and more
  3. 03

    Set the geometry.

    Type your spans, bay centres, eaves, pitch, openings. The price and canvas update live as you input.

    Elevations & Gables view with the live structural canvas
  4. 04

    Configure the quote.

    Tweak the wording, the mode, the discounts. The PDF preview updates as you change settings. No print-and-pray.

    Quote Builder showing the live PDF preview
  5. 05

    A full GA on every quote.

    Page 2 of every quote: plan view, all four wall elevations, and a building-spec table. Dimensioned. Ridge marked. North arrow on. "INDICATIVE ONLY" stamp on. Done.

    Sample GA drawing: plan view of roof and bays, spec table, and four wall elevations on one page
Pricing

Plain pricing. Straight up.


Basic is £175 a month on a 12-month contract. Half price for the first three months. Pay by card — instant access. Modules ship as optional add-ons.

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Basic
£87.50 / month for 3 months

then £175/month for the remaining 9 months · 12-month contract

  • Unlimited estimates & quote PDFs
  • Full rate library & quote templates
  • GA drawing on every quote PDF
  • Cloud sync, your login, your data
  • Email support direct to a fabricator
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Card payment, monthly. After 12 months, rolls to monthly — cancel any time.


Take it for a spin on a real job.

Sign up, run a portal-frame quote end-to-end, see the PDF. Half-price for the first 3 months on a 12-month contract.