Cam to Plan

[Acp]

This is by far the best phone app ive ever used.
Uses Googles Augmented Reality to draw out sqft room measurements.

You mark each point and move your phone to draw the line, you can go around objects drawing out the room then it automatically calculates sqft.

So far very accurate

 

[Acp]

Room example

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I've got a flat rate for that room.

 

[Acp]

I used to but its .50/sqft now

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I used to but its .50/sqft now

That has to include the overhead for the "free" estimate, sometimes an extra trip and delay as well.

I do find the app interesting for situations requiring such details, but it would be an impediment to the way we roll.

 

[Acp]

That has to include the overhead for the "free" estimate, sometimes an extra trip and delay as well.

I do find the app interesting for situations requiring such details, but it would be an impediment to the way we roll.

I feel you, we just switched over to sqft pricing.

Sometimes it requires an estimate but not always.. the job $ tickets are however much higher.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I feel you, we just switched over to sqft pricing.

Sometimes it requires an estimate but not always.. the job $ tickets are however much higher.

Just raise your flat rate. I did sq ft for several decades until visiting a friend's business in Nashville that helped me fine tune "unit" pricing. Everybody gets hung up on the big room pricing, whereas the key is actually holding the line on small area prices.

 

[Cleanworks]

Just raise your flat rate. I did sq ft for several decades until visiting a friend's business in Nashville that helped me fine tune "unit" pricing. Everybody gets hung up on the big room pricing, whereas the key is actually holding the line on small area prices.

Big rooms get priced as 2 or more rooms. Some people have a rec room in the basement that's the same sqft as the entire main floor.

 

[hogjowl]

It’s hard to express how exciting this is

 

[Old Coastie]

I measure. Why? It gives me time to inspect the job. It lets me UV the carpet for pee. It lets me listen and explain. It creates a period of acceptance for extras like protectant.
It puts the whole shop-by-price issue right in the garbage can.

 

[hogjowl]

It allows him time to talk

 

[Cleanworks]

It allows him time to talk

And drink his coffee before he actually has to work.

 

[Old Coastie]

Two of my favorite four pastimes.

 

[Acp]

If you do anything by sqft the app is pretty handy, just finshed a commercial job, pretty much no way to section this one into rooms or areas would just confuse the owner.

Attached the layouts to housecall invoice.

Working on tile shower bathroom walls and floor used it to get some really awkward sqft would take a while to add it all up manually

Theres the screen shot of a section from commercial carpets, took less than 10min to get that

 

[jcooper]

If you do anything by sqft the app is pretty handy, just finshed a commercial job, pretty much no way to section this one into rooms or areas would just confuse the owner.

Attached the layouts to housecall invoice.

Working on tile shower bathroom walls and floor used it to get some really awkward sqft would take a while to add it all up manually

Theres the screen shot of a section from commercial carpets, took less than 10min to get that

Looks pretty cool. How much is the app?

 

[Acp]

Free, 5$ per year if you want to use the advanced stuff like vertical walls and 3D planning but any flooring/horizontal sqft just free version.

Im using galaxy s9+ not sure how it works with other phones

The old measuring apps were terrible but google AR is pretty on point

 

[Acp]

Just raise your flat rate. I did sq ft for several decades until visiting a friend's business in Nashville that helped me fine tune "unit" pricing. Everybody gets hung up on the big room pricing, whereas the key is actually holding the line on small area prices.

When on the phone we give them an approx room price but now actually measure it. Repeats dont even ask about price and dont blink an eye.

We were around $50 per room and would still hold that on smaller ones but theres tons of mid range competition around here.... very little competition in the premium $500+ ticket range

 

[Old Coastie]

Free, 5$ per year if you want to use the advanced stuff like vertical walls and 3D planning but any flooring/horizontal sqft just free version.

Im using galaxy s9+ not sure how it works with other phones

The old measuring apps were terrible but google AR is pretty on point

Bjorn, what other measuring apps have you tried?

 

[Fat Mike]

is it this one? im on ios

This is by far the best phone app ive ever used.
Uses Googles Augmented Reality to draw out sqft room measurements.

You mark each point and move your phone to draw the line, you can go around objects drawing out the room then it automatically calculates sqft.

So far very accurate

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[Acp]

is it this one? im on ios



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Thats it, curious how well it works on ios.

 

[Acp]

Bjorn, what other measuring apps have you tried?

Can remeber the names but a bunch of app developers were trying to make ruler apps before google had its augmented reality and they were really innacurrate

I tried a couple

 

[Fat Mike]

Can remeber the names but a bunch of app developers were trying to make ruler apps before google had its augmented reality and they were really innacurrate

I tried a couple

i tried a few for ios and they were garbage

tried them for construction work and it was more frustrating

 

[Fat Mike]

ill let you know i just bought it.

ive tried others to grab quick numbers in construction but they were junk

 

[hogjowl]

Have either of you tried a measuring tape?

 

[Acp]

this is like 50x faster than measuring wheel, laser or tape.. and no math

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I do the math in my head.

 

[Old Coastie]

I tried it. I might start using it. I wonder if I can slide them into my quotes.

 

[Fat Mike]

Have either of you tried a measuring tape?

im rather proficient with a tape. ive also used laser tapes, customers like technology and gadgets and well so do i lol