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Price a client build your way

Fixed bid, cost-plus, or GMP — see your margin under each, even when costs move.

A cost-coded budget with $/SF on every line, a fee engine for every way your firm earns — GC fee on selected categories, design fees, hourly supervision — and three pricing models with an overrun sensitivity table. Prints an internal one-pager and a client-ready budget statement.

Builder Gross Margin
$241k
Healthy Margin
Margin % of Contract
13.7%
Fee Revenue
$330k
Contract / SF
$462
Budget by Category
StructureInteriorMechanicalsAll Other
Calculates:Builder gross marginMargin % of contractFee revenue & fee marginsContract price & $/SFMargin per monthMargin at +10% overrun
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Splitting a deal with partners
< 2 min
to underwrite a deal
Zero
broken formulas to debug
1 click
to a branded one-pager

Stop wrestling spreadsheets

Same answer, a fraction of the time — and the math is always right.
Build it yourself
Hours building a custom-home budget with cost codes, category-based GC fees, hourly and percentage service fees, and three client pricing models from a blank sheet
One wrong formula and every number downstream is off
Re-do the whole thing every time an assumption changes
No charts, and nothing clean to hand a lender or partner
Use Roof Rise
Open the calculator and type in your numbers
Audited formulas — the math is always right
Change any input and everything recalculates instantly
Charts built in, plus a one-page PDF to send anyone

How it works

Three steps, start to investor-ready.
1
Enter your numbers
Purchase price, financing, income and costs — in plain fields, no formulas.
2
See your returns
Builder gross margin, Margin % of contract, Fee revenue & fee margins and more, recalculated the instant you type.
3
Save, compare & export
Snapshot scenarios, compare them side-by-side, and download a branded one-pager.

What you get

Everything you need to make the call with confidence.
Fixed bid, cost-plus, or GMP
Pick your pricing model and see exactly where margin comes from — including what happens to it when costs overrun.
A fee engine that matches your firm
GC fee on selected categories only, design and consulting fees, hourly supervision — each with an internal cost so you see true margin per stream.
Cost-coded budget with $/SF
Categories and cost codes like your spreadsheet, with cost per finished square foot computed (or entered) on every line.
Client-ready budget statement
One click prints a sworn-statement-style client budget — margins, internal costs, and estimating notes stay private.
Home BuildingSingle Family

Common questions

Straight answers about the Design + Build Budget (Custom Home) calculator.

What does the Design + Build Budget (Custom Home) calculator do?

A cost-coded budget with $/SF on every line, a fee engine for every way your firm earns — GC fee on selected categories, design fees, hourly supervision — and three pricing models with an overrun sensitivity table. Prints an internal one-pager and a client-ready budget statement.

What does the Design + Build Budget (Custom Home) calculator compute?

It calculates Builder gross margin, Margin % of contract, Fee revenue & fee margins, Contract price & $/SF, Margin per month, Margin at +10% overrun — recalculated instantly as you change any input.

Is the Design + Build Budget (Custom Home) calculator free?

The Design + Build Budget (Custom Home) calculator is part of Roof Rise Pro ($19/month, or $14/month billed annually). Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial, and three calculators (Mortgage, 70% Rule, and Quick Metrics) are free forever.

What spreadsheet does it replace?

It replaces a custom-home budget with cost codes, category-based GC fees, hourly and percentage service fees, and three client pricing models — with audited formulas, built-in charts, saved scenarios, and a one-click branded PDF report.

One subscription. Every strategy.

Twenty-two calculators, a 14-day free trial, and your money back in your pocket — not in a spreadsheet.

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