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4.136. How do I price gold leaf in EstiMate

I am doing a quote that incorporates gold leafing. How do I price it in EstiMate?

EstiMate makes pricing gold leaf a simple and straightforward process. The instructions below outline all necessary steps to enter and price gold leaf in EstiMate.

1. Open EstiMate and click the new estimate icon. Choose a client from the client dropdown box.
2. Since gold leaf will be entered as a vinyl, click add item > vinyl signs.
3. Choose the substrate you will be using from the substrate dropdown box, or click the book icon and add a new one.
4. Enter the quantity, sides, height and width of the sign the gold leaf will be applied to.
5. Move your pointer to the first vinyl dropdown box and click the book icon to the right of it to access the vinyls database.
6. In the vinyls database click the new button to add the gold leaf, and enter in ?gold leaf? into the description field on the new entry.
7. Enter a height of 12 inches and a width of 18 inches, since a book of vinyl covers 1-1/2 square feet.
8. Enter your cost for a book of gold leaf and desired markup. Then click the OK checkmark to accept the entry and click it once again on the edit vinyls screen to return to the estimate.
9. Now that the gold leaf has been entered into the database, click the vinyls dropdown box and select the new gold leaf entry you just created. Adjust the coverage slider to the far right preferably in the 95 to 100 percent range in order to make sure you are covered for any waste, particularly important considering the price point of gold leaf.
10. Next it will be necessary to enter the size. The best way to enter gold leaf sizing medium in EstiMate is as a paint. Click the book icon again to the right of the first vinyl dropdown box. A good analogy for the size is one shot lettering enamel. Hence to get the square inch area that is covered by one can of size, consult information on the can itself. Then enter a height and width in the vinyls database that multiply out to this figure. Enter your cost, and the associated markup you desire then click the green OK check mark to return to the edit vinyls screen and again to return to the estimate.
11. Next, choose the new ?size? entry you just created from the second dropdown box and put the coverage equal to that of the gold leaf above.
12. Finally, make sure your subjective sliders (particularly the artwork complexity and general difficulty level) are set as you want them and click the calculate total button. Click the green OK checkmark to accept the quote and return to the estimate screen click the save icon to save the estimate or the add item button to add another line item if needed.
13. You have now successfully entered all necessary materials and priced gold leaf in EstiMate!

In the future you will not need to do the database entry steps. Simply bring up the vinyl signs screen and do the gold leaf pricing like you would a vinyl sign. This technique will allow you to price any gold leaf job quickly and efficiently in EstiMate. Gold leaf pricing is another example of the innovative flexibility of EstiMate in real-world estimating situations.