Tiling

Material costs drive the job. Your estimate should make that clear.

Tile work is one of the trades where material costs can swing a project by thousands of dollars. The client who picks a $2 subway tile gets a very different number than the one who wants a $15 handmade zellige. When your estimate lumps everything together, the client does not understand what they are paying for — and that leads to sticker shock and lost jobs.

Jobkore was built by a licensed general contractor who has managed hundreds of tile projects. It gives you estimates, invoices, and payments designed for how tile contractors actually bid — not a generic template that ignores the reality of your trade.

Estimates that separate tile, labor, and prep

A good tile estimate breaks the job into sections the client can follow — demo, substrate prep and waterproofing, tile and labor, grout, and trim pieces. Jobkore lets you organize estimates into sections with line items, descriptions, quantities, and rates so every part of the scope is visible. When the client can see that the waterproofing membrane is a separate line from the tile itself, they understand the full cost of doing the job right.

Separating materials from labor also protects you. When a client wants to upgrade from porcelain to natural stone mid-project, the material line item changes but your labor rate stays the same. That kind of transparency wins trust and repeat business.

Change orders for tile upgrades and add-ons

It happens on every tile job. The client sees the shower niche you framed and wants to add a second one. Or they fall in love with a different tile at the showroom and want to switch after you already ordered. Without a system, those mid-project changes become arguments about pricing.

Jobkore handles change orders as separate documents tied to the original estimate. Each change order has its own line items, its own client approval, and its own invoice. When the homeowner upgrades from a basic ceramic to a large-format porcelain that needs more mud and different spacing, the cost difference is documented and approved before you start the work.

Hank AI organizes your scope into an estimate

After measuring a bathroom, you have notes about tile layout, photos of the existing floor, maybe a screenshot of the tile the client picked out. Hank AI reads all of it and organizes everything into structured estimate sections — demo, prep, tile and installation, grout, trim. You review, add your pricing, and send.

For a tile contractor bidding a kitchen backsplash, a master bath remodel, and a shower pan — all in the same week — Hank gets the estimate structure built in minutes instead of hours. You spend your time on pricing and details, not formatting.

Invoice by phase, collect payment online

Most tile jobs need at least two invoices — a deposit to cover material costs up front, and a final payment on completion. Larger projects might need a progress payment after demo and prep. Jobkore lets you create multiple invoices against the same estimate and collect payments online through Stripe.

Your client gets a link, pays with a credit card or bank transfer, and you get the money without chasing anyone. No more fronting material costs and waiting to get paid. Stripe handles processing at their standard rate — Jobkore charges zero additional fees on top.

Every job, every dollar, one dashboard

Revenue this month, outstanding balances, overdue invoices, estimates waiting for approval — all in one place. You know exactly which clients still owe you, which bids are pending, and how your month is tracking without logging into three different apps.