Estimate Maker is a free estimate generator for a job you have not started yet. You type every line item yourself, set a validity period, and download a PDF. It is a price-before-work document, not a bill with a due date.
No signup to download Data stays in your browser Not tax/accounting software
What this page is for: a job estimate you send before labor begins. The PDF title is ESTIMATE. Prepared for is the client. You name the job, set Valid until, and the total is an estimated total — a price that can still change, not an amount due.
List the work you think you will do, quantities, and unit prices. Add tax if you collect it. Set Valid until so the price does not float forever. Preview the HTML, then Download PDF. You are not pulling prices from a city remodeling database — the numbers are yours.
From and Prepared for, a job name, an EST- number, an estimate date, Valid until, line items, optional tax and discount, and a short scope note. The total is labeled Estimated total. It does not mark the job as billed. When the work is finished and you need an amount due, switch to Invoice Generator. The form can copy those lines with “Use these lines on an invoice.” You set the due date on the invoice; the validity date is not copied.
A real PDF from the same server renderer this page uses — the fence estimate below, exported to A4 with a “Valid until” date. Free downloads carry a small “Made with billtopdf.com” line; the numbers are the ones you type, not pulled from any pricing database.
The PDF above is that job. From Ridge Fence Co., prepared for Sam Ortiz. Job name: Side-yard fence. EST-1001 is dated 2026-09-22 and valid until 2026-10-22. Post setting is 12 at 40 and panel hang is 8 at 55. Estimated total is $920. If they accept later, you still send a separate invoice.
No. You type your own line items; this is not a home-remodeling cost calculator. Estimate Maker does not look up zip-code material prices or contractor rates for kitchens and baths.
An estimate is a price before work, with a validity period. An invoice is a bill after work, with a due date. Mixing them confuses clients about whether they already owe money.
No. We don't file taxes, send the document, or give legal/tax advice. You export the PDF. Not tax or accounting software.
On the free tool the draft stays in this browser. We do not build a public gallery of other people's jobs. Daily download caps stay with this browser, so a VPN change does not reset them and a script cannot drain the generator.
Yes on the free path: a short “Made with billtopdf.com” line. That is not a paywall on the download itself. You still get the estimate PDF without an account.