Quote From Photos With AI

Quoting is where a lot of good work goes to die. You mean to write it up, but by the time you are home you are tired, the details are fuzzy, and it slips to tomorrow — then the customer goes with whoever replied first. Gaffer's AI quote from photos takes the heavy lifting out of it so a quote is minutes, not an evening.

Photos In, Draft Quote Out

On site, snap a few photos of the job and add a short description of what needs doing. Gaffer's AI reads them and drafts a structured quote — line items, quantities and suggested pricing — ready for you to look over. You are editing a first draft instead of staring at a blank page, which is a completely different task mentally: reviewing is fast, starting from nothing is slow.

You Are Always In Control

The AI does the donkey work; you make the call. Every drafted line comes with a confidence indicator, and nothing is sent until you have reviewed it, adjusted anything you want and pressed send. It is a fast starting point, not a black box — if something looks off, you change it before it ever reaches the customer.

Priced Against Your Own Numbers

Gaffer's pricing suggestions are grounded in your own history and your price book, not random figures. So the draft reflects how you actually price, keeping your margins intact while saving you the typing.

Where This Helps Most

The bigger the job, the more this pays off. A simple call-out quote takes seconds either way, but a multi-room rewire or a full bathroom refit involves dozens of line items — materials, labour stages, contingencies. Photographing the space and letting AI draft the structure means you spend your time checking and refining a sensible starting point, rather than building the whole thing from scratch while standing in someone's hallway.

A Realistic Workflow

In practice, most trades use this as a mid-point: take the photos and description on site, let the draft generate on the drive home or over a coffee, then spend five minutes tightening it up before sending. That is still dramatically faster than the old routine of scribbling notes and reconstructing a quote from memory later that evening.

FAQs

How accurate is the AI's first draft?

It varies by job, which is exactly why every line shows a confidence indicator — some items will be spot on, others will need a quick adjustment, and you can see at a glance which is which.

Does the AI know my specific pricing?

Yes. Suggestions are based on your own price book and job history where available, rather than generic figures, so the draft reflects how you actually charge.

What if the job is too unusual for photos to capture properly?

You can always add or edit line items manually, exactly as you would with a quote built from scratch — the AI draft is a starting point, not a limit.

Do I need a good camera or special photos for this to work?

No special setup — normal phone photos taken on site are enough for the AI to work from.

Let the AI write the first draft so you can get back to the tools. Try Gaffer free for 14 days and quote from photos.