The problem
Vague quotes cause arguments: "I thought the new sockets included making good." At 6 quotes a week and 25 minutes each to write properly, that's 2.5 hours a week; many electricians cut corners and then pay for it in unpaid extras or goodwill.
What the AI does
After a site visit you jot down what you saw and what you'll do. An AI assistant turns that into a structured quote: what's included, what isn't, what you've assumed and what could change the price. You check the technical content, add the price and send it.
A worked example
A domestic electrician in Cardiff quotes 6 jobs a week, from consumer unit swaps to extra sockets. He pastes in his visit notes and asks an AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) for a scope with a separate list of exclusions such as plastering and decorating.
Before
25 minutes per quote, wording varying with how tired he is
After
10 minutes per quote, always with exclusions listed
What it's worth
About 6.5 hours a month saved (90 minutes a week), worth around £290 if your time is worth £45 an hour.
How to set it up
- Write down your standard exclusions once, such as making good, decoration and any work on existing faults.
- Give your AI assistant those as a standing instruction along with your preferred tone and layout.
- After each visit, paste your rough notes and ask for a quote scope and a list of assumptions.
- Check every technical statement and add your price, VAT status and how long the quote stands.
- Send it from your usual quoting app or email.
What goes wrong
- It will happily write confident detail you didn't say. Remove anything that isn't what you'll actually do.
- It can't judge whether work needs notifying under Building Regulations; that is your call.
- Keep customer names and addresses out of the chat; add them when you paste the final text into your quote.