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Estimate scopes for electricians: what's in and what's out

Turn site notes into a clear estimate scope with exclusions, permit and license details using ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Free to about $20£15€18A$29C$28 a month.

At a glance

  • What it costsFree–$20Free–£15Free–€18Free–A$29Free–C$28 a month

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$385£289€344A$556C$544 a month

  • Pays for itselfIn a few days

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

Vague estimates start arguments: 'I thought patching the drywall was included'. Writing a proper scope with inclusions, exclusions, permit and inspection details takes time. At 8 estimates a week and 25 minutes each, that's about 14 hours a month, and when corners get cut the cost shows up as unpaid extras.

What the AI does

Paste your site notes into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini with a standing template: work included, materials, what's excluded (drywall patching, painting, utility fees), permit and inspection, the customer's responsibilities and how changes are priced. It drafts a scope in plain words. The electrician checks every line and sets every price; the assistant never prices the job.

A worked example

A three-electrician company in Austin, Texas writes about 8 estimates a week for panel upgrades, EV chargers and remodel wiring. The owner keeps a standing template in an assistant and turns site notes into a draft scope before pricing it in their job software.

Before

About 25 minutes a scope, written from scratch, about 14 hours a month

After

About 10 minutes to check and adjust each draft, saving about 8.6 hours a month

What it's worth

About $385£289€344A$556C$544 a month of time saved, against free to about $20£15€18A$29C$28 a month for an assistant. That's 15 minutes saved on each of about 34 estimates a month (8 a week times 4.3), about 8.6 hours, at an assumed $45£34€40A$65C$64 an hour. Fewer disputed extras come on top.

How to set it up

  1. Choose one assistant: ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini all have free plans, and paid plans for one person cost about $20£15€18A$29C$28 a month.
  2. Write your standing template once, including the line for your state electrical contractor license number, which some states require on estimates and contracts.
  3. After each site visit, paste your notes without the customer's name or address and ask for a draft scope in your template.
  4. Check every inclusion and exclusion yourself, set the price in your estimating or job software, and note who pulls the permit and books the inspection.
  5. Keep each sent scope with the job, so any change gets priced against what was agreed.

What goes wrong

  • The assistant doesn't know your local code amendments or the utility's rules. Never let it decide what code requires.
  • A person approves every estimate. Don't paste a draft straight into an estimate without reading it.
  • Exclusions only protect you if the customer sees them. Put them on the estimate they sign, not in a separate email.

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Last updated October 18, 2026.