Wunderbuild Template Q&A: Blank Plans, Custom Items & Your Own Labour Rates | 29th October 2026

Learn how to get more out of the Campbells Estimating Detailed Builders Template in Wunderbuild, including how to estimate renovation projects without traditional plans, add your own items, link takeoffs and apply your own labour rates. In this Wunderbuild training session, Jacob walks through practical ways to customise your estimates while keeping everything connected to the template's existing costings and structure. Whether you're working on a renovation, adding custom allowances or adjusting your carpentry labour costs, this session covers several useful techniques to help make your estimating workflow more efficient. *In this training session, you'll learn how to:* Use a scaled grid page to complete takeoffs when plans aren't available Measure areas using the square metre and linear metre tools Add custom items and allowances to your estimate Link manual takeoffs to newly added items Set up cost codes for better job cost tracking Create your own price list and match SKU codes with Campbell's items Apply your own apprentice and carpenter labour rates across the template Understand how price updates work within your estimates 🏗️ *START BUILDING WITH WUNDERBUILD* Sign up for Wunderbuild here: https://app.wunderbuild.com/a/NUVEJU 📐 DOWNLOAD THE BLANK GRID PAGE Need a way to complete takeoffs when building plans aren't available? Download our blank A3 grid page to import into Wunderbuild and use for your measurements. 📥 Download the Blank Grid Page: http://www.campbellsestimating.com.au... 📐 *BOOK A WUNDERBUILD TEMPLATE DEMO* See how the Campbells Estimating template can work for your building business: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widge... ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ *CHAPTERS* 00:00 — Introduction 00:41 — What We'll Cover in This Training Session 01:10 — Working with Blank Plans 01:38 — Adding Custom Categories and Items 02:17 — Linking Takeoffs to New Items 02:44 — Setting Your Own Pricing and Labour Rates 04:10 — Creating a New Estimate 05:24 — Using Your Own Price List 06:45 — Estimating Renovations Without Plans 07:15 — Using Grid Pages for Manual Takeoffs 07:51 — Uploading and Scaling an A3 Grid Page 08:35 — Completing Takeoffs with a Blank Plan 09:03 — Measuring Cladding and Wall Areas 10:18 — Timber Framing Joist Takeoff Tips 11:17 — Using Spacing Settings for Joist Takeoffs 11:53 — Linking Manual Takeoffs to Estimate Items 12:53 — Reviewing Price Changes 13:20 — Adding Joists to Timber Framing Costings 15:45 — Linking Existing Takeoffs to New Items 16:53 — Adding Custom Items and Allowances 18:21 — Why You Should Create Items in Your Price List 19:01 — Setting Up a Vehicle Allowance 19:57 — Using Cost Codes for Job Cost Tracking 21:31 — Setting Your Own Carpentry Labour Rates 22:23 — Creating a Custom Carpentry Price List 23:26 — Matching SKU Codes with Campbell's Items 24:12 — Applying Your Own Price List to an Estimate 25:20 — Reviewing Labour Price Changes 25:49 — Understanding How Carpentry Labour Is Calculated 26:18 — Customising Item Descriptions Without Losing Price Links 28:03 — Updating Your Own Labour Rates 29:47 — Upcoming Template Improvements 30:45 — Future Takeoff Improvements for Structural Steel and Timber Framing 31:14 — Structural Steel Takeoff Development 33:44 — Upcoming Timber Framing Improvements 35:17 — Development Plans and Builder Feedback 37:02 — Making the Estimating Process Simpler 37:52 — Wrap-Up and Future Training Sessions ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🇦🇺 *ABOUT CAMPBELLS ESTIMATING SERVICES* Campbells Estimating Services helps Australian builders simplify their estimating process with practical estimating systems, construction templates, takeoff tools, training and support. 🌐 Website: https://campbellsestimating.com.au 📞 Phone: 0432 888 992 📧 Email: info@campbellsestimating.com.au Subscribe for more Wunderbuild tutorials, estimating tips and practical resources for Australian builders. #Wunderbuild #ConstructionEstimating #AustralianBuilders #CampbellsEstimating