TradesQuote now includes an Electrical estimator skill. Enabling it gives the AI estimator structured guidance for power distribution, wiring systems, switchgear, lighting, and trade pricing — applied automatically whenever you generate an electrical estimate.
Enabling the Electrical Skill
- Toggle the Electrical skill chip on the new estimate form before generating
- Optionally override the default guidance for a single estimate without changing your saved profile settings
- Default guidance is pulled from your Business Profile so standing instructions are always applied
What the Skill Covers
- Job classification — residential new build, renovation, light commercial fitout, commercial new build, industrial / three-phase, switchboard upgrade, and service & maintenance
- Required line items — switchboards and DBs, sub-mains, circuit wiring, cable management, outlets and switches, lighting fixtures, earthing and bonding, data / ELV, testing and certification, and call-out fees
- Base labour hours for DBs by circuit count, TPS cable (new build and existing), GPOs, switches, downlights, battens, and CES allowances
- Labour multipliers for ceiling height and access difficulty
- Licensed electrician rule — switchboard connections and mains are always assigned to a Licensed Electrician role
Electrical Business Profile Guidance
A new Electrical Guidance field in the Business Profile lets you provide standing instructions for how your team prices electrical work — rates, material preferences, or common scope inclusions. This guidance is injected into every electrical-enabled estimate.
Reference Data
The skill ships with three reference sheets available to the AI at generation time: an electrical symbols legend (GPO, MSB, DB, MCB, RCBO, TPS, SWA, and more), a cable sizing guide (current ratings, voltage drop, conduit fill, earth sizing), and a switchboard sizing guide (board type selection, circuit count, busbar rating, IP ratings, and labour estimates).