Adding rooms

An estimate in Bulido is organised by rooms, and the finished quote keeps the same structure. Each room has a name, optional dimensions, and a list of services. Dimensions unlock the automatic take-off — floor, wall, ceiling, and perimeter calculations — which then feeds the quantity for any service that needs square metres or running metres.

Adding a room

In the quote editor, under the Rooms section, click Add room. The form opens with these fields:

• Room name (required). For example Bathroom, Kitchen, Living room. Short and unambiguous; the client sees it too.
• Width and Height (required when entering dimensions). In metres, positive values.
• Length (optional). In metres. Once it's filled in, Bulido calculates floor area and perimeter.
• Window area and Door area (optional, default 0). In m². Bulido subtracts them from the wall area.
• Room note (optional). Your own notes, hidden from the client.

Hit Add room to save and move on to services. You can add as many rooms as you need and reorder them later.

What Bulido derives from dimensions

When you enter width, length, and height, Bulido automatically calculates:

• Floor area = width × length
• Ceiling area = same as floor area
• Perimeter = 2 × (width + length)
• Wall area = perimeter × height − window area − door area

These numbers show on the room card and feed automatic quantity calculation for any service configured for it. Wall painting in m² will pull from wall area; Floor laying in m² will pull from floor area.

When to skip dimensions

Dimensions are optional. You can skip the whole block if:

• You're quoting work that doesn't depend on area (faucet swap, door replacement).
• You're entering quantities manually anyway.
• The client wants a rough estimate without on-site measurements.

In those cases the room shows just a name and a list of services with manual quantities.

What's next

After you add a room, the next step is line items. See Add line items to a quote.