---
title: "Line items"
description: "Line items are the actual services and materials from your estimate — with quantities and prices — that make up the quote. How to add them to rooms and as additional items, and when to use manual vs automatic quantity."
locale: en
category: quotes
slug: quote-line-items
updatedAt: 2026-05-06
---
# Line items

Line items are the services and materials from your estimate — with quantities and prices — that make up the body of a quote. In Bulido you add them in two places:

- **Inside a room**: services tied to a specific room (e.g. *Wall painting*, *Floor installation*).
- **As additional services**: items that aren't room-bound (e.g. *Material transport*, *Debris removal*, *Floor protection*).

Both kinds use the same fields: name, unit, quantity, unit price, and value (calculated automatically).

## Adding from the catalog

The fastest path is **Add service** inside a room (or **Add additional service** in the *Additional services* section). The catalog search opens. Type a fragment of the name, pick the item, done. Unit price, unit, and the calculation method all come from the catalog.

You set the catalog up once in **Services & Pricing → Catalog**. The cleaner the catalog, the faster every future quote.

## Adding a custom item (off-catalog)

If the service isn't in the catalog, click **Add custom service** (or **Add custom item** for the additional section). Fill in:

- **Name** (required)
- **Unit**: m², lm, pcs, set, kg, l
- **Quantity** (must be positive)
- **Unit price**

There's a checkbox underneath: **Add this service to my catalog**. Tick it and the new item is saved to your catalog, so next time you can pick it from the dropdown instead of typing it again.

## Manual vs automatic quantity

Services inside rooms can pull their quantity automatically from the room's measurements. Bulido supports four calculation modes:

- **Wall area**: painting, plastering.
- **Floor area**: screeding, flooring.
- **Ceiling area**: ceiling painting.
- **Perimeter**: skirting boards, trim.

The mode comes from the service's catalog definition. If you'd rather enter the quantity yourself (e.g. only part of the room is painted), toggle **Manual quantity** on that line item. Bulido then stops overriding it when the room dimensions change.

Additional items (outside rooms) always use manual quantity. They aren't tied to any room measurement.

## What's next

Once your line items are in, decide whether prices show net or gross — see [Net or gross prices](/helpcenter/quotes/net-or-gross-prices).