Hourly Calculator

The Hourly Calculator is a utility designed for use with Free Entry and Manual estimating modes. It helps convert between hours, days, and dollar amounts using real job data such as employee count and daily work hours.

Opening the Hourly Calculator

With an estimate open, click the calculator icon on the main Estimate tab.

Clicking the button opens a dropdown calculator panel.

Convert hours to days

This mode calculates how many days are required based on total hours, number of employees, and daily work hours.

Example: You want to assign 32 total hours to a task.

The formula used is:

(Total Hours ÷ Employees) ÷ Hours Per Day

Example:

(32 ÷ 2) ÷ 8 = 2 days
  

The resulting value is what you enter in the Days column of the Free Entry grid.

Convert days (decimal) to hours

Switching to Decimal to Hours mode performs the reverse calculation.

Example:

(2 days × 8 hours) × 2 employees = 32 hours
  

Use this when you already know the number of days and want to understand the total labor hours involved.

Exporting results to the estimate

Clicking the Export button automatically fills in the Days and Employees fields in the Free Entry grid and closes the calculator.

Convert dollar amount to days

You can also calculate the number of days required to reach a specific labor dollar amount.

Example: You want labor to total $1,500.00. Enter the amount and the calculator returns the number of days needed based on the current employees and hourly setup.

Use the Export button to apply the result directly to the estimate grid.

Rounding up total job days

New in version 2.0.0.7, the Hourly Calculator can round the total job days to a clean, even value.

This feature creates an Adjustment line item using:

• The rounded number of days
• The maximum employees assigned to the job
• No materials

This tool is especially useful when an estimate results in fractional days such as 15.74 and you prefer to present a clean 16-day estimate.