Getting started
Run the installer
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts. Takes under a minute.
Launch FEQ
Open it from your Start Menu or desktop shortcut.
Set your ZIP & store
Tell FEQ where you're building so pricing matches your market.
Build your first estimate
Pick a house style, enter your plan's measurements, and print your report.
What's included, free
- Full material takeoff and labor estimate, phase by phase
- Real Home Depot and Lowe's material pricing, kept current with a built-in update tool
- State-specific labor rates
- PDF report and editable Excel takeoff
- Every line editable — swap in your own supplier's pricing anytime
- Pro Desk — build a custom, branded store pricing profile of your own
Optional upgrade — $10/month
Removes the watermark from printed and exported reports. Everything else — the estimating, the pricing, the calculations — is included in the free app. If you never need watermark-free reports for a client, you never pay a cent.
System requirements: Windows desktop PC. FEQ is a lightweight local application — no cloud account and nothing to sign into. An internet connection is needed to receive pricing updates, but the app and your saved jobs work fully offline in between.