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eMullion

Estimating module

Door estimating software built for the bid

The estimating module develops bids through a bulk takeoff of frame, door and hardware selection, automatic pricing, and bid-worksheet functions that turn a takeoff into a proposal quickly.

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The eMullion takeoff window: every opening on the job with its frame, door and hardware heading

How it works

  1. Step 01

    Bulk takeoff

    Build a takeoff of frames, doors and hardware in one pass instead of transcribing a schedule line by line. Selections pull from maintained catalogs, so part numbers and finishes stay consistent across the opening.

    • Frames, doors and hardware in one pass
    • Selections pull from maintained catalogs
    Bulk takeoff in eMullion: every opening's mark, quantity, frame type, size, heading and finish in one grid
  2. Step 02

    Automatic pricing

    Price preps, frames, doors and hardware from current manufacturer price books at the click of a button. No more hunting through PDFs or a workbook someone last updated months ago.

    • Price preps, frames, doors and hardware in a click
    • Pulls from current manufacturer books
    Automatic pricing in eMullion: a frame group, its machining charges and the hardware heading, each priced from the manufacturer base price and discount
  3. Step 03

    Bid worksheet

    Adjust margins, review the product breakdown and see the number move in real time. The worksheet is the working window between the takeoff and the proposal.

    • Set and adjust margins by product grouping
    • See the total move in real time
    The eMullion bid worksheet: cost, markup and margin on every line
  4. Step 04

    Proposals in a click

    Generate a customizable proposal straight from the worksheet: formatted, consistent, and ready to send without rebuilding it in Word or Excel.

    • Formatted, consistent output
    • Generated straight from the worksheet
    An eMullion bid proposal: bid items priced and totalled, ready to send

Why it matters

What it changes for your team

  • Get more bids out the door

    Takeoff, pricing and the worksheet are one pass instead of three, so estimators turn specs into proposals without adding hours.

  • Price on current numbers, always

    Pricing pulls from maintained manufacturer books, so a stale PDF never quietly costs you margin on a job.

  • The proposal is already built

    The worksheet becomes a formatted proposal in a click. No rebuilding the same job in Word or Excel to send it.

Estimating & bids vs the old way

Without eMullion

  • Re-key the schedule line by line
  • Price from PDFs saved months ago
  • Rebuild the proposal in Word or Excel
  • Margin is a guess until the end

With Estimating & bids

  • Schedule the whole opening in one pass
  • Price from catalogs kept current for you
  • Proposal generated from the worksheet
  • See margin move opening by opening

Ready when you are

See a bid priced on your catalogs

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A tradesperson fitting hardware to a commercial door

Built for the trade

Software that speaks doors and hardware

eMullion is built for the people who quote, detail and order commercial openings, not a generic ERP bent to fit the door-and-hardware workflow.

  • Estimators

    Takeoff, pricing and proposals, fast.

  • Project managers

    One view of every job's status.

  • Detailers

    Schedules, drawings and submittals.

  • Purchasing

    Releases and POs off the same data.

Maintained for you

eMullion maintains 150+ manufacturer price books so your team doesn't have to.

The catalog upkeep that eats a distributor's time is just handled: digitizing books, chasing PDF updates, re-keying prices. You estimate from current data, always.

Browse the price book library
  • Hollow metal doors

    Hollow metal doors

    Steelcraft · Ceco · Curries

  • Aluminum entrances

    Aluminum entrances

    Adams Rite

  • Locksets & levers

    Locksets & levers

    Schlage · Best · Dexter

  • Door closers

    Door closers

    Norton · Rixson

  • Hinges

    Hinges

    McKinney · Ives

Auto-priced from the live price book

Works with your books

Keep the accounting you already run

eMullion isn't an accounting package. It connects to ContractERP, QuickBooks and TRUE, the systems you already run, so an order raised in eMullion doesn't get re-typed into the books.

  • No duplicate entry
  • No re-keying
  • Finance keeps its tools
See how the ERP & accounting integration works

What distributors say

Built for the people who quote doors

  • “eMullion has been around a long time and knows what it's doing, and you're not just a number on a list.”
  • “There's a bit of a learning curve, but once you get those things down it's definitely user-friendly. The support has been great, it prevents a lot of user error, and it gives us a better product to turn around.”

Frequently asked questions

Does eMullion replace our estimating spreadsheets?
Yes. The estimating module is built to replace the Excel workbooks distributors use to price doors, frames and hardware. Takeoff, pricing and the bid worksheet all live in one place, pricing from maintained catalogs rather than stale PDFs.
Can we control margins on a bid?
Yes. The bid worksheet lets you set and adjust margins and see the total update as you work, opening by opening, before you generate the proposal.
Where does the pricing come from?
From manufacturer price books eMullion maintains for you. The catalogs module keeps them current so your estimates price off real data.
How is eMullion priced?
eMullion is priced by the size of your team: the number of people who'll use it. Every module is included. Because distributors vary, we quote on a short call rather than posting a one-size price. Book a demo for a number on your setup.
Can we bring our existing data across?
Yes. Your contacts, architects, customer accounts and manufacturers come across, and because eMullion maintains the manufacturer price books for you, you're not re-importing catalogs yourself.
Does it work the same for US and Canadian distributors?
Yes. eMullion is built for commercial door, frame and hardware distributors in the US and Canada. Many price books carry both US and Canadian pricing, and the library marks the region for each.
How does a module fit with the rest of eMullion?
Every module runs on one set of data. Price an opening once and it flows from the bid through detailing, ordering and your accounting system, so nothing gets re-keyed between them.

Everything in one place

Explore the platform, module by module

Bid, detail, order and track. Start wherever you need to, and eMullion carries the rest of the job.

Ready when you are

See a bid priced on your catalogs

Book a demo and we'll run a takeoff, pricing and a proposal through the estimating module, on your jobs, not a canned deck.

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Estimating & bids on a commercial job