Services and Materials

Q: "Can I show different pricing for the same item on different estimates?"

"Yes. Unit pricing can be adjusted per estimate, so you’re not locked into one price for every customer or situation."

Q: "Can I hide cost details or unit pricing from crew members?"

"Yes. Cost and pricing visibility can be restricted by role, so field staff see what they need without accessing margin or cost data."

Q: "Can I duplicate an existing item instead of starting from scratch?"

"Yes. Existing services or materials can be duplicated and edited, which speeds up building out your item library when you have similar items with minor differences."

Q: "Can crew members add new services or materials from their phone?"

"Yes. New items can be added from the mobile app, so field crews aren’t blocked waiting for office staff to update the item library."

Q: "Do saved services and materials appear automatically in estimates and invoices?"

"Yes. Your saved items are available to pull into any estimate or invoice — you search, select, and the details populate."

Set up a list of saved service and material items your team uses across most jobs. Saved items help estimates, invoices, and purchase orders come together faster, with less manual work and fewer mistakes.

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Create saved items with full details

Add everything you need to each item, unit price, cost, tax status, SKU, and item code. Choose whether it’s a material or service, write a short description, and set the right quantity type.

UI showing how to create a new material item in Cinderblock, including name, description, and category.

Organize items by category and unit type

Keep your list clear and searchable with custom categories and unit types like bags, gallons, hours, linear feet, and more. Color-code your categories for easy scanning, and apply the right quantity logic to each item so totals are always accurate.

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Build documents using saved items

Instead of typing out every line, just pull the information from your saved item list. The cost, markup, and pricing all carry over automatically, whether you’re building a job estimate, creating an invoice, or sending a purchase order.

UI showing how saved materials in Cinderblock can be added to an invoice with preset names and pricing.

Control visibility and sync with QuickBooks

Choose what shows customers and vendors with simple visibility toggles. Show or hide fields like cost, SKU, or item code depending on the document. And if you use QuickBooks Online, your services and materials can sync directly, so everything stays up to date.

UI showing how Cinderblock lets you control which fields customers see and keep items synced with QuickBooks Online.

Cinderblock cleaned up our entire process.

We no longer have notes and prices scattered everywhere. When we’re building an invoice, the whole team pulls line items from the same list, so nothing ends up with the wrong pricing.

Nikola, Construction Manager

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More ways Cinderblock helps you stay organized

Job management

Track jobs from start to finish with clear notes, files, and status updates.

Scheduling

Assign and manage appointments based on your crew’s availability.

CRM

Keep all customer details, communication, and files organized.

Tasks

Turn big jobs into simple steps and keep work moving without confusion.

Estimates & Invoices

Create and send billing documents without switching tools or retyping details.

Purchase orders

Generate POs in seconds using items already saved in your list.

Mobile app

Access every job from your phone, on-site, or on the road.

Team communication

Centralize crew communication so nothing gets lost or missed.

FAQs

If you have any questions about Cinderblock or its features, feel free to reach out.

Yes. Unit pricing can be adjusted per estimate, so you’re not locked into one price for every customer or situation.

Yes. Cost and pricing visibility can be restricted by role, so field staff see what they need without accessing margin or cost data.

Yes. Existing services or materials can be duplicated and edited, which speeds up building out your item library when you have similar items with minor differences.

Yes. New items can be added from the mobile app, so field crews aren’t blocked waiting for office staff to update the item library.

Yes. Your saved items are available to pull into any estimate or invoice — you search, select, and the details populate.