Dead Quote Recovery Calculator | Strut
Free tool · For builders & tradies

How much work is sitting dead in your inbox right now?

The average Australian builder leaves $40,000 to $120,000 a year sitting in unanswered quotes. Find out your number in 90 seconds.

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Built for Aussie operators

Dead Quote Recovery Calculator

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20

Average over the last 6 months

$8,000

What your typical signed job is worth

30%

% of quotes that turn into signed jobs

20%

% of quotes that get a 2nd, 3rd or 4th touch

Revenue sitting dead in your pipeline

$172,800 / year

Lost quotes / month

14

Recoverable jobs / year

22

New close rate possible

39%

Most tradies stop after 1 follow-up. Industry data shows 80% of sales need 5+ touches. You're leaving serious money on the table.

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What's in the full report

The full report goes deeper than the calculator

A PDF sent straight to your inbox. Built for serious operators who want to fix the leak, not just measure it.

1

Your personalised numbers

Your pipeline leak in dollars, your potential close rate, and how many extra jobs are within reach this year.

2

The 5 stages a quote dies at

Where most quotes silently go cold, and the specific signal at each stage that tells you it's about to happen.

3

The 7-touch follow-up framework

The sequence we set up for our clients. What to send, when to send it, and what to never put in a follow-up.

4

Templates you can copy-paste

3 email templates and 4 SMS templates that have been tested across hundreds of construction quotes.

5

The response-time multiplier

The data on what happens to your close rate when you reply to a new enquiry in under 5 minutes versus 5 hours.

6

Your 90-day fix plan

A simple 12-week roadmap to plug the leak and start recovering dead quotes, with or without an agency.

The reason your quotes are dying isn't price.

It's the gap between quote sent and the second time you turn up.

80%

of sales close on the 5th to 12th contact. Most tradies stop after 1.

44%

of operators never follow up at all after sending a quote.

5x

increase in close rate when enquiries are responded to in under 5 minutes.

Who this is for

Built for serious operators. Not for everyone.

Strut works for established building and trade businesses doing real work. The calculator is most useful if you fit the left side below.

This is for you if

  • You're doing 10+ quotes a month and most never get a second touch
  • Your average job value is over $3,000
  • You know word of mouth alone isn't going to keep you growing
  • You want better leads, not more
  • You've already invested in the work, but your follow-up is still happening in your head

Probably not for you if

  • You're a sole trader doing 1-2 small jobs a month
  • You're brand new and still building your first 10 clients
  • You're looking for "more leads" as the only answer
  • You don't want to invest in fixing the back end of your business

Got your number? Now let's talk about getting it back.

Book a free 30-minute Quote Recovery Strategy Call with the team at Strut. We'll look at your pipeline, your follow-up gaps, and the specific fixes that move the needle in your business.

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