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Made in NZ · Concrete quoting · Producer statements · NZS 3109Concreting software for NZ — quote m³, pump hire and finished rates on site
Toolie is job-management, quoting, invoicing and compliance software built for NZ concreters. Price ready-mix by MPa grade and region, calculate pump hire, quote driveways, slabs, footings and steps — a real NZ concreting pricebook, not a blank template.
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See how Toolie works for concreters
From the slab outline to the joint plan, the pour plan, a priced quote with the paperwork it needs, and the pour record afterwards — in the order you’d use them.
Every screen here is the real Toolie app running a made-up demo business — the clients and addresses are invented, the screens are real.
- 01 Quote the jobQuote Takeoff, designed parts and the priced total
- 02 Paperwork per jobPaperwork Consent and LBP for structural concrete
- 03 Slab and joint planJoints Outline to area, boxing and saw cuts
- 04 Pour plan and meshPour Loads, truck interval, crew and weather
- 05 Pour recordsRecords Every pour, docket, inspection and test
01
Quote the job
Pick from concreting job types, enter the size, depth, mesh and finish, and Toolie prices the dig-out, base, concrete, mesh, boxing and joints from your concreter pricebook.
- Concreting job types: house and garage slabs, driveways, paths, strip and pad footings, steps, exposed aggregate, in-situ retaining walls and elevated slabs
- Auto takeoff: length, width and depth become excavation and cart-away, GAP base, ready-mix by MPa, mesh sheets, boxing, saw cuts and isolation strip
- Driveway depth, mesh and base hints cite the NZMCPA Code of Practice: Driveways; curing cites BRANZ BU623
- Several parts on one quote — here a designed driveway and a garage floor slab
- Labour hours and rate, markup on materials, GST and a deposit or staged payments, with the client scope drafted for you
02
Paperwork per job
Each job type knows whether it’s structural, and the quote lists the consent and supervision that follow from that.
- Building consent for structural concrete forming part of a building — house and garage slabs, footings, elevated slabs and in-situ retaining walls (Building Act 2004, Schedule 1)
- LBP supervision for restricted building work: foundations and slab-on-ground under the Foundations licence class
- Driveways, paths and non-structural slabs-on-ground shown as generally Schedule 1 exempt
- A concrete mix specification record recommended for every pour (NZS 3109:1997)
03
Slab and joint plan
Enter a rectangle, draw an L, T or curved outline, or trace it from an aerial photo. Toolie works out the true area, the boxing and a saw-cut joint plan.
- Rectangle, drawn outline or aerial trace
- Edges against the house or an existing slab get an isolation strip instead of boxing
- Saw cuts to the NZMCPA Code of Practice: Driveways spacing, including the lengthwise cut on wide drives and re-entrant corners
- Area, bays, boxing, isolation length and volume (+5%)
- Your own spacing for engineer-designed slabs
04
Pour plan and mesh
Pick the truck, crew and finish, and enter the forecast. Toolie plans the loads and the gap between trucks, and flags the weather risks.
- Loads and the interval between trucks, the pour and finishing time and when you’ll be done
- Crew-hours, a conservative pace for small or first pours, and your own placing and finishing rates
- Frost, cold, hot and wind flags from the forecast, and the load schedule as a ready-to-send text
- Mesh sheet layout: whole and cut sheets for the outline, with your lap
- Add the designed slab as a priced part, or fill the takeoff
05
Pour records
Log each pour with the supplier dockets, the pre-pour inspection, curing and any cylinder results — the record you’ll want if a slab is ever questioned.
- Element, pour date, supplier, docket numbers, specified strength and mix
- Volume ordered against delivered, weather and air temperature
- Pre-pour inspection by the council or engineer, and the reinforcement check
- Curing method and duration, test cylinders and 7- and 28-day results
- Print any record or export the register as CSV
Everything in the concreter pack
Quote concrete by MPa grade, volume and pour type
NZ ready-mix concrete prices swing by region, volume, distance to the batch plant and MPa grade. Toolie’s NZ concreting pricebook covers 20MPa– 40MPa ready-mix, pump hire (linepump vs 37m boom), driveway and slab placed-plus-finished rates, strip footings, kerbs and steps — with indicative ranges from real NZ batch plants. Override any rate with your supplier price. NZS 3109 Concrete Construction and NZS 3101 Concrete Structures Standard cover the structural requirements; your producer statement (PS1 or PS3) is generated by the engineer, but Toolie’s producer-statement register tracks every one on file.
Formwork, reinforcing and finishing in the same quote
Toolie carries formply F17, D10–D20 deformed rebar, RL818 and RL1018 mesh, bar chairs, release agent and joint sealants. The quote builds materials, labour and pump hire into a single job total with your margin applied consistently. Before you send, the accuracy auditor checks for missing companion items — like curing compound against a pour line, or mesh chairs against a slab.
Progress invoicing and job costing for larger pours
For multi-stage commercial or civil jobs, Toolie runs CCA 2002-compliant progress claims. Job costing shows estimate vs actual by cost type so you know your real margin on each pour, not just the contract total.
One flat price for your whole crew
Most concreting outfits run a small permanent crew plus casual labour on big pours. Toolie is one flat monthly price for the whole crew — not per user — so adding a labourer or a finisher changes nothing on your bill.
One flat price for your whole crew — and a demo before you sign up
Toolie is flat: Solo $49, Duo $89, Crew $129, Pro $249 (NZD ex-GST) — add the whole crew free, not per user. 14-day free trial, no credit card, no lock-in. And you can quote a real job on the demo before you ever create an account.
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NZ compliance guide
Concrete Slab Consent NZ: Driveways, LBPs & Records — When a concrete slab or driveway needs a building consent in NZ, when the pour is restricted building work for a Foundations LBP, and what pour records to keep.
Driveway joints, explained
Our driveway control-joint guide covers NZMCPA saw-cut spacing, depth and timing with a worked example.
Common questions
Does Toolie include NZ concrete pricing or do I build it from scratch?
Toolie ships a NZ concreting pricebook covering ready-mix by MPa grade, pump hire, placed-plus-finished driveway and slab rates, strip footings and reinforcing materials. Every price is a starting point — override with your own supplier rates in the pricebook settings.
Can I track pump hire as a separate line in a quote?
Yes. Pump hire (linepump or boom) is a line item in the quote with day-rate pricing you can override. It rolls into the job total and flows through to the invoice.
Does Toolie manage producer-statement registers for consent jobs?
Yes. The producer-statement register tracks PS1 and PS3 statements on file by job, with the engineer’s name and issue date. It’s linked to the consent tracker so you can see which jobs have all statements on file.
Is there an NZ-built alternative to Tradify or Fergus for concreters?
Yes. Toolie is New Zealand-built, flat-priced for your whole crew instead of per user, includes a real NZ concreting pricebook, and lets you quote a job before you sign up.
How much does concreting software cost in NZ?
Flat NZD ex-GST: Solo $49, Duo $89, Crew $129, Pro $249 — one price for the whole crew, not per user. 14-day free trial, no credit card, no lock-in.
Can Toolie work out saw-cut joints for a driveway?
Yes. The slab and driveway designer takes a rectangle, a drawn outline or an aerial trace and lays out saw cuts to the NZMCPA Code of Practice: Driveways spacing, including re-entrant corners and the lengthwise cut on wide drives. On a consented slab the engineer’s joint plan governs.
Does Toolie plan the pour?
Yes. From the volume, truck size, crew, finish and forecast it works out the number of loads, the interval between trucks, when the pour and finishing will be done, and flags cold- or hot-weather risks — with the load schedule as a ready-to-send text.
Quote, pour and get paid — in one place
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