How can we help your business?
Fox Estimating & Consulting works for clients in the Chicago area and nationwide on commercial and high-end residential masonry projects. We prepare estimates for new construction, remodels, and historic renovations using a variety of materials including CMU, brick, stone, thin stone and thin brick.
Challenging times require creative solutions. Fox Estimating & Consulting can be your flexible and reliable estimating resource when you or your estimators are too busy.
Steve Krasnowski
Owner and Founder
Since starting Fox Estimating & Consulting, Steve has secured and project managed over $115 million for his clients. Steve has 34 years of masonry estimating and construction expertise. He has been instrumental in helping both large and small mason contractors grow their businesses.
Steve earned a Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction Management from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1984 and gained valuable experience working for well-respected contractors in the Chicago area before founding his own consulting business in 1997. In addition, he has led multiple estimating training seminars for the Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago.
Steve understands that trust is essential. When it comes to getting the job done on time, providing an accurate estimate, and holding client-specific information in confidence, you can rely on Fox Estimating & Consulting!
Tradesmen’s Software
Fox Estimating & Consulting completes masonry estimates and take-offs using Tradesmen’s Software, providing you with unique benefits and bidding advantages.
Tradesmen’s Software provides 3-D images of the job, and a spreadsheet of material and labor costs per unit. Job crews and equipment can be customized for individual projects or specific areas, giving mason contractors the flexibility to more effectively bid, manage and track their jobs.
Tradesmen’s Software allows you to:
See 3D masonry take-off on plans
Attach 3D images to bid proposals
Customize crews and equipment by area within a project
Run separate material and labor reports by area, elevation, or phase
Create spreadsheets showing quantities by material, cost per unit, and labor production per unit
Track job costs versus estimate as the job progresses
Gallery
Some of our recent projects bid and project managed