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Appreciation post: My buddy in Austin mentioned his AI tool can now predict material costs from a photo...

He showed me a picture of a deck he took, and the app gave him a lumber estimate within 5% of his manual quote, which got me thinking about how much these small, practical AI helpers are changing the groundwork for jobs like mine without making a big fuss about it.
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jakewhite
jakewhite9d ago
Know exactly what you mean. That deck example hits home. I just used a free site that does the same for drywall from a room pic. Saved me an hour of measuring last week. These quiet tools are becoming part of the daily workflow without anyone really noticing.
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ruby_grant
Quiet tools" - are they actually saving money or just time?
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