Dave Knutson Siding

Dave Knutson Siding is a family-owned business that values the importance of our relationships and continues to deliver high-quality, cost-effective projects in addition to quick and friendly customer service. In 1974 Dave Knutson picked up his first hammer as the operator of his own business. Before that, Dave studied siding under the apprenticeship of expert Minnesotan tradesmen who emphasized quality work and service above all else. We continue that tradition to this day with the help of Chris Knutson who took over in 2015.
Before using Clear Estimates, how would you estimate, what did you use?
Before Clear Estimates, we simply used a Word document to write estimates. Clear Estimates has saved us 100’s of hours.
What was your biggest estimating pain point before using Clear Estimates?
Our biggest pain was the time it took to write each line item. In Clear Estimates, we have all line items pre-written with values attached.


After using Clear Estimates, have you been able to measure improvements in estimates produced or time saved?
It has been a tremendous help and has saved us nearly 100 [estimating] hours per year.
When using Clear Estimates, what function do you find most useful?
We really love being able to duplicate estimates so we can make revisions to estimates while keeping the original.
If you were CEO for a day, what feature(s) would you add to the program?
I would have values attached to custom items after they have been created once. [After creating a custom part via the Projects page, an option to store in in the database for future use. Right now, this can only be done via the Parts page]