Automated Estimate Rocket Job Cost Overrun Alerts
Every night, WebRun opens Estimate Rocket, compares each active job's actual labor, material, and equipment costs against its original estimate, cross-checks the posted expenses in QuickBooks, and posts your project manager a Slack flag for any job running over budget by more than your threshold, biggest overruns first.
How do I catch foundation repair job cost overruns before they get out of hand?
WebRun compares every active job's actual labor, material, and equipment costs in Estimate Rocket against its original estimate each night, cross-checks the posted expenses in QuickBooks to confirm the overrun is real, and posts your project manager a ranked Slack flag for any foundation repair job running over budget, largest overrun first.
- Overruns get flagged the same night they cross your threshold
- Every flag is cross-checked against real QuickBooks expenses first
- PMs see the biggest cost problems ranked at the top every morning
Built for foundation repair contractors · project managers · construction business owners · piering and underpinning companies
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
login.estimaterocket.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Estimate Rocket - compare actual job costs to the estimate
estimaterocket.com
WebRun opens Estimate Rocket to compare actual job costs to the estimate. - Open Estimate Rocket and pull job cost tracking for every active job
- Compare actual labor, material, and equipment costs against the original estimate
- Flag any job over budget by more than your set threshold
Done when Every active job has an actual-versus-estimate variance calculated.
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QuickBooks - cross-check posted expenses
- Cross-check each flagged job's posted expenses against what's recorded in Estimate Rocket
- Note any expense posted in QuickBooks but missing from the job cost log
- Confirm the overrun is real cost, not a timing or entry mismatch
Done when Every flagged overrun is confirmed against posted QuickBooks expenses.
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Slack - flag jobs running over budget
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to flag jobs running over budget. - Post a Slack flag to the PM channel for each confirmed overrun
- Include the job, the amount over budget, and the cost category driving it
- Rank the list with the largest overrun first
Done when Your PM has tonight's list of confirmed job cost overruns in Slack.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it change any numbers in QuickBooks or Estimate Rocket?
No. WebRun only reads job costs and posted expenses to compare them. It never edits an estimate, a job cost entry, or a QuickBooks transaction on its own.
How is the overrun threshold set?
You set it. WebRun flags any job running over its estimate by more than the percentage or dollar amount you choose, so small, expected variances don't clutter the Slack list.
What if a cost was entered twice by mistake?
It's caught by the cross-check. WebRun compares Estimate Rocket's job cost log against QuickBooks' posted expenses, so a duplicate or mismatched entry shows up as a discrepancy instead of a real overrun.
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