Flooring Business Coach
Know Your Margin per Square Metre, Not Just Your Rate
Matey is the AI business coach for flooring installers. It costs materials, prep and hours against every quote, tells you which floor types pay best per hour, chases overdue invoices, and plans your week every Monday.
- Profit per hour on timber, carpet, vinyl and tile, compared
- Overdue invoices chased with the message already written
- Square-metre quotes clients approve on their phone
- 01Material, underlay, adhesive and labour against the quote
- 02Profitable, breakeven or loss on every job
- 03Best and worst floor types each month
Job Margin Intelligence
Vinyl Plank at 41%. Tile at 19%. Quote Accordingly.
Your rate per square metre is only half the story. Subfloor prep, waste and hours decide the margin. Close each job in Matey, confirm the real numbers, and see which floor types are carrying your business.
Features
Everything Flooring pros need
Job Margin Verdict
Hours worked and material cost in, profit per hour out. A green, amber or red dot on every job in the list.
Monday Business Brief
Every Monday at 8am: last week's numbers, your best and worst margin jobs, the overdue invoice to chase and one action for the week.
Overdue Alerts
At 7 days past due the invoice surfaces at the top of your screen with the reminder drafted. Firmer at 14, final notice at 21.
Square Metre Pricing
Set a rate per square metre for supply and install. Estimates calculate as you enter dimensions, and Matey compares the result to what the job actually cost.
Room Breakdown
Quote and bill room by room on large jobs. Clients understand the cost and you track progress on multi-room installs.
Job Templates
Templates for timber, carpet, vinyl and tile. Quote in minutes and compare margins across floor types.
Why Matey
Why Flooring businesses choose Matey
- Margin by floor type
- Square metre pricing that gets checked
- Late payers chased for you
- Room-by-room quotes
- Prep and waste costed properly
- GST-ready, synced to Xero
Flooring pros
What our customers say
“Square metre pricing templates mean I can quote a job on-site in under 5 minutes. Clients get a professional estimate immediately.”
“Room-by-room invoicing on large jobs makes everything so clear. No client has ever questioned a line item since I started using it.”
“Getting paid on the day of completion instead of 3 weeks later has transformed my cash flow completely.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does Matey compare margins across floor types?
Every completed job gets a profit-per-hour figure and Matey groups them by job type. After a month you can see, for example, vinyl plank at 41% and tile at 19%, and the Monday brief will suggest what to quote differently.
Does square-metre pricing still get a margin verdict?
Yes. Your square-metre rate sets the quoted amount. When you close the job you confirm actual hours and materials, including prep and waste, and Matey tells you whether the rate held up.
How do I include subfloor preparation in a flooring estimate?
Add prep, levelling or removal as separate line items. Clients see all costs upfront, and the margin verdict uses the real prep hours.
What happens when a client doesn't pay?
At 7 days past due the invoice appears at the top of your screen with an AI-drafted reminder. One tap sends it by email or SMS, and Matey escalates the tone at 14 and 21 days.
Get started
Lay More Floors. Know Which Ones Paid You.
Start your free 14-day trial and see your margin by floor type within a month.