Customer and location
Confirm who and where.
Collect enough information to respond and check the service area.
- Name, email, phone, and contact preference.
- Project address, city, and postal code.
- Customer or property-management role.
Describe the fencing work you quote. Makeform creates a lead form for fence type, approximate length, height, gates, terrain, access, timing, and photos.
Send fence quote requests to Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a prompt, adapt it to your service area, or send it to the builder. Each structure is an example, not an estimate.
Audience
Homeowners planning a backyard privacy fence
Format
Project brief with measurements and photos
Prompt size
350 chars
Example form structure
Project brief with measurements and photos
Contact and project address
Approximate fence length and height
Wood style or finish
Gates and removal work
Yard photos or sketch
Suggested routing tags
New installation
Repair request
Site visit needed
Ask separately for fence length and gate count so the estimator can prepare for the next call.
Step 1
Describe
material, dimensions, gates, and purpose
Step 2
Show
photos, sketch, slope, and access
Step 3
Qualify
service area, timing, and project fit
Step 4
Follow up
review details and arrange a site visit
Better fence leads
A name and phone number cannot distinguish a gate repair from a full privacy fence. Structured answers give your estimator useful context.
Show installation, replacement, or repair questions based on the homeowner's first selection.
Capture linear feet, height, gate quantity, and gate width separately for a clearer rough scope.
Timing, access, slope, removal work, budget, and photos create an agenda for follow-up.
Built around fence work
Edit the choices to match your materials, service area, and estimating process.
Collect property address, fence purpose, material, length, height, gates, style, removal needs, and timing.
Ask what failed, how much fence is affected, whether it is unsecured, and request damage photos.
Let undecided homeowners explain privacy, pet, pool, appearance, or maintenance priorities.
Separate homeowner requests from sites needing drawings, access control, bid dates, or walkthroughs.
Quote request workflow
Generate the form, adapt it to your offerings, and route requests to an estimator.
Name your materials, service area, project types, and required details.
Add fence styles and gates, then reveal repair, pool, or commercial questions when relevant.
Share a link or place the form on your quote-request page.
Send submissions to an estimator and organize details for consistent follow-up.
Intake options
A fence-specific request captures the scope your team needs to decide the next step.
Field guide
These sections cover the customer, rough scope, site, and timing. Pricing can follow your normal review process.
Customer and location
Collect enough information to respond and check the service area.
Project type
Let the first scope choice control the questions that follow.
Dimensions and materials
Estimated measurements help distinguish small repairs from perimeter jobs.
Gates and features
Collect gate quantity and widths outside the fence-length field.
Site conditions
Slope, obstacles, access, and removal work affect the site approach.
Photos and timing
Property views, damage photos, sketches, and timing help prepare follow-up.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for fencing contractors building a clearer online estimate request.
It is an online intake for an installation, replacement, gate, or repair. It gathers contact details, rough dimensions, materials, gates, site conditions, timing, and photos for contractor review.
Include contact details, address, work type, purpose, approximate length and height, materials, gate quantity and widths, removal, terrain, access, timing, and photos. Add pool, pet, HOA, or access-control questions when relevant.
It can collect pricing inputs, but a request is not a final price unless your estimating process supports that result. Contractors may review measurements, conditions, materials, and local requirements first.
Yes. Ask for wide views of each run and close-ups of damage or obstacles. A sketch, survey, or inspiration image can add context, though conditions may still need on-site verification.
Yes. Show damage and urgency questions for repairs, while new installations receive material, style, length, height, removal, and gate questions.
Require the address, city, or postal code and list your service areas nearby. Use location responses to sort submissions, without promising availability before review.
Yes. Makeform is unlimited free for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting responses. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge, so you can build and use the complete intake before deciding whether you want unbranded forms.
The answers and uploads appear as a submission. Route it to an estimator, check project fit, and contact the homeowner about missing details, measurements, or next steps.
Replace vague quote requests with useful project details.