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Answer a sizing question on the spot
The heat-pump sizer gives a defensible capacity from a few building details, no survey wait.
The heat-pump sizer gives a defensible capacity in seconds.
Calculators & scans
Free calculators and scans for the trade
Heat-pump sizing, heating cost, price and mention scans.
A set of free tools for the industry — heat-pump sizing, heating cost estimation, price scans and brand mention scans — usable without a subscription and useful in a client conversation.
01 / What it does
Free Tools, in practice
Win the client conversation on the spot: free calculators give a defensible number in seconds, and every result can carry straight into a real quote.
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Win the fuel-cost argument with numbers
Compare running costs across energy sources in money, so the client decides on facts.
Heating cost comparison shows fuel options in money, not kW.
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Price with confidence
Check where a product sits against the market before you quote it, not after you've lost the deal.
Price scan checks the market before you quote a material.
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See your brand's real visibility
Mention scan shows where you appear online, including inside AI answers.
Mention scan shows where your brand shows up, including AI answers.
02 / How it works
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Pick a tool
Get the right calculator for the question in front of you, no account needed.
- Choose the calculator that matches the question a client just asked you.
- No account is needed to run the basic calculations.
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Enter
Get a defensible number in seconds, from the few details that actually matter.
- Enter the few inputs that actually change the answer — area, insulation, fuel price, region.
- Assumptions are shown, so you can defend the number in front of a client.
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Use it
Walk away with something to show the client, or carry it into a real quote.
- Share the result, or carry it into a quote, project or article as supporting evidence.
- Sign in to save runs and compare scenarios across a project.
03 / In depth
Practical calculators anyone can use
Every ordering mistake avoided at the counter or on site is time and stock that does not need replacing, and free tools solve the small, frequent problems: how many boxes, how much adhesive, what waste allowance, which slip rating a wet area needs. They are useful on their own and they are the easiest way to see how the platform thinks.
From a quick calculation to a real project
A calculation nobody saves is a calculation somebody has to redo later. The same numbers become a room plan, a moodboard or a priced request without re-entering anything.
A genuine front door
High-intent visitors who are about to buy materials are worth more to a supplier than a much larger audience that isn't, which is why hosting useful calculators attracts exactly the people who are about to buy materials — high-intent traffic that a brochure page never captures.
04 / Use cases
Where Free Tools earns its place
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Homeowners
Work out quantities and rough cost before contacting a professional.
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Installers
Check adhesive, grout and waste quantities on site in seconds.
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Showroom staff
Answer a customer's quantity question accurately at the counter.
05 / Who it's for
Free Tools is built for the people who specify, buy and sell materials.
Heat-pump sizing, heating cost, price and mention scans.
Installers
Contractors
Homeowners
06 / Questions
Frequently asked
Are they really free?+
Yes — the free tools are usable without a MaterialsHub subscription.
Are the tools really free?+
Yes, the calculators and quick scans are free to use.
Do I need an account?+
Not to calculate. An account lets you save results and turn them into projects or requests.
How accurate are the results?+
They use real product formats, pack sizes and standard waste allowances, so they reflect what you would actually order.
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