Case Study: Lucid Electric achieves 10x efficiency and seamless remote estimating with Countfire

Lucid Electric continues their efficiency during COVID-19 with Countfire

Lucid Electric, a Toronto-based electrical contractor with about 50 electricians and three estimators, faced the sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and struggled with traditional, paper-based estimating—large-scale drawings, lack of industrial printers, and crowded home workspaces. To overcome these challenges they turned to Countfire, an automated electrical takeoff and estimating tool that let their estimator Ronan Carroll continue working efficiently from home.

Countfire let Ronan load and split project drawings, organize disciplines (power, lights, fire alarms), perform automated takeoffs, run checks, and export fully itemized Excel reports in minutes. The result: a dramatic productivity boost—Ronan estimates roughly a ten-fold efficiency gain and moved from 70–80 hour weeks to regular hours—eliminating paper, speeding estimates, and enabling Lucid Electric to keep projects moving during the pandemic.

Lucid Electric

Ronan Carroll

Electrician