Creating a Hardwood Selection Item – Pricing Based On Cover
Learn How to Create and Manage Color Chart Items in HomeBuilder
Setting up color chart items—your upgrades, extras, and selection packages—can feel complicated when you’re dealing with variants, pricing, and multiple models. This video walks you through the complete process using hardwood flooring as an example.
Video Length: Approximately 15 minutes
What You’ll Learn
You’ll see how to build a color chart item from scratch, including how to set up variants for different species and colors, configure area-based pricing (square foot or square meter), and apply consistent markup across all options. We’ll show you how to use the item worksheet and Excel to efficiently create multiple variants at once, then push your new items to specific models so they appear in your selection process.
Key Topics Covered
Item Setup and Configuration
- Creating service-type items with proper base units
- Using category codes to control selection options by room type
- Setting up variants with individual costs and pricing
- Adding product images that display during buyer selections
Pricing and Costing
- Configuring area-based measurement pricing instead of per-item quotes
- Applying profit markups at the variant level
- Understanding how unit costs automatically update unit prices
Efficient Multi-Variant Creation
- Using the item worksheet to duplicate existing items
- Exporting to Excel for bulk editing
- Importing updated pricing and descriptions
- Troubleshooting common import issues
Model Assignment
- Pushing color chart items to specific models
- Managing house area assignments
- Resolving validation errors before activation
Who Should Watch
This video helps HomeBuilder users who need to add new upgrade options, update existing color chart items, or streamline their selection package management. You’ll get the most value if you’re already familiar with basic HomeBuilder navigation and have items you want to configure as buyer selections.
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