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title: "Can't edit the unit price of a material in an estimate"
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updated: 2026-10-16T02:37:05Z
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# Can't edit the unit price of a material in an estimate

![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/anvil-wrench.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T22%3A04%3A07Z&se=2026-11-01T23%3A04%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lnYF%2B%2FiGLCEYtOneeo8fAyy%2FQ58qL4xuKUkjVhs7U7Y%3D) Troubleshooting **Role:** Administrator · Office · Technician**Area:** Estimates, Pricebook materials · All versions

## **What you're seeing**

You open an estimate and try to change the price of a material, but the **Unit Price** field is grayed out and won't let you type. This can affect one material or every material on the estimate, depending on the cause.

## **Why this happens**

There are 2 common reasons.

**Reason 1**

**You don't have the material permissions needed to edit pricing.** Without the right permissions on your profile, the Unit Price field is locked.

**Reason 2**

**The material is set as non-chargeable.** Non-chargeable materials don't carry a customer-facing price, so the Unit Price field stays grayed out.

## **Before you start**

To edit material pricing you need the **Edit material price** and **Edit Material Charge** permissions on your profile. If you can't view or change permissions, contact your administrator.

## **How to fix it**

Work through both checks.

### **1****Confirm you have the right permissions**

1. Check that your profile has the **Edit material price** and **Edit Material Charge** permissions enabled.
2. If you can't view or edit permissions yourself, contact your administrator to enable them.
3. Return to the estimate and try editing the **Unit Price** field again.

> [!NOTE]
> **✓ Done ·** With the permissions enabled, the Unit Price field is editable. If it's still grayed out, go to Check 2.

### **2****Make the material chargeable**

1. Find the material you want to edit in the estimate.
2. Find the **Chargeable** column for that material. If it's gray, the material is set as non-chargeable. (Depending on where you're editing, this control may appear as **Charge for Material**.)
3. Click the **Chargeable** toggle to make the material chargeable.

> [!NOTE]
> **✓ Done ·** Once the material is chargeable, the Unit Price field becomes editable and you can set the price.

## **Still not working?**

If the Unit Price field is still grayed out after both checks, contact ServiceTitan Technical Support at [**go.servicetitan.com/ask**](https://go.servicetitan.com/ask) with:

- The estimate number and the material name/code
- Whether the material's Chargeable toggle is on or off
- Which material permissions are enabled on your profile
- Which checks from this article you already tried

## **Want to learn more?**

[**Define chargeable materials ›**](https://help.servicetitan.com/roofing/docs/define-chargeable-materials) How to set which materials are chargeable so they carry a customer-facing price.

[**Charge for materials on invoices and estimates ›**](https://help.servicetitan.com/roofing/docs/charge-for-materials-on-invoices-and-estimates) How the chargeable setting affects material pricing on both invoices and estimates.