Quick Estimate
Early project budget
Use the main project details you already know and get a planning cost range.
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Estimate a project before you commit.
Start with a quick budget, build a more detailed cost estimate, or calculate material quantities for a specific work item.
Detailed Estimate
More project detail
Use measured quantities, specifications and construction systems when you need a stronger cost plan.
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Material quantities
Calculate materials for concrete, blocks, reinforcement, finishes, roofing and other common work items.
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Fast, but based on the major cost drivers.
Tell us enough about the proposed work to avoid a meaningless square-metre-only answer. For a building, room counts, floors, building use, finish level and external works can all affect the range.
You do not need to know everything. For a new building, if the total floor area is unknown, enter the accommodation you want and the estimator can infer a preliminary planning area.
Quick: major project facts and broad specifications.
Detailed: measured quantities, structural/site details, MEP systems, comparisons, savings, programme and cash flow.
What do you want to estimate?
Choose the scope. The quick questions change to match the work.
Major cost drivers
Building basics
Enter the major facts you know. Floor area is optional if the accommodation is sufficient to infer a planning size.
Accommodation
External works / extras
Before You Rely On The Figure
Use more project information when you need more certainty.
Quick estimates are for early planning. Drawings, measured quantities, site conditions and specifications should be reviewed before a construction budget is treated as final.
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Need current material prices too?
Check the public price catalogue and supplier listings.