We’re not going to give you a percentage until we’ve measured one on real jobs against what builders really charged. That work isn’t done yet, so here’s what we can tell you.
What it’s good at
- Working through a set of drawings quickly
- Measuring what’s drawn, and listing what it measured
- Getting every trade and item onto one bill
- Giving you something to correct, instead of a blank page
What it isn’t
- What it can’t see: the ground, the drains, the old wall behind the plaster
- Drawings that are poor, partial or missing the engineer’s details
- Knowing your rates, your suppliers or your way of working
- Taking the responsibility. The price you send is yours
How it’s worked out.
Reads the plans
The AIIt reads the council’s drawings, or the ones you upload.
Measures
The AIIt takes off the quantities and lists every one, so you can check them.
Suggests rates
The AIThey’re its suggestions, not a live price list. Change them to yours.
Does the sums
Our own codeSo the lines always add up to the total, whatever you change.
Where it goes wrong.
- Poor or partial drawings
- It can only measure what’s drawn. When the plans are thin, the price is thin too.
- What’s under the ground
- It assumes normal ground unless the plans say otherwise. It can’t know about piling or a drain in the way.
- No engineer’s details yet
- Steels and foundations are often unsized at planning stage, so these are its best guess.
- Rates that aren’t yours
- Your area, your suppliers and your subbies all move the number.
Check these before you send.
Try it on a job you’ve priced.
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