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No. 12No. 16Front roomDining roomHallWall to come downKitchenand dining16 m²5,0004,000Roof light20 m²Drain run, 6 mNew manholeProposed ground floor planScale 1:50 at A33 mFolding doors, 3,300Steel over, 3,600Proposed rear elevationScale 1:50 at A3Notes1. New walls 102 brick, 100 insulatedcavity, 100 block.2. Steel to engineer’s details.3. Roof light 1600 x 900.4. Do not scale from this drawing.Rear extension, 14 Elm RoadDrawing03, proposed plan and elevationApplication26/01482/HOUSEScale1:50 at A3RevisionB

Every trade, quantity and rate, measured from the council’s drawings. It’s about £1, and you get it back if it fails.

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An example drawing. The job and its figures are made up.

Watch it measure.

It reads the drawings the way a quantity surveyor would, and lists what it took off.

Measurements taken from the plans

Walls

  • External wall, 13 m long35 m²
  • Strip footings13 m

Floor

  • Slab20 m²
  • Finished floor16 m²

Roof

  • Flat roof20 m²
  • Roof light1

Opening

  • Folding doors3.3 m
  • Steel over3.6 m

Drains

  • Drain run6 m
  • New manhole1
Step 2 of 2: measuring and pricing 6 plansAn example drawing. The job and its figures are made up.

Then you get the whole bill.

Not a lump sum. Every item, quantity and rate, and all of it’s yours to change. Try it: click any quantity, rate or percentage.

Groundworks and drainage£5,613

Dig out and cart away£1,092
Strip footings£1,573
Slab, insulation and membrane£1,960
Drain run£708
New manhole£280

Walls and structure£11,973

Cavity walls£6,265
Steel over the opening, fitted£2,574
Break through and make good£1,854
Scaffold£1,280

Roof and glazing£4,121

Flat roof, deck and covering£1,760
Roof light£654
Folding doors, 3.3 m£1,707

Finishes and fit-out£9,205

Plaster and skim£1,056
Screed and floor finish£1,376
Kitchen units, fitted£3,120
Electrics£1,480
Plumbing and heating£1,645
Decorating£528

Nothing’s hidden in the price.

What it assumes

  • Normal ground, with no piling
  • Clear access down the side of the house
  • Drains where the plans show them
  • A mid-range kitchen, fitted

What it leaves out

  • Building control fees
  • A party wall surveyor
  • Structural engineer’s calculations
  • Moving the boiler

Every price lists both, so you know what you’d be quoting for. You can change them too, and they carry onto the quote.

Not sure it’s worth your time?

A rough price gives you a range in seconds, from the council’s description alone. It’s 1 credit, and it tells a £20,000 porch from a £200,000 rebuild before you pay for a full price.

Rough price £35,000 to £55,000 including VAT. About 18 to 24 m² at £1,900 to £2,300 per m².

From the council’s description, not their plans.

Got the plans from the homeowner?

Drop in the plans a client or their architect sent you, say what you want priced, and it works the same way, for the same 10 credits.

Which work should we price?

Choose up to 12, or none to price everything.

Just the part you’re doing

Mark up to 5 parts of a drawing, and it prices only inside them.

Drag a box on the drawing.Press the button to mark a part of the drawing.

    Front roomDining roomKitchenGarden

    If it fails, you don’t pay.

    It says what happened in plain words, and your 10 credits come back every time.

    We can’t get the plans
    “We couldn’t get plans for this job, so it can’t be priced.”
    There’s nothing to price in them
    “We couldn’t find any work to price in these plans.”
    The answer comes back cut short
    “The price came back unfinished, so it would have missed work. Try again.”
    Anything else
    “Something went wrong while pricing this job. Try again later.”

    How much is that?

    10credits for a full price from the plans. About £1.
    1credit for a rough price from the description. About 10p.

    Want to know how good the price is before you trust it? Here’s what we can and can’t tell you yet.

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    3 searches and 50 credits, which is up to 5 full prices. No card.

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