Whole Project Estimate
Direct cost, preliminaries, overhead, contingency and target margin.
Free Construction Costing Toolkit
Estimate Building Cost Before You Commit to the Price.
For contractors, developers, homeowners, estimators and QS teams who need a fast working estimate before a detailed BOQ, procurement decision or customer quotation.
Use current measurements and supplier rates. This toolkit supports estimating but does not replace a professional quantity survey, BOQ or contract document where one is required.
ContractorsPrice jobs before submitting a quotation.
DevelopersBuild early project-cost scenarios.
HomeownersUnderstand the components behind a building estimate.
QS / Estimating TeamsUse as a quick working calculator before detailed measurement.
Practical estimating modules
One Workspace for the Cost Items That Drive Building Prices.
Concrete
Volume, waste allowance, cost per cubic metre, pumping and placing.
Blockwork
Wall area, openings, blocks, waste, mortar and labour.
Plaster / Render
Surface area, faces/coats, materials and labour.
Flooring / Tiling
Area, cuts/waste, flooring, accessories and installation.
Roofing
Roof area, laps/waste, covering, framing, accessories, gutters and labour.
Painting
Paintable area, coats, coverage, litres, consumables and labour.
Labour
Trade, crew, days and daily rates.
Plant & Equipment
Hire, fuel, operator and equipment usage.
Preliminaries
Mobilisation, site office, HSE, security, utilities and supervision.
Construction Quotation
Convert the approved estimate into a customer-facing PDF quotation.
Astute Construction & Building Cost Toolkit
Build the Cost Before You Build the Project.
Estimate materials, labour, equipment, preliminaries, overhead, contingency and contractor margin. Save projects on this device and turn the final estimate into a customer quotation.
Whole-project costing
Build the full project estimate line by line.
Use this for a quick estimate or detailed contractor costing. Add as many cost lines as you need.
Concrete volume & costing
Estimate concrete quantity, waste allowance and total cost.
Useful for slabs, beams, columns, footings and simple concrete elements.
Blockwork
Estimate wall area, blocks, mortar allowance and cost.
Plaster / render
Estimate plastering area and cost.
Flooring / tiling
Estimate quantity, waste and installation cost.
Roofing
Estimate roof covering, framing, accessories and labour.
Painting
Estimate paint quantity, coats and labour.
Labour costing
Build labour cost by trade, crew or activity.
Plant & equipment
Cost hired or owned equipment used on the project.
Preliminaries & site costs
Capture the project costs that are easy to forget.
Construction quotation
Turn the approved estimate into a customer-facing quotation.
Internal cost, overhead and profit calculations are hidden unless you deliberately include them as customer line items.
Your business
Customer / project
Project details
Set the project once.
Saved projects
Open a project saved on this device.
What the toolkit is for
A Fast Working Estimate Before the Detailed Commercial Document.
A contractor may need a quick job price before preparing a formal BOQ. A developer may want to compare early project scenarios. A homeowner may want to understand why a quoted price is changing. The toolkit is designed for those working calculations.
Where the project requires measured quantities, contract administration, certification, valuation or formal BOQ preparation, use the appropriate professional QS or engineering process.