Cost plan
from£1453 working days
An elemental materials cost plan from your drawings, for the cost conversation before you commit.
Cost plan: details
Cornwall and South West · cost plans from drawings
Materials cost plans from your drawings
Send the architect's PDFs. We measure them from the drawing's own lines, price every material from a merchant's product page, and send back a workbook you can check line by line.
Estimates, not a QS service. We are not chartered or RICS-regulated quantity surveyors. Every figure we send is for you to check and stand behind.
Fixed prices from £95, set by floor area. Work out your price.
Choose your route
Three services, priced by floor area
Pick the one that matches who will use the figures. The price rises with the size of the work, not its value.
Materials take-off
from£952 working days
Measured quantities with every material priced from three merchants and linked, so you can quote and order.
Materials take-off: detailsTender pack
from£1954 working days
Quantities by trade and priced materials, with sheets for your own labour, preliminaries and margin.
Tender pack: detailsRegular work? Prepaid and monthly credit gives you more for your money. All prices and the price calculator
How it works
From PDF to priced workbook in four steps
01
You send drawings
Send the PDFs. We confirm the fixed price and date, and you pay by card through Stripe.
02
We measure
Areas and lengths come from the drawing's own lines. We check the scale on every sheet and flag errors.
03
We price
Each material is priced from a Bradfords, Selco or Wickes product page, with the link in the workbook.
04
You check it
You get an Excel workbook with low, mid and high totals, built so you can check every line.
Sample
What a cost plan looks like
Materials for a cob cottage remodel, by element. Total mid figure £52,062 ex VAT, range £36,919 to £63,138.
Structural alterations£1,121
Rebuild and external envelope£5,991
Internal walls and fit-out£3,022
Windows and doors£6,253
Finishes£6,819
Kitchen and utility£6,987
Bathrooms and services£11,238
External works£10,632
Low to high rangeMid figure (shown on the right)Scale: £0 to £13,000, gridlines every £1,300
What we are, and are not
We are not quantity surveyors. You check, you stand behind it.
Before you use any figure we send, you must:
- Check the quantities against your own drawings and the site.
- Check the prices with your merchant or builder on the day you buy.
- Use a chartered quantity surveyor for anything a lender, insurer, funder, tender or contract relies on.
Once you use or share our figures, you are responsible for them. Our liability is limited to the fee you paid. You accept this when you place an order.
Not a QS service
We are not chartered and not RICS regulated. Our cost plans are estimates for budgeting and design decisions only.
Web prices, dated
Prices are merchants' published web prices on the date we check them. They change, and trade prices may differ.
Only as good as the drawings
We measure what is drawn. Anything not drawn, wrongly scaled or changed later is not in the figures.
Measured & Priced is run by Craig Fearn in Gwennap, Cornwall. You deal with him directly.
Questions
Common questions
Are you quantity surveyors?
No. We are not chartered and not regulated by RICS. We produce estimates for budgeting and design decisions. If a lender, insurer, funder, tender or contract will rely on the figures, use a chartered quantity surveyor.
Who is responsible for the figures?
You are, once you use them. You must check every quantity and price before you rely on or share them. Our liability is limited to the fee you paid. The full position is in our terms of business.
What drawings do you need?
PDF plans, elevations and sections with a scale bar. DWG or IFC files help us measure more exactly. A site plan helps with external works.
Where do the prices come from?
From the merchant's own product page on the day we check it, mostly Bradfords, Selco and Wickes. Every line links to the product. We do not use cost guides or price books.
Is labour included?
Only if you add it. For £45 we build labour from your own builder's day rates or quotes. We never guess labour.
Do you visit the site?
No. We measure from the drawings you send. Anything not drawn is not in the figures.
How long does it take?
Two working days for a materials take-off, three for a cost plan, four for a tender pack, counted from when we have complete drawings and payment. Express gives you the next working day for 50% more.
Send your drawings for a fixed price
Tell us about the project and attach the PDFs. We reply within one working day with the price and a start date.