ESTIMATE
Get a detailed, professional cost estimate and full NRM Bill of Quantities in one go with BuildingWorks Estimate. Combine with BuildingWorks Design to instantly cost building plans created in the software. Got other CAD software supplied drawings? Simply scan and trace for a full BoQ and estimate.
FAST, POWERFUL ESTIMATING SOFTWARE FOR BUILDERS AND QUANTITY SURVEYORS!
BuildingWorks Estimate is the perfect estimating software for builders, trade, QS's AND designers. Estimate the build costs of domestic building work such as new builds, extensions, conversions and refurbishments - including all the materials, labour and plant. You'll automatically get Bills of Quantities (NRM) and business-winning customer quotes. Packed full of expert knowledge of the building industry, the software comes with a big rates library linked to updated building material prices so you can quickly get started. Subscribe from just £30+VAT a month.
Produce a wide range of quotes, BOQs and reports with BuildingWorks
Want to save time and reduce errors and costs?
Be so much more efficient
With BuildingWorks you won’t be duplicating your efforts, keying in all the information at least twice. And if you need to make alterations, the effect of the change cascades across the entire project. You’ll avoid errors and information loss, and save time on reworking.
Check the project is worth it
Is the project viable? Is there sufficient profit margin? BuildingWorks provides everything you need to evaluate the feasibility and profitability of a project. And that’s because the software quickly and easily itemises all the materials, labour and plant required to construct the job.
Get an automatic NRM/BoQ
An instant professional quality Bill of Quantities (NRM) reports produced directly from your estimate. Including Elemental BOQ, Work section BOQ, priced or unpriced, with manufacturer brands named or unbranded (available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
Stress-free management
Cost reports, material schedules, profit and cashflow forecasts and more. With spreadsheet style grid and pivot table reports for data mining you can quickly get to the business end of where your costs are going and how to optimise your profits.
Deal with changes easily
You can review the job in real-time, swapping products and rates in and out of the project. You can then supply the client with a new quotation, full Bill of Quantities (NRM), detailed costings, build program and full schedule of works itemising everything required to construct the project.
Offer the latest in digital data
Our library has almost 10,000 rates and 15,000 objects, each one packed with 2D and 3D geometry descriptions of the product, plus U-values, sizes and branding. They’re all available from the UK’s leading manufacturers, each one costed and regularly price checked. Competitors watch out!
ACCURATE COSTS TAILORED FOR YOUR BUSINESS
You can use the Estimate module straight out of the box or customise for your business. As you’d expect, it instantly calculates profits on the job - and for complete control you can edit margins to suit including your material, labour & plant mark-up. It also calculates instant wastage out of the box (again rates customisable by you). Swap building products in and out of your estimate to compare how they impact your budget or the U-value or thermal value for real time review of your decisions. Plus customise the rates, the prices of materials, labour and plant, the usage factors and labour productivity, profit margins, wastage factors…you can customise to your heart's content…
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1IT’S FAST ESTIMATE SOFTWARE. REALLY FAST.
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2Massive rates library
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3Instant client quotes and reports
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4Plus automatic NRM/BoQ
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5Valuable Build Programme
In minutes you can build up the cost of a project. Select what you’re building, input your dimensions into simple graphics, and watch the cost immediately calculating on the screen as you go. Combine with BuildingWorks Design Module and your plan is estimated in an INSTANT*. And we really do mean INSTANTLY. This seamless integration means no loss of data integrity or room for mistakes (*Please note you need a subscription to the BuildingWorks Design Module for this feature).
BuildingWorks comes with a very comprehensive general building & renovation rates library of 3500+ rates. Plus you can create your own new custom rates or edit library rates to suit. We’ve tailored the labour productivity rates for fiddly jobs or difficult to access projects and usage factors profiling for different work types e.g. for renovation or new build rates.
And it comes with a substantial Price Book updated quarterly for free! No need to faff setting up a Price Book as it comes ready to go with priced “intelligent BIM products” of REAL materials and objects with rich manufacturer product data including size, appearance, waste, thermal properties and more to help define your projects spec.
A whole host of handy reports are automatically produced too. Cost reports, material schedules, profit and cashflow forecasts and more. With spreadsheet style grid and pivot table reports for data mining you can quickly get to the business end of where your costs are going and how to optimize your profits. Plus customise and save your own reports*
Give your clients accurate estimates with an instantly produced customer friendly quotation** which will look like you have spent hours on it! Easily incorporate your logo and company details plus PC sums – with all the necessary labour and plant for installation as well as Provisional Sums. */**These features are only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional and BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
And here’s the wow-factor. INSTANT professional quality Bill of Quantity reports production directly from your estimate (NRM – the new replacement for SMM7). Including Elemental BOQ, Work section BOQ, priced or unpriced, with manufacturer brands named or unbranded. (This feature is only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
The onboard integrated (fully customisable) Gantt chart calculates how long the project should take for time-based reporting including a printable build programme, just in time material schedules, cashflow and stage payment profiles. After all time is money…(This feature is only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional and BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
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IT’S FAST ESTIMATE SOFTWARE. REALLY FAST.
In minutes you can build up the cost of a project. Select what you’re building, input your dimensions into simple graphics, and watch the cost immediately calculating on the screen as you go. Combine with BuildingWorks Design Module and your plan is estimated in an INSTANT*. And we really do mean INSTANTLY. This seamless integration means no loss of data integrity or room for mistakes (*Please note you need a subscription to the BuildingWorks Design Module for this feature).
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Massive rates library
BuildingWorks comes with a very comprehensive general building & renovation rates library of 3500+ rates. Plus you can create your own new custom rates or edit library rates to suit. We’ve tailored the labour productivity rates for fiddly jobs or difficult to access projects and usage factors profiling for different work types e.g. for renovation or new build rates.
And it comes with a substantial Price Book updated quarterly for free! No need to faff setting up a Price Book as it comes ready to go with priced “intelligent BIM products” of REAL materials and objects with rich manufacturer product data including size, appearance, waste, thermal properties and more to help define your projects spec.
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Instant client quotes and reports
A whole host of handy reports are automatically produced too. Cost reports, material schedules, profit and cashflow forecasts and more. With spreadsheet style grid and pivot table reports for data mining you can quickly get to the business end of where your costs are going and how to optimize your profits. Plus customise and save your own reports*
Give your clients accurate estimates with an instantly produced customer friendly quotation** which will look like you have spent hours on it! Easily incorporate your logo and company details plus PC sums – with all the necessary labour and plant for installation as well as Provisional Sums. */**These features are only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional and BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
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Plus automatic NRM/BoQ
And here’s the wow-factor. INSTANT professional quality Bill of Quantity reports production directly from your estimate (NRM – the new replacement for SMM7). Including Elemental BOQ, Work section BOQ, priced or unpriced, with manufacturer brands named or unbranded. (This feature is only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
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Valuable Build Programme
The onboard integrated (fully customisable) Gantt chart calculates how long the project should take for time-based reporting including a printable build programme, just in time material schedules, cashflow and stage payment profiles. After all time is money…(This feature is only available with BuildingWorks Estimate Professional and BuildingWorks Estimate Professional QS).
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY.
David Owen, David Owen Associates“Without doubt BuildingWorks makes getting to the cost much quicker, and gives me confidence that what I’m providing is correct. And I should add, it’s making my fee a more realistic one!
Joe Dixon, JD Joinery and Building Services Ltd“A very good package and very easy to use.”
Ian Bateman, Black & White Builders Ltd“It’s fantastic. It’s working really well for us"
PRICING
You can pay on a monthly basis via either a 12 month or 24-month contract Direct Debit. A 24-month Direct Debit offers the lowest prices. If you need any help, just call us on 0117 916 7880.
Estimate
Estimate extensions, new build, renovation, loft conversions, maintenance and alterations | Price Checker | Software updates | Dedicated Support Team Champions 9-5 Mon-Fri via phone, instant chat, email and remote login | Online Help Desk with video tutorials and more!
£30/user/month +VAT 24 monthly direct debit payments
£34.48/user/month +VAT 12 monthly direct debit payments
Estimate Professional
As well as all the features of the Estimate Module - also:
Automatic production of estimate reports | Professional quotes | Quote covering letter | Cost breakdown | Gantt charts
£36/user/month +VAT 24 monthly direct debit payments
£41.37/user/month +VAT 12 monthly direct debit payments
Estimate Professional QS
As well as all the features of the Estimate Professional Module - also: Professional quality Bill of Quantity reports production directly from your estimate (NRM – the new replacement for SMM7) | Elemental BOQ | Work section BOQ | Priced or unpriced | Manufacturer brands named or unbranded
£48/user/month +VAT 24 monthly direct debit payments
£55.16/user/month +VAT 12 monthly direct debit payments
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