Quantity Surveying Rates and Charges

The following is a guide to prices, but please ring up to check.

All work will be priced individually and varies according to complexity. Estimating tends towards the lower rates and legal issues towards the higher rates. Larger guaranteed volumes of work may reduce the rates, so please enquire. The rates include all overheads such as office equipment, telephones, software licenses and so on.

All prices are the total you will pay. I do not charge VAT.

TIME SPENT FEES

You only pay for the exact amount of time spent on your project. Daily rates are for 8 hours working excluding breaks. (eg 8am ro 5pm with 1 hours breaks included). Hourly rates are rounded up to the nearest 5 minutes and exclude breaks. Fees include overheads such as office space, equipment, telephone, broadband, software licenses and professional memberships.

FEE	Estimator, Quantity or Building Surveyor	As left but in a Managerial Capacity	Advice, Adjudication, Claims & Dispute Resolution
Hourly	£35	£40	£50
Daily	£265	£300	£375
Weekly	£1,200	£1,350	£1,700
Monthly – subject to negotiation	£TBA	£TBA	£TBA
Travelling to or from site is charged where the journey is during normal working hours both ways. If it is outside normal hours’ time, anytime more than 1 hour is charged, both ways.	£35 per hour	£40 per hour	£50 per hour
Mileage to and from sites or projects to my office.	60p per mile	60p per mile	60p per mile

FIXED FEES

Where possible I will try and provide a fixed fee.

General Estimating

Typical costs for a £200k job; Bill for you to price £1,200. Take off, bill and pricing £1,500.

New Build and Extension Estimating

The following table shows the typical cost of producing a detailed estimate. You will get a Bill of Quantities, a take off schedule, a resource list and trade bills and their are many other reports that can be generated. You can incorporated all your own costs A typical or bespoke project programme can also be generated. The information provided will allow you to budget the project in some depth.

Quick BUDGET ESTIMATES can also be provided from £350.

Approximate NEW BUILD, LOFT CONVERSION & EXTENSION ESTIMATING PRICES	Min	Max
Ground Floor slab area not exceeding 50m2
Main structure
Single storey	£350	£900
Two storeys	£350	£1,200
Extra over for Additional structure
Single storey	£300	£600
Two storeys	£300	£900

Ground Floor slab area exceeding 50m2 but not exceeding 100m2
Main structure
Single storey	£650	£1,500
Two storeys	£650	£1,500
Extra over for additional structure
Single storey	£300	£900
Two storeys	£300	£900

Others
Fixtures, Fittings and Finishes Schedules		£TBA
Porch n.e. 4m2	£150	£150
Single garage	£150	£300
Double garage	£150	£300
Landscaping	0.375% of cost	0.75% of cost
Drainage and services beyond the curtilage of the property	0.375% of cost	0.75% of cost