Once your designs are more detailed, CLPM can help you by calculating an estimate of the material and labour costs, line by line. Doing this gives you an accurate figure to refer to – and it will help give you the reassurance that your costs have not got out of hand.

It’s always a good idea to carry out a construction cost estimating exercise before you apply for planning permission or your architect starts to work on your building regulations drawings.

Getting one of CLPM’s Quantity Surveying team to prepare a detailed estimate for your designs will help you double-check your budget assumptions before you go any further – and so could prevent you wasting money on expensive re-designs or worst still, multiple planning applications later-on.

Our detailed construction cost estimates will reflect all the details involved in building to your design.

For example, we won’t just cost up what it might cost to build your extension. We’ll also help you to budget for any additional redecoration or landscaping you might need to carry out as a result of the build.

In addition, our estimates will include the often-forgotten, but expensive associated costs of your project – such as scaffolding, plant hire or skips.