Estimating a loft conversion or extension without a rate book from three years ago

A lot of loft conversions and extensions get priced off a rate the builder's carried for years, updated occasionally when a job clearly costs more than expected. That's a slow way to find out rates have moved.

Material and labour costs don't wait for you to notice

A rate that was accurate three years ago isn't accurate now, and the gap only becomes obvious when a job comes in over what was quoted. Pricing against current rates avoids finding this out on a job you've already won.

Specification changes the number more than people expect

Two loft conversions with similar floor areas can price very differently depending on the finish, glazing and services specified. Measuring against the actual drawings catches this; a flat rate per square metre doesn't.

A measured estimate replaces the memory with the drawings

Instead of adjusting a remembered rate up or down by feel, a measured estimate prices what's actually specified, on rates that reflect now, not the last time you happened to check them.

Send your drawings for the loft conversion or extension and we'll price it on current rates. See a sample estimate to see the breakdown.

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