Freelance construction estimator or an estimating service, what actually differs

Looking for help pricing a job, you'll come across two options that sound similar: a freelance construction estimator working alone, or an estimating service backed by a team. The difference matters more than it looks.

One person's availability against a team's

A freelance estimator is one person's hours. If they're already committed when your tender lands, your deadline waits on their diary. A service built around a team means your bid date isn't hostage to one person's workload.

Consistency across jobs, not dependent on who's available

A single freelancer's approach to measurement can vary job to job depending on time pressure. A service built around a fixed method, NRM2 throughout, real UK rates, means the standard doesn't move whoever's actually doing the measuring that week.

What matters is the number you get back

Whichever route you use, the test is the same: is the job measured properly, priced on rates you recognise, delivered to your deadline. That's what to check before committing either way.

Send your drawings and we'll measure the job to NRM2, delivered to your deadline. See a sample estimate to see what comes back.

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