From architectural drawings of a proposed extension, alteration or new-build, FORT can quickly turn around a detailed schedule of works, providing a total material and labour cost, time-frame and designs for specialist items to your bespoke terms.
We can quantify and price domestic projects concisely, accurately and quickly, visit your site to ensure that the advice we're offering and the materials required are correctly specified, help to source a wide range of products and get you out of trouble if you get stuck!
Just send us the relevant plans with as much detail as possible and our dedicated FORT Estimating team will take over the rest
Are you pricing your jobs at unsociable hours? Need more time on site? Want more free-time to yourself?
We can provide a full estimating service, complete with labour rates, profit margin and contingency costs for any issues (including specific quotes and drawings for specialist areas such as flooring, doors, roof trusses etc); leaving you to quote multiple jobs confident in your prices, and with our support from start to finish.
Self Builders
We are able to fully support any self-builder through the whole project. We recognise how hard self-building is, and can give our years of industry expertise to anyone who is starting their own build.
Our plans are fully priced from start to finish, and include schedules for all the build stages, as well as specific quotes and drawings for specialist areas, such as flooring, doors & windows and roof trusses.
Architects
Our services are guaranteed to improve your client offering. Delivering a fully costed scheme to your clients will provide a benchmark price that will greatly assist them when comparing builder quotes.
Pricing
FORT Large Plan - £275 ex VAT
FORT Small Plan - £225 ex VAT
FORT Re-price - £45 ex VAT
FORT Revision - £115 ex VAT
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FORT Estimating Service - Benefits
Clear pricing & stage by stage scheduling prior to starting project
Check viability of project – affordability, profit line, what am I paying
Skilled/specialist estimating team to support your business/project
Reduced risk of costly over/under estimating
Professional package to present to client
Flexibility in labour rates, contingencies in profit markup
Save you money – With the plans we can assess the viability of breaking specifications
Speed of delivery – initial snap shot turned around from plans being submitted in 3-5 days
Value for money - prices starting from £225 excl VAT
File management via the FORT portal
Time-frame/project management tools
Site visits – brick match, FORT expert advice, supplier visit to assist/measure up when required
Single Storey Side Extension Example
Everything you will receive when you submit a SMALL plan to FORT's Estimating team. Everything from the labour & materials estimate, through to all of the special items you need.
Everything you will receive when you submit a LARGE plan to FORT's Estimating team. Everything from the labour & materials estimate, through to all of the special items you need.
Send us your plans in PDF format. Include as much detail as possible, and ensure the plans are the latest version to prevent any issues further down the line.
Discuss with FORT Consult
We will look over the drawings, discuss any specific requirements (such as specialist products), come for a site visit (where required), and then confirm the cost of the service. Once agreed, we can submit the plans for estimating.
Plans sent to estimating/QS company to produce a quote
Once they have your plans, the estimators will be in touch to ask for some details; what labour rates, profit margin, contingencies you want to use. They will also ask for any guidance required on technical aspects of the build.
Quantified labour & materials schedule sent
An initial costing using your bespoke FORT pricing terms is received, quantifying the labour and materials required for the project.
FORT Consult deep dive into specialist items
We’ll do a brick or tile match, source quotes, designs and schedules for specialist items such as block and beam, roof trusses, windows and doors etc and package it all together.
Full package sent and discussed
You'll receive a schedule of works, with accompanying designs and a full discussion with the FORT Consult team.