Builder resources

Guides and tools for pricing building work.

Calculators, checklists and working guides for clearer scope, more reliable prices and fewer awkward extras.

Markup vs Margin Calculator for Builders

Convert builder markup to gross margin and calculate the selling price and gross profit on a UK building quote.

Calculate gross profit and gross margin on a building quote using the selling price and full job cost.

Calculate a builder day rate from annual pay, business overhead, planned profit and realistic chargeable days.

A practical, printable checklist for UK builders to catch missing scope, access, waste, risk and commercial items before sending a quote.

Plain-English example wording for building quote inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, provisional sums and variations.

A practical UK builder workflow for recording, pricing and gaining written approval for variations and extra work.

Fill in, print or save a clear building variation order with scope, price, VAT, programme effect and approval details.

A clear guide to using, wording and adjusting provisional sums in UK building quotes and contracts.

A practical checklist for a clear UK building quote, covering scope, line items, allowances, exclusions, VAT, payment and validity.

A practical process for pricing a residential building job using scope, quantities, labour, materials, subcontractors, overhead and risk.

Understand the practical difference between a building quote and an estimate, and make allowances, assumptions and changes clear to the client.