The geology of the site includes checking and studying the soil, this allows you to optimize the cost of the foundation.
If you ignore this stage, then you can choose the wrong foundation and lose from 1,000,000 rubles on alterations.
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Drawing up an estimate for the construction of a house -. Decisions made by designers can seriously affect the cost of construction, increasing or decreasing the cost of work or materials
And if a decrease in cost does not bring problems to the developer, then its increase can seriously damage the company’s reputation, especially. If it occurs after approval of the final amount with the customer.
Estimate for building a house reflects the costs that need to be carried out for all types of work, for example,. Of course, it’s simply impossible to calculate everything, so the estimate for building a house should also include unforeseen expenses. Contingency may be approximately 2%. However, a construction company cannot take money only for the cost of work. She needs to make a profit and give wages to the workers. Basically, 15% of the total amount is allocated for these needs.
In the estimate for building a house, you can also take into account all kinds of unforeseen expenses. As you know, they make up about 2%. And, of course, the profit of the company should be included in the estimate. Basically, about 15% of the total amount is allocated to it. This part of the amount is necessary, because no one will act to their detriment. As a rule, the client is allowed to edit the estimate; he has the right to agree on the type of plumbing used, the presence or absence of built-in furniture and other issues. If the customer wants to purchase something individually, then this must also be specified and recorded in special documentation.
The estimate is of great use - in the future it will be a great help in monitoring the stages of construction, as well as paying for the work done.
To draw up an estimate, you need to take the calculation of labor costs as a basis and write out all the work. Using the table editor M. Excel is extremely convenient to do this. The only difficulty is to find all the work in EREPs (unified regional unit prices). These documents are selected depending on the construction area. This is very important, since in different cities the costs of work, as well as materials, are different.
To answer the question: how to make an estimate for building a house, it should be noted that in this case it is necessary to have collections of EPEPs also in electronic form (to facilitate searching). When drawing up an estimate, as well as when drawing up a cost estimate, opposite the planned work, enter their volume, converted into units of measurement indicated in units, for example, 100 m2 or 1000 m2... Next, direct costs are written out from the collection. The adjacent three columns include the costs of wages, operation of machinery and mechanisms, as well as costs of materials. These three columns add up to the direct costs.
After this, it is necessary to calculate how much the cost of the work will be, namely the direct costs of the specified amount of work (it is also calculated how much needs to be paid to the workers, spent on the purchase of materials and depreciation of machines and mechanisms (the latter also includes the operator’s salary)).
Below the entire table are calculated:
Despite the amount of work done, we have not yet received the construction cost, for this we need to calculate:
The last resulting value will be the construction cost.
In this lesson we come close to defining construction cost. All data were obtained using EPEP. Having this table and knowing how to navigate the specified collection of standards, you can find out the direct costs. They include wages, operation of mechanisms and machinery, as well as the cost of building materials. You will learn how to compose local estimate for the construction of a new facility.
In order not to burden you with calculations associated with converting the results obtained into rubles at the exchange rate, I will simply say that the table located under the main table does this work for you. There is no need to publish it in this article, since the points associated with it need to be explained. Below is a local estimate, which forms the largest and most important part of the economic section of the house project. In addition to this, you need to prepare:
No. | Justification according to EPEP | Name of works | Unit of work | Scope of work | Unit cost | Cost of the scope of work | ||||||
Total PP | including | Total PP | including | |||||||||
Salary | EMM | We're standing. mat. | Salary | EMM | We're standing. mat. | |||||||
1 | 1-276 | Preliminary (rough) leveling of areas using bulldozers with a power of 80 hp. | 100m2 | 21,36 | 0,95 | 0,00 | 0,95 | 0,00 | 20,29 | 0,00 | 20,29 | 0,00 |
2 | 1-231 | Cutting the vegetation layer with soil movement up to 10 m, with an 80 hp bulldozer. | 1000m3 | 2,14 | 44,90 | 0,00 | 44,90 | 0,00 | 95,91 | 0,00 | 95,91 | 0,00 |
3 | 1-163 | Excavation of soil using a tracked and wheeled excavator with loading onto dump trucks, with a bucket with a capacity of 1 m³ | 1000m3 | 1,91 | 117,00 | 3,57 | 113,16 | 0,27 | 223,59 | 6,82 | 216,25 | 0,52 |
4 | 1-1131 | Manual planning of areas | 100m2 | 6,54 | 7,15 | 7,15 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 46,76 | 46,76 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
5 | 1-268 | Backfilling with a bulldozer | 1m2 | 57,46 | 20,80 | 0,00 | 20,80 | 0,00 | 1195,17 | 0,00 | 1195,17 | 0,00 |
6 | 1-1150 | Compacting soil without watering with one pass of a pneumatic trailed roller weighing 25 tons. With a layer thickness of 30cm | 100m3 | 0,57 | 4,76 | 0,00 | 4,76 | 0,00 | 2,74 | 0,00 | 2,74 | 0,00 |
7 | 8-10 | Sand base installation | 1m3 | 0,64 | 10,60 | 0,40 | 0,32 | 9,10 | 6,78 | 0,26 | 0,20 | 5,82 |
Foundations | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
8 | 6-22 | Laying blocks and slabs of strip foundations with pit depths of up to 4 m and structure weights of up to 3.5 tons | PC | 87,00 | 4,89 | 1,20 | 3,69 | 0,00 | 425,43 | 104,40 | 321,03 | 0,00 |
9 | 8-3 | Horizontal waterproofing CPR with liquid glass | 100m² | 1,14 | 96,40 | 19,60 | 1,50 | 75,30 | 109,90 | 22,34 | 1,71 | 85,84 |
10 | 8-27 | Vertical waterproofing with bitumen | 100m2 | 2,84 | 90,00 | 19,50 | 1,50 | 69,00 | 255,60 | 55,38 | 4,26 | 195,96 |
11 | 7-403 | Laying foundation blocks over 1.5 tons | PC | 224,00 | 2,64 | 0,61 | 2,03 | 0,00 | 591,36 | 136,64 | 454,72 | 0,00 |
Walls and partitions | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
12 | 8-30 | Laying walls from a cauldron | 1m3 | 1131,88 | 40,70 | 2,21 | 0,81 | 37,68 | 46067,52 | 2501,45 | 916,82 | 42649,24 |
13 | 8-43 | Reinforced partitions, 0.5 brick thick | 100m2 | 7,61 | 582,00 | 74,00 | 7,70 | 500,30 | 4429,02 | 563,14 | 58,60 | 3807,28 |
Installation of reinforced concrete elements | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
14 | 7-463 | Laying spanning floor slabs with a weight of up to 5 tons and a building height of up to 30 m | PC | 360,00 | 3,09 | 1,39 | 1,06 | 0,64 | 1112,40 | 500,40 | 381,60 | 230,40 |
15 | E7-653 | Installation of slabs of balconies and canopies in brick and block buildings with an area of up to 5 m2 | PC | 16,00 | 6,99 | 2,81 | 4,08 | 1,57 | 111,84 | 44,96 | 65,28 | 25,12 |
16 | 7-295 | Installation of staircases supported by walls and beams up to 5t and building height up to 30m | PC | 18,00 | 3,85 | 1,54 | 4,70 | 0,61 | 69,30 | 27,72 | 84,60 | 10,98 |
17 | 7-298 | Installation of flights of stairs supported on a wall up to 5t and building height up to 30m | PC | 18,00 | 4,12 | 4,66 | 2,44 | 0,02 | 74,16 | 83,88 | 43,92 | 0,36 |
18 | 10-254 | Fencing staircase landings with railings | m | 51,00 | 50,20 | 23,10 | 4,10 | 23,00 | 2560,20 | 1178,10 | 209,10 | 1173,00 |
Filling openings | ||||||||||||
19 | 10-72 | Filling window openings with blocks in residential and public buildings. Installation of window blocks in stone walls with paired sashes, opening area, m2 | m2 | 201,00 | 3,01 | 0,93 | 0,30 | 1,78 | 605,01 | 186,93 | 60,30 | 357,78 |
20 | 10-105 | Installation of door blocks in stone buildings, opening area up to 3m2 | m2 | 294,00 | 1,45 | 0,55 | 0,35 | 0,55 | 426,30 | 161,70 | 102,90 | 161,70 |
21 | 10-155 | Installation and fastening of platbands | 100m boxes | 8,05 | 4,43 | 4,16 | 0,13 | 0,14 | 35,66 | 33,49 | 1,05 | 1,13 |
22 | 10-140 | Caulking of door frames, opening area up to 3m2 | 1 m2 opening | 294,00 | 1,34 | 0,20 | 0,00 | 1,14 | 393,96 | 58,80 | 0,00 | 335,16 |
Roofing device | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
23 | E-10-248 | roof assembly with installation of rafters, struts, purlins, sheathing, and covering with metal tiles | 1 m2 | 756,00 | 0,61 | 0,31 | 0,04 | 0,26 | 461,16 | 234,36 | 30,24 | 196,56 |
24 | E 10-249 | Assembling cornices | 1 m2 | 0,97 | 0,89 | 0,80 | 0,03 | 0,06 | 0,86 | 0,77 | 0,03 | 0,06 |
26 | E 12-284 | Insulation of coatings with mineral or glass slabs in one layer on bitumen mastic | 100m2 | 7,56 | 55,10 | 28,40 | 4,00 | 22,70 | 416,56 | 214,70 | 30,24 | 171,61 |
27 | E 10-71 | Installation of dormer windows | 1 PC | 24,00 | 16,30 | 3,50 | 0,30 | 12,50 | 391,20 | 84,00 | 7,20 | 300,00 |
28 | E 12-276 | Roofing installation | 100m2 | 7,56 | 39,80 | 18,10 | 15,30 | 13,50 | 300,89 | 136,84 | 115,67 | 102,06 |
28 | E 9-101* | Combined steel suspended ceilings with gypsum board cladding | 100m2 | 2,71 | 483,00 | 296,00 | 66,00 | 121,00 | 1308,93 | 802,16 | 178,86 | 327,91 |
E 11-50 | Heat and sound insulation of expanded clay floors m-400 | m3 | 36 | 21,20 | 1,80 | 1,08 | 18,32 | 763,20 | 64,80 | 38,88 | 659,52 | |
Linoleum | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
27 | 11-55 | Screed from TsPR M-150 20mm thick | 100m2 | 6,75 | 73,70 | 9,88 | 0,95 | 62,87 | 497,48 | 66,69 | 6,41 | 424,37 |
29 | 11-205 | Installation of coverings using "bustilat" glue and polyvinyl chloride linoleum on a fabric base of grade "A" | 100m2 | 6,75 | 522,00 | 43,60 | 0,75 | 477,65 | 3523,50 | 294,30 | 5,06 | 3224,14 |
ceramic | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
30 | 11-55 | Installation of cement screed from M-150 mortar 20mm thick | 100m2 | 2,35 | 73,70 | 9,88 | 0,95 | 62,87 | 173,20 | 23,22 | 2,23 | 147,74 |
28 | 11-47 | Installation of coating waterproofing in 1 layer of bm, 2mm thick | 100m2 | 2,35 | 45,60 | 20,90 | 3,75 | 20,95 | 107,16 | 49,12 | 8,81 | 49,23 |
31 | 11-134 | Installation of multi-color ceramic tile coverings | 100m2 | 2,35 | 509,00 | 61,40 | 4,52 | 443,08 | 1196,15 | 144,29 | 10,62 | 1041,24 |
parquet | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
32 | 11-188 | Installation of flooring from parquet boards with a face covering of oak, ash, elm or maple | 1m2 | 10,17 | 21,20 | 0,43 | 0,03 | 20,74 | 215,60 | 4,37 | 0,31 | 210,93 |
Interior decoration | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
33 | Simple plastering of walls (basement) with lime mortar on stone and concrete | 100m2 | 7,48 | 94,00 | 32,00 | 5,60 | 56,40 | 703,12 | 239,36 | 41,89 | 421,87 | |
34 | 15-246 | Plastering of internal walls (improved) | 100m2 | 68,43 | 119,00 | 40,00 | 6,20 | 72,80 | 8143,17 | 2737,20 | 424,27 | 4981,70 |
35 | 15-210 | Plastering slopes up to 200mm wide | 100m | 11,11 | 37,00 | 17,60 | 1,10 | 18,30 | 411,07 | 195,54 | 12,22 | 203,31 |
36 | 15-502 | Improved surface painting (ceiling, water-based compositions) | 100m2 | 1,67 | 8,44 | 3,60 | 0,06 | 4,78 | 14,12 | 6,02 | 0,10 | 7,99 |
37 | 15-508 | Lime paint on plaster | 100m2 | 7,78 | 5,84 | 4,90 | 0,05 | 0,89 | 45,44 | 38,12 | 0,39 | 6,92 |
38 | 15-802 | Pasting walls with wallpaper on improved primed plaster | 100m2 | 44,15 | 13,70 | 37,60 | 15,30 | 22,30 | 604,86 | 1660,04 | 675,50 | 984,55 |
39 | 15-90 | Wall cladding with ceramic tiles on brick and concrete, in residential buildings | 100m2 | 10,00 | 497,00 | 119,00 | 2,00 | 376,00 | 4970,00 | 1190,00 | 20,00 | 3760,00 |
Oil painting | 100m2 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | |||||||
40 | 15-565 | Improved oil painting for wood window fillings | 100m2 | 5,05 | 107,00 | 77,40 | 0,07 | 29,53 | 540,35 | 390,87 | 0,35 | 149,13 |
41 | 15-564 | Improved oil painting of door fillers | 100m2 | 9,44 | 80,40 | 50,80 | 0,08 | 29,52 | 759,30 | 479,76 | 0,76 | 278,79 |
42 | 15-614 | Oil painting of steel frames, gratings, sanitary fixtures, pipes... in 2 times | 100m2 | 0,77 | 60,80 | 38,40 | 0,03 | 22,37 | 46,82 | 29,57 | 0,02 | 17,22 |
43 | 15-568-18 | Improved painting of walls with oil compositions | 100m2 | 2,18 | 79,60 | 30,60 | 0,90 | 48,10 | 173,21 | 66,59 | 1,96 | 104,67 |
44 | 15-707 | Glazing of double windows opening in one direction (Stelor) 3mm | 100m2 | 3,03 | 242,00 | 25,20 | 1,50 | 215,30 | 733,26 | 76,36 | 4,55 | 652,36 |
Exterior decoration | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
45 | 15-224-25 | High-quality facade plaster with cement-lime mortar | 100m2 | 13,71 | 210,00 | 86,00 | 6,33 | 117,37 | 2879,10 | 1179,06 | 86,78 | 1609,14 |
Blind area | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||||||||
46 | 11-6 | Construction of underlying layers of crushed stone | 100m2 | 1,17 | 13,60 | 1,82 | 1,06 | 10,72 | 15,84 | 2,12 | 1,23 | 12,49 |
47 | 11-83 | Installation of cast asphalt concrete coatings 25mm thick | 100m2 | 1,17 | 149,00 | 18,20 | 1,39 | 129,41 | 173,59 | 21,20 | 1,62 | 150,76 |
88427,99 | 16144,59 | 5942,64 | 69236,57 |
That's it for the main part local estimate finished, if you have questions, watch the corresponding video lessons. Download local estimate you can here.
There is hardly a family who would not dream of living in their own house somewhere near the city. The cost of such housing can sometimes be quite comparable to the prices of city apartments, and the advantages of owning your own plot of land are obvious. Therefore, more and more families are thinking about leaving the city and building a home in its surroundings.
However, in our unstable times, building a private house is perceived by many as a very risky undertaking. What if prices for everything increase dramatically, or additional costs arise during the construction process? Is it even possible to stick to a pre-set budget? If you approach the construction budget wisely, then everything may not be so scary.
Drawing up estimates will become a much simpler process if you entrust this task to professionals.
The construction estimate is a preliminary calculation of all costs. Usually the estimate is a simple table that takes into account the main cost items:
Here is an example of what a standard cost estimate table looks like:
As you can see, the basis of the estimate is simple mathematics: the cost of one unit of material must be multiplied by the required quantity, and we will get the total cost. The difficulty lies not in the calculations themselves, but in including in this table everything that is needed to obtain an accurate picture.
The meaning of the estimate is to calculate in detail how much money will have to be spent at different stages of construction. The ultimate success largely depends on this. If you neglect calculations and estimate costs “by eye,” money will most likely slip through your fingers, the process will drag on, and the budget will grow uncontrollably.
If you are working with a contractor company that controls the construction process itself, then it must draw up an estimate and show it to you personally. It is expensive, and you can easily be deceived by slightly inflating the prices for materials or work. Many people decide to deal with all issues themselves and hire only teams to perform specific work.
In this case, you will have to draw up an estimate yourself. There are many companies that do this professionally, but it is quite possible to save money on this if you take a serious and thoughtful approach to drawing up estimates.
If you don't know where to start when creating an estimate, it is useful to have a rough sequence of actions to follow. Drawing up an estimate for construction can be divided into several stages.
At this stage, your task is to determine the sequence of all the work that will be performed during construction from start to finish. This will help you navigate the construction process. In this case, it is necessary to indicate the timing and duration of the work, and also include technological breaks in the plan, for example, for hardening of concrete floors or screeds.
Such planning is very important, it will help not delay construction. The plan can also indicate in advance what work you will do on your own, where relatives will help you, and where you will hire a team or special equipment. These construction stages can then be reflected in the estimate, or estimates can be drawn up separately for each stage.
The main points of such a plan usually look like this:
Which materials and structures to use and how much depends mainly on your project. Thus, you should start drawing up an estimate only if you already have a ready-made house project that you are completely satisfied with.
Then, having the exact parameters of your future home, taking into account technology and building codes, you can calculate the approximate volume of material used at each stage of construction for each type of work. This will take quite a lot of time, but this is the basis of the estimate, so the calculation must be done as thoroughly as possible.
For this purpose, there are so-called construction calculators - online services or programs that automatically calculate the amount of materials based on the parameters of the house. You can also find statistical data on this topic on various construction forums on the Internet.
If your project is typical, then such a calculation will not be difficult at all, since most likely, data on materials and structures are already available for it.
Once you have decided on the volumes, the next logical step is to find out the current prices for materials and work. This will not cause you much difficulty. All you need is to make a small list that will include the main companies on the market of building materials and services in your city, and monitor their price offers. You can call them and ask them to send you the current price list or find it on the official website.
You can enter average or maximum prices into the estimate. You will probably change suppliers as you work, so having an idea of the average prices in the market will be extremely useful for you. It is better to conduct such an analysis approximately once a month and adjust the indicators as construction progresses to take into account price fluctuations. Don't forget about shipping costs.
When all the initial data is ready, you can enter it into the table and count it. It is important to note: the figures obtained will only be intermediate results. Anyone who has been involved in construction knows that the estimate will change in any case and, as a rule, upward. There are always factors that affect costs: defective materials, errors in work, force majeure, and so on.
Name of works |
Unit |
Quantity |
Unit price, rubles |
Total cost, rubles |
Foundation work |
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Axle alignment, leveling, development and excavation |
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Construction of foundations made of sand and crushed stone |
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Construction of strip reinforced concrete foundations |
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Construction of retaining walls made of concrete blocks, bricks, plinth |
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Waterproofing horizontal and lateral |
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Loading and transporting soil by dump trucks |
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Other works |
Complex |
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Materials used |
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Concrete is heavy |
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Crushed granite, sand |
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Concrete block, ordinary clay brick |
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Gidroizol, bitumen mastic |
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Reinforcement, formwork panels and other materials |
complex |
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Walls, partitions, ceilings, roofing |
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Preparatory work, installation and dismantling of scaffolding |
complex |
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Laying external walls from blocks |
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Wall cladding with facing bricks |
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Installation of reinforced concrete belts and lintels in the formwork |
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Installation of brick partitions |
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Installation of reinforced concrete slabs |
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Assembling roof elements with sheathing device |
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Insulation of walls and ceilings with insulation |
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Hydro- and vapor barrier device |
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Roofing and drainage system installation |
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Installation of door and window blocks |
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Other works |
complex |
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Materials used |
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Cellular concrete block |
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Concrete is heavy |
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Ceramic building brick |
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Ceramic facing brick |
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Heavy masonry mortar |
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Rolled steel, large-grade steel, fittings |
complex |
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Edged lumber |
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Steam, wind and waterproof films |
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Rockwool insulation |
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Ceramic tiles, additional elements |
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Drainage system |
complex |
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Window units with double glazed windows |
complex |
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Other materials |
complex |
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Engineering systems |
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Fireplace design |
complex |
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Electrical and plumbing work |
complex |
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Materials used |
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Gas boiler (Germany) |
complex |
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Plumbing and electrical installation equipment |
complex |
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Finishing work |
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Cladding of walls and ceilings with gypsum plasterboard |
complex |
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Installation of inlaid parquet flooring |
complex |
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Installation of ceramic tile coverings, wall cladding |
complex |
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Installation, carpentry, plastering and painting works |
complex |
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Materials used |
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Ceramic tiles, parquet, stairs, door blocks, decorative elements. wallpaper, varnishes, paints, dry mixtures and other materials |
complex |
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Total construction cost |
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Cost per square meter |
In order to make calculations more accurately, it is advisable to select a multiplying factor that will take into account unforeseen expenses. You can choose the value of this coefficient at your discretion, taking into account your finances. This way you can, if not completely avoid an increase in the estimate, then at least minimize it.
If you have thought through everything and drawn up a detailed estimate, most likely you will stay within budget, and if there are deviations, they will not be critical. It is important to calculate the full estimate before starting work in order to decide whether it is worth starting at all.
Remember that if you lack funds, you can postpone some work until the future, when money becomes available. For example, if the box is ready and the heating circuit is closed, some people are already moving into the house and gradually finishing everything else.
Building a house is a troublesome and expensive task. Can you estimate how much it will cost you to build it? Unfortunately, not every organization will undertake to tell you a certain amount, because it is very difficult to take into account all the nuances, pitfalls and unforeseen expenses during construction. That is why large construction companies have entire departments for preparing estimates. Those companies that do not have such departments turn to specialized companies.
An estimate for the construction of a house is a mandatory document, without which no contractor will begin work.
As a rule, when constructing a building, the largest costs are for construction materials and payments to contractors. When calculating the cost of work, the following are taken into account:
Using the estimate, the customer can control the construction time frame, the compliance of the planned work and the work completed over a certain period.
Thus, an estimate for the construction of a house helps to streamline the work schedule and the flow of finances during the work.
Often, having decided to build, clients submit applications for estimates to several companies at once. The difference in the final cost of the building can be significant. The reason for this phenomenon is different suppliers of materials, number of workers, etc. By comparing estimates from different organizations for the same amount of work, you can objectively assess how you can wisely save money without sacrificing quality. .
Very often, insignificant costs, which many do not take into account, result in large sums. For example, resolving bureaucratic issues can take up to 15% of the cost of the property. Transport costs may also seem like a small thing. Without taking them into account, you will be very surprised at the final cost of the building. However, the following items are required:
In addition to minor expenses, a certain percentage of the funds spent are unforeseen expenses. In the documentation they are allocated 2%, but very often the actual figure exceeds the planned one.
Due to the fact that the estimate is the most important financial document, its preparation is carried out according to certain rules. Some of them were approved back in Soviet times. For example, previously the estimate was drawn up by the organization that developed the project. She received 10% (of the cost of construction work) for and, accordingly, 1% for the estimate.
Sometimes this practice still occurs, but in general today processes are automated. Despite the presence of various programs, it is still more difficult to prepare estimates than in those days due to the variety of modern materials, technologies, construction companies, etc. Depending on the qualifications of workers and competition, you can overpay or save. But savings do not always benefit quality.
Let's look at what types of calculations there are and in which case which type is better to use.
Below are examples of prepared estimates.
Every time a construction project is started, one has to calculate the financial costs, regardless of whether the house is being built with one’s own hands, with the help of neighbors, or by professional builders. Significant differences will be in the timing, quality of work performed, but most importantly - in the price of the entire event.
You can reduce risks and get high-quality results by engaging a certified professional contractor. The preliminary cost of building a house can be calculated using an online construction calculator.
Calculations can be made in three ways:
The first two methods result in an inflated estimate. It includes additional costs for the expected overconsumption of material and an acceptable increase in its cost. The possibility of additional unforeseen costs is taken into account.
The third approach (calculation based on real volumes) is more accurate and objective. He takes into account the work that will be directly carried out. The volume of completion for each construction segment is calculated. Therefore, at the stage of drawing up estimates, the customer has the opportunity, without disturbing the project, to make his wishes for individual structures (for example, for floors, roofing). Deviations from the total cost are possible within 15%.
According to the latter principle, unlike many other resources, a unique mathematical calculator for calculating the construction of a house from the website works.
The calculation is based on simple mathematics. First, to determine the volume, you need to set the width, length and height (thickness) of a certain structure.
Secondly, the building codes and regulations that apply to the specific structures chosen for the project are taken into account.
Thirdly, the current price of the materials used, the tools used, the equipment used, and the labor of specialists is taken into account. It is important that our prices for building materials are stable and there are no sudden jumps. This is possible thanks to the presence of our own warehouse store with materials.
Fourthly, the calculations are based on existing and tested drawings. Therefore, when designing a house using our construction calculator, you get a result that is associated with actually implemented projects. The constant practice of contracting work allows us to take into account all, even small, current costs. That is why construction cost calculations using this online calculator are more accurate than those obtained from similar services.
Fifthly, the reliability of the result is ensured by adding up separate calculations for each construction segment:
In addition, you can use our calculator to calculate the cost of building or repairing individual structures of your home.
Foundation
Before starting calculations, you need to decide on the type of its design. The settings of our computer provide the following foundation options:
The design is selected taking into account the mass of the designed structure and the geological features of the soil at the site.
Next, for calculations, you need to indicate the dimensions of the desired building (width, length) and the thickness of the foundation. We get three numbers: the price of the work, the cost of materials, the final cost. This result will appear at every stage.
The scheme is similar. We choose which walls we will build and the height of the floor. We suggest paying attention to:
It is worth knowing that the calculator will calculate the construction of a house from blocks to be slightly more expensive than in the case of brickwork. But we advise you to initially choose material based on characteristics, not price.
Floors
The construction of floors is of particular interest due to its ability to combine various options. The online construction calculator offers you to select floors for the basement and floor separately. Also note the difference in design:
In your choice, it is important to proceed from the general requirements for the structure under construction and financial capabilities. With proper selection of floors, you can even save money. For example, it is better to use concrete between the basement and the first floor. The house will be better protected from moisture coming from below, and the floors will withstand more weight. Wood can be used as the base of the attic floor, which is less durable than concrete, but cheaper. This will also improve thermal insulation.
If you want to be as safe as possible in terms of fire safety, it is better to turn to concrete partitions. However, here it is important to take into account the capabilities of load-bearing structures (foundation, walls) in terms of withstanding significant loads.
Roof and chimney
The difference in their range is only in price and aesthetics. The elements fully perform their functions, regardless of price. Pay attention to the following types of tiles:
The latter option is characterized by the greatest prevalence in modern construction. The chimney pipe can be chosen from brick, ceramics or stainless steel.
Ladder
The staircase is one of the elements of the house that cannot be defined by volume. An online calculator for calculating the construction of a house determines the price of stairs based on the material of manufacture and the number of floors. They can be wooden, metal, monolithic (made of reinforced concrete).
Windows, doors
A unique feature of the site’s house construction calculator is that it takes into account the areas allocated for window and door openings. When you indicate the number of windows and doors, the final price of building a house according to the calculator will be lower due to the reduction in the calculated volumes of materials for the walls.
External finishing is needed not only for the exterior, but also for the heat and sound insulation of the building. An online calculator for determining the cost of building a house shows options for facade design using:
The latter option is cheaper, but the plaster must be applied to walls whose thickness provides thermal protection.
Using a construction calculator on the site will help you not only imagine the cost of the work, but also develop a preliminary detailed design of a house made of aerated concrete. The accuracy of the calculations is guaranteed by a combination of theoretical calculations with real experience in carrying out many construction projects.
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