Plan your project with Estiquote
Plan your building work with clearer numbers
Practical guides for the questions between an idea and a builder’s quote. Understand what to include, what to ask and what still needs confirming.
How to compare builder quotes
Compare building quotes with a free printable worksheet, a worked example and practical questions about scope, allowances, exclusions and tax.
Read guide →House extension costs: what to put in your budget
Build a more complete extension budget with a scope checklist for structure, services, finishes, fees and exclusions before requesting builder quotes.
Read guide →A renovation budget planner you can actually use
Plan renovation costs with a printable budget worksheet. Separate quoted work, excluded items, optional upgrades and contingency without double-counting.
Read guide →How Estiquote estimates work
Understand Estiquote’s UK baseline, country adjustments, material units and planning ranges, including what the app can and cannot tell you.
Read guide →Useful before the first builder visit
These guides help you organise a brief, understand allowances and compare the scope of written quotes. Start with the worksheet that matches the question you have today.
Examples use clearly labelled fictional amounts. The app’s guide ranges are modelled estimates, not live supplier prices. Read how the estimates work before relying on the numbers.
UK-specific source links state their scope. If your project is elsewhere, confirm tax, approvals and construction requirements locally.