For home owners and builders in South Africa
Know it all before you start.
Every building material for your house: bricks, cement, sand, stone, fill, lintels and more, worked out from your house plan. Foundation and walls kept separate, each line with a low to high range, so you can budget and get quotes with your eyes open.
- Foundation bricks
- 12 673
- Cement (bags)
- 344
- Fill G5 (loads)
- 41.8
- Wall bricks
- 29 258
- Lintels (pieces)
- 60
- Wall plate (m)
- 89.3
Every line also shows a low to high range. On a sloping stand the foundation range covers the low to high end of your slope.
Checked against a real build, and your plan kept private. How we get the numbers right →
How it works
Upload your plan
The PDF from your architect or draughtsperson. We read the walls, doors, windows, slab and foundation details for you.
Answer a few quick questions
Is your stand flat, medium or steep, which bricks, which roof, plaster? Where the plan is unclear we use the safer value and say so.
Get your quantities by email
Foundation, walls, plaster and roof in separate sections, each line with its quantity and a low to high range, and a PDF for suppliers.
Why use it
Two sections, never mixed
Foundation (A) and building to wall plate (B) are always separate, each with its own totals.
A range on every line
Every line shows the quantity and a low to high range (built to normal practice, waste included), so you can plan what to order with your builder.
Built on a real take-off
Checked line by line against a careful take-off of a real 3-bedroom house.
Before you build
Choose flat, medium or steep. We show the foundation for the low and high end of your slope.
Catch mistakes early
We check your inputs: missing windows, a slab too big for the walls, doors too narrow.
Take it to suppliers
Download a neat PDF report or a spreadsheet. Ask hardware stores and brickyards to quote on it.
Launch special: save up to 53%
Opening prices for a limited time.
- Double storeyR600R1 300Save R700
- Three storeysR850R1 800Save R950
- Four storeysR1 200R2 500Save R1 300
Every material from the foundation to the roof, the finishes and the plumbing, with your slope, bricks and choices. PDF and spreadsheet included.
Get my estimateUpload 2 or 3 plans: we compare their materials side by side and tell you which gives you the best house for your money.
Compare my plansAnother slope, brick type or roof covering on the same estimate, to see what the change costs you in materials.
Start an estimateBrowse our plans, request the one you like, and we agree your plan’s price with you. Buy a plan and your material estimate is free.
See our house plansDescribe your house, accept our price, and get your plans 5-7 working days after payment.
Describe your housePlan your build with real numbers
Takes about 10 minutes with your plan in front of you.
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