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Quantity Surveying In London, Costed Before It Bites
Cost planning, tender analysis, valuations and final accounts. Send the project detail and we match it to a surveyor who works on jobs of that size.
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Quantity Surveying In London
A build goes wrong on paper long before it goes wrong on site. A quantity surveyor is the person who reads the paper: what the work should cost, what the tender returns actually mean, what a contractor is entitled to be paid this month, and what the final account should settle at.
Tell us the stage you are at and the size of the project. We pass the detail to a cost consultant working on that kind of job in your part of London, and they come back to you directly. Larger schemes usually sit alongside groundwork and builder packages, and the surveying runs across all of them.
Cost Planning And Estimating
The early numbers decide everything that follows. Cost planning sets a budget against the drawings you have, tests it against what the work is really going on for, and tells you where the money is concentrated before anyone is committed.
- Feasibility and order-of-cost estimates
- Elemental cost plans as the design firms up
- Material take-offs and schedules of work
- Value engineering where the budget will not stretch
Tender And Procurement Support
Three prices that look similar are rarely comparable. Tender analysis normalises them, finds what each contractor has left out, and shows you which number is the one you will actually pay.
- Bills of quantities and tender documents
- Contractor selection and tender lists
- Tender analysis and levelling
- Advice on the contract form before signature
Valuations, Final Accounts And Disputes
Once the work starts, the commercial job is monthly: what has been built, what it is worth, what a variation should cost, and what the account settles at when the scaffolding comes down.
- Interim valuations and payment certificates
- Pricing variations and change control
- Loss and expense, extensions of time
- Final account negotiation and settlement
How A Quantity Surveying Enquiry Runs
Send The Project Detail
Drawings, a scope, a budget or just a description. Whatever stage you are at, the more detail you give the closer the first response will be.
We Match It To A Surveyor
Residential, commercial, new build or refurbishment are different commercial jobs. We pass the enquiry to someone who works on that type at that value.
They Come Back To You
The surveyor contacts you directly to agree the scope of the appointment and what the fee covers. You deal with them from that point on.
Get Your Project Costed Properly
Send the drawings or a short description of the scheme and we will put the right cost consultant in touch.
The Kind Of Work That Comes Through
Surveying, structure, extensions and finishing across London property.
Where We Work
RCRO Building works across London and the towns and villages within 20 miles.
Towns And Villages
- London
- City of Westminster
- Islington
- Chelsea
- Battersea
- Holloway
- Brixton
- Peckham
- Fulham
- Archway
- Shepherds Bush
- Canary Wharf
- Stamford Hill
- Willesden
- Cricklewood
- Putney
- Streatham
- Stratford
- Chiswick
- Catford
- Canning Town
- Acton
- Wimbledon
- Tottenham
- Finchley
- Leytonstone
- Walthamstow
- Mitcham
- Wembley
- Beckenham
- Brent
- Morden
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Croydon
- Barking
- Ilford
- Carshalton
- Enfield Town
- Chingford
- Greenford
- Harrow
- South Croydon
- Hounslow
- Welling
- Southall
- Thamesmead
- Heston
- Surbiton
- Sutton
- Becontree
- Purley
- Borehamwood
- Ewell
- Bexley
- Hayes
- Dagenham
- Feltham
- Banstead
- Ruislip
- Epsom
- Cheshunt
- Esher
- Romford
- Dartford
- Watford
- Uxbridge
- North Watford
- Staines
- Leatherhead
- Hatfield
- Hoddesdon
- Redhill
- St Albans
- Grays
Quantity Surveying Questions
What does a quantity surveyor do on a project?
They own the money side. Before the build that means estimating, cost planning and putting the tender together; during it, valuing the work each month and pricing changes; at the end, agreeing the final account. They do not design the building and they do not build it.
When should a quantity surveyor be appointed?
As early as you have something to price, even a sketch. The decisions that move a budget most are made at concept stage, and they are far cheaper to change on paper than on site.
Do I need a chartered quantity surveyor?
For most private residential work, no. Chartered status is usually asked for where a lender, an insurer or a contract names it, and on larger commercial schemes. Tell us what the project is and whether anyone has specified it.
How much does a quantity surveyor cost?
Fees are set against the scope and the value of the project, so there is no single figure, and we do not publish one. The surveyor will quote you directly once they know what the appointment covers.
Do you work for homeowners or only contractors?
Both. Homeowners extending or converting, self-builders, landlords, developers and contractors all use the same service. The scope differs, not the discipline.
What types of project do you cover?
New build, extensions, conversions, refurbishment and fit-out, residential and commercial, across London and 20 miles around.
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