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Construction Advisory

Expert guidance for every stage of your construction journey.

Practical advice, reliable cost planning and smarter procurement for self builders, homeowners and developers. Independent of contractors and merchants — the numbers you get are the numbers.

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BuildPlan Construction Material Calculator

20 professional construction calculators in one workbook.

Calculate materials. Check quantities. Build your project budget.

  • Materials
  • Concrete & Groundworks
  • Finishes
  • External Works
  • Costing

£24.99

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BuildPlan_Construction_Material_Calculator_FINAL.xlsx

Block Calculator

Estimate masonry block quantities.

Your measurements

Wall length
10
m
Wall height
2.4
m
Block length
440
mm
Block height
215
mm
Openings
0
m²
Waste
5
%

Calculated result

Wall area
24.00 m²
Block face area
0.0946 m²
Blocks required
267 blocks
Mortar allowance
0.07 m³
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How we work

Advice that arrives before the money is committed.

Most of what goes wrong on a build was decided months earlier — on a drawing, in a quote, or in a programme nobody checked. We work at that stage, then stay involved while the work is on site.

About BuildPlan
  1. 01

    Talk it through

    A call to understand the site, the stage you are at and what the build has to achieve.

  2. 02

    Get the numbers

    A measured estimate and a staged budget, so the decisions after it are made on facts.

  3. 03

    Build with support

    Tender comparison, procurement tracking and inspections for as long as you need them.

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How to Manage a Self-Build

The advisory knowledge itself, written up as a professional guide for homeowners who want real control over cost, programme, contractors and quality. Seventeen chapters take a self build from thinking like a project manager through due diligence, budgeting, procurement, contracts, programme, trades, quality and handover, closing with the twenty-control system and a set of working templates.

  • Think like a project manager, and the self-build roadmap
  • Site due diligence, feasibility, brief and design control
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Planning, building control and compliance, with Northern Ireland notes
  • Procurement, contractor selection, contracts, quotes and variations
  • Programme, sequencing, site setup, safety and communication
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Project tools

Spreadsheets that keep a build honest.

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Excel

New Build Project Planner

The full new-build management workbook: programme, cost plan, procurement, payments, variations and handover.

£19.99Details
Bundles

Get more for less

Our bundles combine the guides and tools that work together on one type of project, priced below buying them separately.

Building Project Starter Pack

Everything needed to plan and programme a build before the first trade arrives on site.

£39.99View Bundle

Contractor & Procurement Pack

The full buying toolkit: tender, compare, review, appoint and track every trade and supplier.

£49.99View Bundle

Complete BuildPlan Toolkit

Every BuildPlan product — all sixteen planning, procurement, management, costing and inspection tools.

£79.99View Bundle

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Professional Templates

Ready to use, no setup

Expert Knowledge

Built from real projects

Use on Any Device

PDF, Excel and Sheets

“Practical advice. Better builds.”

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