RC Building Estimator

Element-by-element take-off of an RC building, then its complete cost — structure, masonry, finishes and services.

IS estimating practice, IS 1200

Open RC Building Estimator

Open it at /civiltechstudio/rc-estimator/app. Status: beta. Works without signing in.

Quick start

Price a G+1 RCC house of 100 m² a floor in a tier-2 city at standard specification from a five-line brief.

  1. Expand Quick start — describe the building.
  2. In Built-up area per floor (m²), type 100. Set Floors (ground + upper) to G+1.
  3. Set Building to House (RCC frame), Where to State capital / tier-2 city — Patna, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal and Specification to Standard.
  4. Select Build my estimate. The member tables fill with a sized frame, walls, openings and finishes, and the estimate prices itself.
  5. If you edit a row later, select Generate estimate or press Ctrl/⌘ Enter to price it again.

Codes and standards

  • Standard IS estimating practice; plaster measured to IS 1200.

Inputs

  • A quick-start brief (area per floor, floors, use, place, specification), an IFC model, a template, or member tables.
  • Walls, columns, beams, slabs and footings, each with count × floors and its bars; rates, finishes, laps, hooks and wastage.

Outputs and exports

  • Concrete by mix and level; cement, sand and aggregate; bar-bending schedule with real cutting lengths; rebar by diameter; priced BOQ; cost by trade; per-sq-ft back-check.
  • Plan, tender and contract stages: cash flow, purchases, proposal, bids, RA bills, variations, cost report.
  • Exports: estimate PDF, full Excel workbook, tender BOQ, BBS (PDF, CSV), measurement book, MS Project XML programme, IFC with the estimate, submission pack ZIP.

Limits

  • Quick-start sizes are preliminary and rates indicative; the quick start goes to G+9.
  • Built for non-engineered rural and semi-urban buildings.