The process
From submission to expert-signed report in 48 hours.
Here is exactly what happens at every step, from filling out the intake form to receiving your report and negotiating with contractors.
Submit your project
Submit your project
Fill out the intake form with your property details: project type, surface area, build year, address, budget range, goals, and a short description of what you want to do. Your country decides which local cost data, tax rules, and permit requirements the report is built on.
- New build, extension, renovation, or any combination
- Upload plans, photos, or existing quotes (optional)
- Around 10 minutes from start to finish
About 10 minutes
The pricing engine drafts the report
The pricing engine drafts the report
Our engine analyses your project against a structured catalog of roughly 100 trade items across 16 construction phases, priced with your country data set, then produces a draft with three cost scenarios: optimistic, realistic, and worst-case.
- Variant-level pricing (PVC vs aluminium, gas vs heat pump, and so on)
- Scenario-adjusted contingencies and labour tiers
- Local prices, local tax treatment, local permit rules
Instant
A building engineer or architect works your file
A building engineer or architect works your file
A qualified building engineer or architect goes through every line, re-costs the numbers where your specific project deserves it, adds red flags tailored to the work, and signs the final report.
- Every number checked by a human engineer or architect
- Red flags and vetting questions tailored to your project
- Nothing reaches you without expert sign-off
Within 24 hours
You receive your report
You receive your report
Within 48 hours of submission, weekends included, your expert-signed report arrives by email. A 30-minute follow-up call with the expert is included, so you can walk through the findings and ask anything outstanding.
- Three cost scenarios with line-by-line breakdown
- Red flags to watch for in contractor quotes
- Questions to ask every contractor before signing
Within 48 hours
What happens next
Your report is just the beginning. Here is how BuildExpert supports you through the rest of the project.
Receive your report
Within 48 hours, weekends included, your expert-signed report lands in your inbox. Book the included 30-minute call to walk through the findings and clarify anything outstanding.
Negotiate with confidence
Walk into every contractor conversation knowing exactly what each line item should cost. Compare quotes side by side, spot inflated prices immediately, and negotiate from a position of knowledge.
Save tens of thousands during the build
The report tells you what should cost what. The Full Project Plan makes sure that’s what you actually pay. Contract review before you sign. Quote and change-request reviews catching the lines that get inflated. Payment milestone guidance so you never pay for work that hasn’t been done. This is where the real money is saved, and it only happens with an expert in the loop.
Why trust BuildExpert
Variant-level depth
Around 100 priced trade items across 16 construction phases. Every quote checked against the catalog, not generic ranges.
A real expert on your file
A building engineer or architect who knows your local market re-costs and signs every report before delivery.
Three full costings
Optimistic, realistic, and worst-case. You know the full range before you start.
In your corner
From first estimate to final payment, we represent you. Not the contractor, not the architect; you.
Ready to get started?
Describe your project and receive your expert-signed report within 48 hours, weekends included.