Masonry Takeoff & Brickwork BOQ Services
Accurate brickwork and blockwork quantities for residential, commercial and multi-block schemes, with every tie, tray and closer measured, not assumed.
Masonry packages priced without the gaps
Masonry is one of the easiest packages to under-price. The walls themselves are simple to measure; the money is lost in the sundries: wall ties, cavity trays, closers, lintels, movement joints, DPCs and special bricks. When a tender is rushed, these are often left to an allowance or missed entirely.
We produce a fully itemised masonry BOQ from your architectural and structural drawings, measured to NRM2 or SMM7. Every elevation is taken off, openings are deducted properly, and each sundry is listed as its own line so your subcontractor quotes can be compared like for like.
Whether you are a main contractor pricing the whole envelope or a bricklaying subcontractor bidding for the package, you get quantities you can price with confidence and defend at post-tender review.
What we measure
Why a proper masonry BOQ pays for itself
On a multi-block residential scheme in the West Midlands, the contractor's informal estimate had left out sundry items that added £97,000, or 4.2% of a £2.3M package. Because the BOQ itemised them, the cost was recovered before tender submission rather than absorbed after award.
A structured masonry BOQ also makes brickwork bid comparisons straightforward. When every subcontractor prices the same lines, gaps and exclusions show up immediately, and you are not left comparing one lump sum against another.
Frequently asked questions
Architectural floor plans, elevations and sections, plus any wall-type details and the structural engineer's lintel and movement joint information. PDF or CAD both work. If details are missing, we list our assumptions so nothing is hidden.
Yes. Sundries are measured and listed as separate BOQ lines rather than a percentage allowance, because that is where most masonry packages are under-priced.
Yes. We can supply measured quantities only, or a fully priced BOQ using current UK labour and material rates, adjusted for region where it matters, such as London or the Channel Islands.
A single house or small block is usually 24 to 48 hours. Larger multi-block schemes typically take 3 to 5 working days. Urgent returns are available on request.
NRM2 by default, or SMM7 where your client or tender documents specify it.
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