Home Estimates by Fritz J. Kirstein BSc (QS)
+27 83 660 4599 WhatsApp fritz@homestimates.co.za

Western Cape · Quantity surveying since 1977

Know the cost before you build.

Home Estimates is the practice of Fritz J. Kirstein BSc (QS), quantity surveyor. Indicative cost ranges are prepared for work from a small addition to large building projects, before construction begins. If the project goes ahead, he can stay on as your quantity surveyor, if you choose to proceed with his services.

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Since
1977

Old school expertise for a new generation.

Where
Western Cape

From a small addition to large building projects.

First step
A brief

Fritz prepares the ballpark.

Project brief

Tell Fritz about the project.

Fritz prepares the ballpark himself, from the answers below. The more complete the brief, the closer that first figure can be.

  1. 1. The brief. He uses it to prepare a ballpark before the project starts.
  2. 2. The quotation. Issued only after a flat-rate deposit and once the building plans have been received in PDF format.
  3. 3. The building estimate. Handed over after full payment of that quote has been received.
  4. 4. The appointment. If the project goes ahead, he can stay on as quantity surveyor if you choose to proceed with his services.

Nature of the work
Standard of finish
Often left out of a first figure

Where to send the ballpark

A ballpark is a planning figure. A quotation is issued only after a flat-rate deposit and once the building plans have been received in PDF format. After full payment of that quote has been received, the building estimate will be handed over.

Plan · Estimate · Build

An indicative figure first. A measured service if appointed.

Indicative estimate

A reasoned construction range while the brief is still forming, so the budget can be tested before design fees and tenders.

Bills of quantities

Measured bills, tender documentation and a consistent basis on which contractors can be compared.

Cost management

Interim valuations, the control of variations and the final account, should you appoint him for the contract.

1977

In practice since

Fritz J. Kirstein BSc (QS)

Fritz J. Kirstein BSc (QS) has practised as a quantity surveyor since 1977, after graduating from the University of Pretoria. He was then registered with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) on 21 April 1980. He is partly retired from full-time practice and accepts selected instructions in the Western Cape. The work runs from a small addition to large building projects.

The purpose of the practice is a carefully stated figure at an early stage, in plain language, before a client commits to construction.