Which quantities does the studio calculate?
- Flooring: each room’s area plus 10% waste for cutting and laying.
- Wall paint: room perimeter × ceiling height minus doors and windows, for living spaces and corridors.
- Wall tiles: bathroom and kitchen walls at full height, minus openings.
- Ceilings: the area of each indoor room, useful for gypsum board or paint.
- Skirting: in linear metres, room perimeter minus door widths.
Balconies and terraces only get flooring, with no interior paint or ceiling.
How to calculate quantities from your plan
- 1
Upload the plan
Open the studio and upload the DXF floor plan. Closed rooms are detected and measured automatically.
- 2
Check units and height
Confirm the drawing units and the ceiling height, since paint and tiles depend directly on height.
- 3
Open the quantity table
For each room you see area, flooring, paint, tiles, ceiling and skirting, with totals.
- 4
Download or request quotes
Download the table as CSV for Excel, or click "Get finishing quotes" and choose a finish level: economy, standard or premium.
Requesting finishing quotes
From inside the studio you send your plan quantities with your name, mobile number, city and the finish level you want. We send the quantities to our team and vetted contractors and contact you with a quote on WhatsApp. The request is free and without obligation.
Because quotes are based on defined quantities, you can compare them on the same basis instead of lump-sum offers that are hard to compare.
Using quantities when negotiating
- Ask each contractor for a unit rate per item (per m² or per linear metre), then multiply by your quantities yourself.
- Ask whether the rate includes materials or labour only, and what waste percentage they assume.
- Compare the contractor’s quantities with yours; a big difference deserves a question.
- Treat the figures as planning estimates; final quantities are confirmed by measuring on site.
Common quantity mistakes
- Estimating paint from floor area; in a typical room the wall area is two to three times the floor area.
- Forgetting waste, or using one figure for every material; large tiles and diagonal laying need more than 10%, so adjust for your choice.
- Ignoring the final ceiling height; if a false ceiling will lower it, calculate paint and tiles at the finished height.
- Relying on the area in the purchase contract; the sale area includes walls and sometimes a share of common areas, while finishing is measured on each room’s net area.
- Mixing balconies and terraces with indoor rooms, although their materials and costs differ.