01 / TAKE-OFF
Drawing take-offs
Measured quantities from drawings with clear schedules, marked-up PDFs and assumptions where required.
Flexible estimating and QS support for construction businesses across Kent, London and the South East — without the overhead of another full-time estimator.
Measured quantities from drawings with clear schedules, marked-up PDFs and assumptions where required.
Labour and material build-ups, supplier input, pricing, scope review and tender-ready figures.
Applications, variations, cost tracking, tender reviews and ongoing commercial assistance.
Use Pittman CS when multiple tenders land together. No retainer and no obligation to send a minimum volume of work.
Drawing/specification review, qualifications, exclusions, tender queries and identification of scope gaps before submission.
Carpentry experience means the take-off is informed by how work is actually installed — not just what a line on a drawing looks like.
QS experience brings structure to scope, pricing, variations and the commercial risks that sit behind a tender.
Use Pittman CS for one take-off, a full tender or ongoing project support. Fixed fee agreed before work starts where appropriate.
Built for smaller contractors that need professional estimating capacity without another permanent salary, licence or desk.
Drawings, specification, scope and tender return date.
I assess the size, information quality, deliverables and deadline.
You receive a clear fixed fee or agreed hourly/day basis before work starts.
Measured, organised and ready for your review or tender submission.
Pittman CS provides freelance estimating and quantity surveying support to construction businesses. The aim is straightforward: give contractors dependable extra capacity when tendering or commercial workload exceeds the time available in-house.
Founder Frederick Pittman combines a trade background with developing professional QS experience, keeping the service grounded in both buildability and commercial control.
Pittman CS accepts Bitcoin, including Lightning, alongside normal GBP payment. Invoices remain straightforward and professional; if you choose Bitcoin, a fresh payment request is provided at the time of settlement.
Send the drawings, specification, scope and return date. I’ll review the information and confirm whether I can help before any fee is agreed.
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