Quantity takeoffs and cost estimates for Charlotte builders, general contractors and trade partners, priced for Mecklenburg County codes, Piedmont soils and a growing two-state metro.
Charlotte has grown from a regional banking center into one of the largest metro areas in the Southeast. Uptown keeps adding office and residential towers, the LYNX Blue Line has pulled mixed-use projects into South End and NoDa, and new subdivisions stretch from Huntersville to the South Carolina line. Contractors here bid a steady mix of urban and suburban work.
Our estimators take off your drawings by trade and price them for the Charlotte region. We look closely at the issues that move local budgets, including partially weathered rock in the foundation excavation, tree save requirements, post-construction stormwater controls and the cost of building on sloped Piedmont lots.
Whether you are bidding a South End apartment podium, a light industrial building near the airport or a production home community in Union County, you get a clear and organized estimate ready for your bid.
Regional conditions our estimators price into every Charlotte-area project.
Geotechnical reports often show partially weathered rock that slows excavation and trenching.
Rolling Piedmont sites can require retaining walls, step footings and extra grading.
Charlotte’s tree ordinance can set aside protected areas and limit clearing on a site.
Post-construction stormwater rules add ponds, bioretention and underground storage.
Most local work uses open-shop crews, but rates rise when big projects compete for trades.
Projects across the line in South Carolina follow different codes and permit offices.
Finance, healthcare, logistics and motorsports all feed Charlotte’s construction pipeline. Our clients bid hospital expansions, bank branch remodels, distribution buildings near the airport, race shop and fabrication buildings around Concord, and a large volume of multifamily housing.
We estimate projects in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston and Iredell counties, plus Fort Mill and Rock Hill in York County, South Carolina.
North Carolina writes its own State Building Code based on the International Codes, and Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement manages plan review and inspections for Charlotte and most of the county. Requirements for energy, fire protection and accessibility are priced exactly as shown on your drawings.
Land development rules carry much of the local cost. Tree save areas, post-construction stormwater measures, erosion control and street improvements required by the city can add significant scope to a site package, so we break them out clearly. For projects in South Carolina, we price to the codes and details shown for that side of the border.
We prepare estimates for projects throughout Charlotte, NC and the surrounding area. Send your plans from anywhere in the region.
What Charlotte contractors ask before sending plans.
Yes. When the soils report shows partially weathered rock or rock, we carry it as a separate line or unit price so you can manage the risk.
Yes. We prepare per-plan takeoffs for production builders, including framing, roofing, siding, drywall and finishes.
Yes. Tree protection, bioretention, detention and erosion control are priced when they appear on the site plans.
Yes. We estimate projects in Fort Mill, Rock Hill and the rest of York County using the codes shown on your drawings.
Most estimates are delivered within a few business days, with rush service available for close bid dates.
Send your drawings and bid date, and get Charlotte-area pricing from our estimating team.
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