Construction calculators
Building your own house on labour rate? Plan the rooms once, then see how many tiles, how much paint, cement, sand, bricks, concrete, steel and wire to buy — in bags, rehri, gallons and bundles, the way the market sells them — and what to check with the mistri at every stage. Ghar khud bana rahe hain? Yahan se hisaab lagayen.
- House builderDraw your rooms on your plot, drag things into place, then tap anything to see the tiles, paint, cement and wire it needs.
- Society legal statusSearch any housing society in Islamabad or Rawalpindi and see whether it is approved, NOC in process, or illegal, with the approved area.
- Plot price checkPick the society, phase, block and plot size to see the dated price references we have, with their source — or a clear note when there are none.
- Land area converterSquare feet, square yards, square metres, marla, kanal and acre, with the 225, 250 or 272.25 sq ft marla.
- Market and material trendsDated price and material observations where genuine history exists, with sources.
- Property mapSociety, phase and block locations inside Blackfire, with source and check dates.
- Cost by plot sizeQuantities for a house on your plot, an illustrative range at sample rates, or a total at your own rates.
- TilesFloor or wall tiles and boxes, with waste, bedding or adhesive, at your prices.
- PaintLitres and packs for the walls and ceilings you choose, with primer and putty.
- Daily cement mixBags, rehri and tasla for today’s plaster, brickwork, bedding or PCC, batch by batch.
- Bricks & blocksBricks or blocks from their real size and joint, with mortar or adhesive.
- Concrete & steelConcrete for a slab, beam, column or footing, and steel from the bars on your drawing.
- WiringMetres and coils per cable for the routes your electrician has planned.
- Cost estimateA line-by-line budget at the rates you are quoted, with unpriced lines listed.
- ChecklistFourteen stages: what to buy, what to check with the mistri, and what to photograph before it is covered.
Before you pour the first concrete, read the guide
DPC height, what goes under bathroom tiles, lintel and beam sizes, which pipe goes where, wire sizes, and the mistakes that show up as seepage three years later. Written for people building on labour rate in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
All quantities on these pages are estimates for planning and buying. Site conditions, workmanship and brands change the real figures. Structural sizes must come from a qualified engineer.