Costs and budgets
Estimates, quotes, design fees, and how to keep a project on budget.
- Design pricing — what's free, what's paidThe initial design call is free. Follow-on design work is charged at £150 per hour. You'll always see a time estimate and approve before any paid work begins.
- How to keep your project on budgetSet priorities up front. Treat provisional sums seriously. Use the change-order process. Ask for line-by-line breakdowns when something doesn't add up.
- How we work out your initial estimateThe estimate is our planner's view of what your project might cost, based on what you've told us and data from thousands of UK renovations. It's a starting point, not a binding price.
- Typical costs for a kitchen, bathroom, or full homeIndicative ranges for the most common project types, broken into labour, materials, and how each scales with room size and specification. Spring 2026 prices for projects inside the M25.
- What's the difference between a Beams estimate and a builder quote?An estimate is our planner's view of what your project might cost. A quote is your builder's binding price for the work. The estimate gets you started; the quote is the number you decide on.