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AI-powered QS engine · Malaysia rates

AI Construction Estimator for Malaysia

For homeowners and residential contractors. Tell us your house size, storeys and location — get a full BOQ with quotation-ready pricing. Have drawings? Upload them and the AI measures quantities for you.

No drawing needed — from idea to BOQ to quotation in minutes.

Estimate My Home — Free → I Have Drawings — Upload
2 waysWITH OR WITHOUT A DRAWING
11 groupsFULL BOQ STRUCTURE
CrowdsourcePRIMARY RATE SOURCE

No drawing? Start here

Three answers — instant budget range. No plans or technical knowledge needed.

≈ 92.9 m²
Estimated range
RM 300,000 – RM 348,000
~ RM 315 / ft² · Standard quality
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Two ways to start

With a drawing, or without one

Most homeowners don’t have plans yet — and that’s fine. Both paths end with the same full BOQ and quotation.

I’m a homeowner — no drawing yet

Just answer the basics: project type, built-up area, storeys, state and quality tier. The calibrated engine prices all 11 trade groups from your answers — budget range in seconds, full BOQ in one click.

NO DRAWING NEEDED

I have drawings or a sketch

Drop in a PDF, photo or even a hand sketch. The AI reads rooms, dimensions and scope like a QS, measures the quantities and generates your estimate automatically.

PDF · JPG · PNG · HAND SKETCH
How it works

Six steps from idea to quotation

Start with a drawing or just your project basics — every estimate follows the same transparent pipeline, so a QS can audit it and a homeowner can follow it.

STEP 01

Describe / Upload

Describe your project — or upload a PDF drawing, image, or hand sketch if you have one. New build, renovation, or mixed.

DRAWING OPTIONAL
STEP 02

AI Reads Plans

Layout, gridlines, room labels and dimensions are parsed. The project is classified before any pricing.

CLASSIFY FIRST, PRICE SECOND
STEP 03

AI Detects Quantities

Walls, floor areas, roof area, doors, windows and MEP allowances are measured with confidence scores — or derived from your built-up area if no drawing is uploaded.

QUANTITY TAKE-OFF
STEP 04

AI Generates BOQ

A full Bill of Quantities across 11 trade groups — preliminaries to handover — with renovation items separated.

11 TRADE GROUPS
STEP 05

Crowdsource Rate Pull

Current material, labour, plant and preliminaries rates are pulled from Crowdsource — the primary rate basis.

GOOGLE SHEETS = PRIMARY
STEP 06

Quotation Export

Contingency and contractor OHP applied, budget rounded, and exported as PDF, Excel, CSV or shareable link.

QUOTATION-READY
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Project intake

Tell us about your project

Fill in the basics below — that’s all you need for a full estimate. Have drawings? Upload them and the AI measures quantities directly.

Have drawings? Drop them here (optional)
PDF, JPG or PNG · multiple files · up to 25 MB each · hand sketches welcome · no drawing? just fill in the form below
Sent to the AI together with your drawings — scope notes here (roof kept, tiling scope, partial wiring…) directly shape the estimate.
If you upload a drawing, the AI verifies this against it.
Project conditions (each adds a calibrated cost allowance)
Labour scenario
Crowdsource rates are primary; QS Online is benchmark only.
Runs the 5-step AI pipeline · ~10 seconds
AI quantity detection

The AI reads your drawing like a QS

Every quantity carries a confidence score, so you know which numbers to trust and which to verify on site.

Floor area
93.2 m²
1,003 ft² total · 2 storeys
● From your inputs
Wall length
142 m
285 m² wall face area
● From generated model
Roof area
112 m²
incl. 300 mm overhangs
● Estimated — verify pitch
Doors
12 no.
2 external · 10 internal
● Counted from model
Windows
14 no.
aluminium casement assumed
● Counted from model
Wet areas
2 zones
bathrooms & kitchen
● From room labels

Medium-confidence items are flagged in the BOQ for site verification before contract award.

Bill of Quantities

Full BOQ across 11 trade groups

Every line shows its quantity, rate, rate basis and AI confidence. Click a group to expand.

Not happy with a figure? Edit any qty or rate, remove a row, or add your own items — the whole estimate (scenarios, statutory rows, manpower, exports) recalculates instantly.

CS Crowdsource calibrated   AI Takeoff Drawing-detected   Parametric Balance Unmeasured remainder   QS Benchmark

Budget dashboard

From subtotal to final quotation

Adjust contingency and OHP, switch labour scenarios, and watch the final quote update live.

BOQ subtotal (11 groups)RM 261,600
RM 13,080
RM 41,202
Final quotation (rounded)RM 316,000
Quotation-ready budgetRM 316,000
RM 315PER FT²
RM 3,391PER M²

Cost distribution by trade group

Structure Envelope Finishes & M&E Prelims & external
Manpower schedule — crew-days per trade (derived from CS labour day-rates)

Crew-days per trade = the row labour component ÷ the Crowdsource crew day-rate for that trade (Scenario A mix). Scenario B/C labour = the same crew-days × that scenario's crew day-rate — identical crews, different labour pricing. Implied output (ft² of BUA per crew-day) is derived from the calibrated model, not a measured site productivity takeoff; confirm against the contractor's programme before contract award.

Estimate caveats — read before quoting

  • This is a budget estimate, not a tender price. Site conditions, soil, and authority requirements can shift costs.
  • Medium-confidence quantities (roof area, windows) should be verified on site before contract award.
  • Renovation works carry hidden-condition risk — the contingency should not go below 5% for A&A projects.
  • Rates reflect the Crowdsource snapshot at generation time; steel and cement prices move monthly.
  • Scenario C is a foreign-labour rate sensitivity only; Scenario D is a QS Online all-in benchmark for comparison, never applied to the quote. Material procurement risk shifts to the owner only when the owner-supplied materials option is enabled.
Programme

14-month indicative timeline

Nine key activities from design to handover, sequenced the way Malaysian residential projects actually run.

Design & documentation
2 mo
Authority approval
min 4 mo
Mobilisation & site setup
1
Substructure & foundations
2 mo
Structural frame
2 mo
Roofing & envelope
2 mo
M&E first & second fix
3 mo
Finishes & fittings
3 mo
Testing, CCC & handover
2 mo
Authority approval is a hard gate: allow a minimum of 4 months for local council (PBT) submission and approval before mobilising on site.
Rate references

Where every rate comes from

One primary source of truth, one external benchmark. Never blended, never guessed.

Crowdsource rate book

PRIMARY SOURCE

Crowdsource is the primary rate reference. AI takeoff rows use drawing-detected quantities priced against sheet rates; parametric fallback rows cover items the drawing didn't specify. Rows tagged CS are calibrated to the maintained rate book; rows tagged AI Takeoff come from the uploaded drawing.

Construction Material Standard Rates

Cement, steel, bricks, tiles, sanitary — updated monthly.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Construction Preliminaries Standard Rates

Insurance, permits, site overhead norms.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Standard Labor Rates for Construction Malaysia

Per-trade daily and unit labour rates by region.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Plant & Equipment Standard Rates

Excavator, crane, scaffolding hire rates.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

QS Online Malaysia

BENCHMARK ONLY

Used only to sanity-check your rates against market. Benchmark rates never enter the BOQ — lines tagged QS are flagged for your review.

Market rate index

Published per-m² benchmarks by building type.

BENCHMARK

Trade comparisons

Cross-check outlier rates per trade group.

BENCHMARK

Regional variance

State-level cost adjustment factors.

BENCHMARK

Deviation alerts

Flags when your rate drifts >15% from market.

BENCHMARK
Export

Send it out, quotation-ready

Everything the client, banker, or contractor needs — in the format they expect.

Sample output

Sample project — double-storey terrace, Selangor

A real pipeline run on dummy data, so you can judge the output quality before running your own project.

SAMPLE DATA · NOT GUARANTEED

Project brief

  • ProjectTerrace A&A + rear extension
  • TypeMixed (reno + extension)
  • Built-up area1,003 ft² (93.2 m²)
  • Floors2 storey
  • LocationSelangor
  • Quality tierStandard
  • Labour scenarioA — Full contract
  • Contingency / OHP5% / 15%

Generated result

  • BOQ subtotalRM 261,600
  • Contingency (5%)RM 13,080
  • Contractor OHP (15%)RM 41,202
  • Trade groups priced11 of 11
  • Programme14 months incl. 4-mo approval
Sample final quotation
RM 316,000
RM 315 / ft² · dummy figures, not a guaranteed price
Tested, not guessed

How accurate is Wakkiro?

We check Wakkiro against real Malaysian house projects: the built-up area measured from the CAD drawings, and the price estimated by a practising site engineer. These are the latest results from the live website (1 October 2026).

100%of projects: built-up area within 2% of the CAD drawing
80%of projects: price within 10% of the site engineer
94%average price accuracy against the engineer
Double-storey bungalowNew build
Built-up area accuracy98.9%
Price accuracy vs engineer87.0%
Large double-storey bungalowNew build
Built-up area accuracy99.2%
Price accuracy vs engineer90.4%
Single-storey bungalow, 4 bedroomsNew build
Built-up area accuracy99.5%
Price accuracy vs engineer98.3%
Single-storey bungalow from a hand sketchNew build
Built-up area accuracy99.2%
Price accuracy vs engineer96.6%
Terrace house with large rear extensionRenovation
Built-up area accuracy99.4%
Price accuracy vs engineer91.2%
Double-storey terrace, rooms enlargedRenovation
Built-up area accuracy99.8%
Price accuracy vs engineer96.1%
Small terrace, new kitchen & toiletRenovation
Built-up area accuracy100.0%
Price accuracy vs engineer93.3%
Double-storey terrace, rear extensionRenovation
Built-up area accuracy99.7%
Price accuracy vs engineer89.9%
Terrace, master bedroom & wet kitchen extensionRenovation
Built-up area accuracy99.4%
Price accuracy vs engineer97.9%
Corner terrace, side extensionRenovation
Built-up area accuracy99.2%
Price accuracy vs engineer98.3%

Accuracy = 100% minus the difference from the CAD drawing (built-up area) or from the site engineer's price. Renovation projects are priced on the engineer's own scope (extension area, altered rooms). Hand-drawn sketches are the hardest case for any tool to measure. We show every result, and update these figures as more projects are verified.

2026 market prices

Construction & renovation cost per ft² in Malaysia

Typical installed prices used by our rate book. Each line links to a full guide with breakdowns, hidden costs and tips.

Build a new house (landed)RM180 – RM350+per ft²Read the guide →Single-storey bungalow on your own landRM180 – RM330per ft²Read the guide →Home extension — ground floorRM150 – RM220per ft²Read the guide →Home extension — upper floorRM220 – RM320per ft²Read the guide →House renovation (light to full)RM20k – RM250kper houseRead the guide →Kitchen renovationRM8k – RM60k+per kitchenRead the guide →Roof replacementRM14 – RM45per ft² · metal deck to tilesRead the guide →House wiringRM80 – RM150per point · full rewiring RM6k – RM15kRead the guide →
Guides

Latest cost guides

Plain-language guides for homeowners and contractors, in Bahasa Melayu and English.

See all guides →
BMHarga Bina Rumah Sekaki Persegi 2026RM180–RM350+/ft² by specification and stateENCost to Build a House in Malaysia 2026Full breakdown with a real BOQ exampleBMHarga Wiring Rumah 2026RM80–RM150 per point and full rewiring budgetsBMHarga Bumbung Metal Deck & GentingInstalled price per ft² and when trusses need replacingBMCara Semak Sebut Harga KontraktorRead a contractor quotation like a QSBMJadual Bayaran Kontraktor RenovationWhat a fair payment schedule looks like
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers on building, renovation and how Wakkiro prices your project.

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How much does it cost to build a house in Malaysia per square foot in 2026?

Most landed homes cost between RM180 and RM350+ per square foot to build in 2026. A basic specification starts around RM180–RM230/ft², a standard specification is about RM250–RM330/ft², and premium finishes go higher. State, number of storeys and site conditions move the price.

How accurate is a Wakkiro estimate?

We test Wakkiro against real Malaysian projects priced by a practising site engineer. In the latest check, the built-up area was within 2% on 100% of projects and the total price was within ±10% on 80% of projects, with an average price difference of about 6%. Hand-drawn sketches are the hardest case.

Do I need an architectural drawing to get an estimate?

No. You can describe the project (built-up area, storeys, finish quality) and get a full parametric estimate. Uploading a floor plan or PDF lets the AI measure the built-up area, rooms, doors and windows, which makes the estimate more reliable.

How much does a home extension cost in Malaysia?

A ground-floor extension typically costs RM150–RM220 per square foot and an upper-floor extension RM220–RM320 per square foot in 2026, before local authority (PBT) approval fees.

How much does house wiring cost?

Electricians usually charge RM80–RM150 per point (switch, socket or light) including cable and labour. Full rewiring of a typical terrace house is about RM6,000–RM15,000.

How much does it cost to replace a roof?

Installed metal deck roofing is about RM14–RM22 per square foot and concrete roof tiles about RM28–RM45 per square foot. Replacing rotten timber trusses adds to the cost.

Where do Wakkiro's rates come from?

From a crowdsource-maintained Malaysian rate book of material, labour and plant prices per state, calibrated against real project prices. Anything the drawing does not show is covered by clearly labelled allowances.

Can I use the BOQ to compare contractor quotations?

Yes. The BOQ lists every work item with quantity, unit and rate, so you can compare contractor quotes line by line instead of only comparing totals.

About Wakkiro

Wakkiro is an AI construction cost estimator built for Malaysian homes by a Malaysia-based team. It turns a house plan — or a short description — into an itemised Bill of Quantities, priced with a Malaysian rate book of materials, labour and plant, and checked against real projects priced by site engineers.

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