Wakkiro Guide & Knowledge Centre

What is Wakkiro?

Wakkiro is an AI construction cost estimator for Malaysian homes. It produces a detailed Bill of Quantities (BOQ), cost scenarios, a programme and quotation-ready pricing for new builds, renovations and extensions (A&A) — with or without a drawing.

• Free to use; register to save projects and use your own rates.
• State-specific rates for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor.
• Languages: Bahasa Melayu (Default) and English.
• All figures are budget estimates, not tender prices.

Quick start (3 steps)

1. Open the estimator — click Free Estimate.
2. Choose a path — fill in the basics (no drawing) or upload a plan or sketch.
3. Get your BOQ — review the BOQ, price scenarios and programme; export to PDF or Excel.

Path 1: Estimate without a drawing

Use this when you have no plans yet. Fill in:

• Project type — new build, renovation, or mixed (renovation + extension).
• Built-up area (BUA) — total of all storeys, in ft² (switchable to m²).
• Number of storeys — 1 to 3.
• State — Selangor, Kuala Lumpur or Johor.
• Quality tier — basic, standard or premium.

The homepage calculator gives an instant budget range; click Get Full BOQ for the full 11-group BOQ.

Path 2: Upload a drawing or sketch

• Formats — PDF, JPG, PNG or a photo of a hand sketch; several files can be uploaded together.
• Project notes (optional) — describe the scope in the notes box, e.g. "kitchen extension & car porch, keep existing roof". The AI reads the notes together with the drawing.
• Analysis time — usually 10–20 minutes (a simple sketch ~3 minutes). The Takeoff Drawings window shows a live scan of your drawing, a stage checklist, and then replays every room, door, window and item measured.
• State not found? If the drawing has no address, Wakkiro uses your device location (if you already allowed it) or asks one question: "Which state is this project in?"
• After analysis a review card shows what the AI read (BUA, storeys, location, quality) with confidence levels; the estimate is generated automatically.

Understanding your estimate

BOQ — 11 trade groups

A Preliminaries & Insurances · B Plant/Equipment · C Substructure · D Superstructure/RC Frame · E Walling & Plaster · F Roof/Ceiling · G Floor/Wall Finishes · H Doors/Windows · I MEP/Sanitary/Drainage · J Painting · K External Works.

The "Basis" label on every row

• AI Takeoff + CS — quantity measured from the drawing, priced at a Crowdsource rate.
• AI Takeoff — AI Rate Fallback — quantity from the drawing, AI-estimated rate (no safe Crowdsource match).
• Parametric Balance — the part of a trade group the drawing does not show, at calibrated rates.
• Excluded — work outside the priced scope (e.g. an awning excluded by the printed new-works schedule), RM0.

Price scenarios A–D

• A — full contract (mixed crew).
• B — all-local crew (dearest).
• C — foreign-majority crew (cheapest).
• D — QS benchmark (all-in market rates).

Final price

BOQ subtotal + contingency (Default 5%) + contractor OHP (Default 15%), rounded. Both percentages are editable. Also shown: price per ft² and per m², an editable programme (Gantt) and a manpower schedule by trade.

Renovations & extensions (A&A)

• New extension area and affected existing area are read from the drawing; you can edit both.
• A printed new-works area schedule (e.g. "NEW AREA") is used as the priced extension area when it covers new works only — the way a site engineer prices it.
• Existing rooms — full refit or make-good only? Wakkiro decides automatically: if the existing kitchen is rebuilt/relocated, or a new bathroom is built inside the existing house, the affected rooms are priced as a full refit (repaint, new floor, rewiring). Otherwise they are priced as wall hacking & make-good. The reason is shown on the estimate.
• Light awnings excluded by the new-works schedule are listed as "Excluded".
• Scope options: keep existing roof, tiling scope, wiring scope (see house wiring prices), and driveway concrete (never counted as BUA).

Hand sketches

• The main body is measured from the written dimensions (e.g. 20' × 50').
• Walled projections (e.g. a side room) are added to the BUA; an entrance porch in front of the door is not counted.
• Because a sketch has few dimensions and no specification, the estimate shows an indicative range (e.g. RM281,000 – RM342,000). Upload a dimensioned plan for a tighter price.

Takeoff traceability

• Review takeoff traces — every quantity is outlined on your drawing; click a row to see where it was measured.
• Replay analysis — reopen the Takeoff Drawings window to watch the analysis again (play/pause, speed 1×–10×, follow pages).
• Trace a missing item — draw an item the AI missed; it is added to the BOQ and saved as a correction so the AI does not miss it again.

Edit the BOQ & use your own rates

• Edit the quantity or rate of any row, add or remove rows — saved automatically.
• Your own rates (registered users): replace any of the 4 Crowdsource rate books (materials, preliminaries, labour, plant) with your Google Sheet, or upload an Excel/CSV/PDF/Word price list or a supplier link. Rows using your rates are labelled "Your Rates".
• Owner-supplied materials option — the quote then covers labour, plant and preliminaries only.

Export, RFQ & dashboard

• Export a PDF quotation, an Excel BOQ, CSV, or a shareable link.
• Dashboard (registered users): saved projects, price materials line by line, send RFQs to contractors, compare contractor quotes, and final project cost.

Accuracy & method

• Wakkiro is tested on real Malaysian house projects: areas measured from CAD drawings, prices compared with a practising site engineer's estimates. Latest check: built-up area within 2% on 100% of projects, price within ±10% on 80%, average price accuracy 94%. Details on the homepage.
• BUA convention: measured to the outer face of walls/columns; roofed space counts in full even if open-sided (car porch, verandah); unroofed space and roof eaves do not count; voids inside the outer wall line count.
• Rates: the Malaysian Crowdsource rate book (materials, labour, plant, preliminaries) by state, calibrated against real project prices; a QS benchmark is used as a check, never blended in.