NRM1 - A success story ?
NRM1 - a success story? NRM1 was the first part of the NRM suite to be released in 2009. Two revisions followed the last one in 2021....
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Nov 8
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip No. 16
Quantity Takeoffs or Taking off quantities is there a difference ? Quantity takeoffs (used as a noun) are not subjected to standard rules...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Nov 1
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip No. 15
Did you know ? The RICS Guidelines on NRM 2: Detailed measurement of building works advises; Where appropriate, additional information...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Oct 26
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip No. 14
Deemed to be included update Taking off top tip 12 pointed out the recommended approach to account items that are deemed to be included...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Oct 11
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip No. 13
Between a rock and a hard place. Agreement on what constitutes rock has always been a contentious issue with little help from methods of...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip No. 12
Work and materials listed as ‘Deemed included’ can only be priced by the tenderer if that work is clearly shown on drawings,...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Degree or apprenticeship?
Around this time of year hundreds, if not thousands of students will be starting their education / training. For many dreaming of a...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Sep 5
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip no 11
Sizes for timber sections are stated in two ways; ex and finished. Unplaned or sawn timber is referred to as ‘ex’ once planed it becomes...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Jul 17
- 1 min
The future of the quantity surveyor
The industry and the profession are at an inflection point and not for the first time, the quantity surveyor is having to adapt to a...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Greater transparency ?
Should the RICS continue to be self-regulating? I may come as a surprise to many that the RICS is self regulating, in other words it is...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip 10
Sheet roof coverings Sheet roof coverings (lead, aluminium, copper, zinc, bitumen ,butyl rubber, thermoplastic, etc.) are measured as the...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- May 16
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tip 9
Kickers Kickers are small concrete upstands used when casting columns and walls. Kickers can be suspended or isolated. Suspended kickers...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips 8
Partitions Partitions are referred to on NRM2 in three work sections; 16, 20 and 22. Which section to use often causes confusion. Best...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips No.7
Provisional quantities Provisional quantities should be avoided whenever possible, as rates can loaded in the hope of quantities...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips No.6
Between a rock and a hard place. There has always been a heated debate between contractors and clients about what constitutes rock....
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips No. 5
Surface water is water on the surface of the site and excavations. Disposal of surface water is deemed to be included in NRM2 Section 5....
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips No. 4
Alterations Measuring alteration work is one of my favourite tasks as it allows the qs to use their descriptive talents. Best practice...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Taking off quantities top tips No. 2
When taking off quantities for Structural Metalwork using NRM 2, fittings may be billed as a calculated weight or as a percentage of the...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Coding Foreboding !
The RICS Code of Measurement Practice or COMP has been used by surveyors of all disciplines for years. It determines how we calculate...
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Duncan Cartlidge
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying
22 years ago Building magazine ran the Ethel the Aardvark article and asked the question; 'Will we soon be drying a tear over a grave...
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