A person who calculates the amount of materials needed for building work, and how much they will cost.
‘A quantity surveyor had estimated building costs at £718,000.’
‘The quantity surveyor contributed a huge amount on this project and the cost management was intense because of the limited budget.’
‘Mr Lord said: ‘The owners have employed a quantity surveyor to estimate the cost of repairs that are currently required at The Durdans.’’
‘The trust is waiting for costing from a quantity surveyor before moving forward.’
‘The first claimant advised that a feasibility study would be necessary; and during the tour of the building the first defendant authorised the employment of a quantity surveyor.’
‘If it is a particularly large project, self-builders should consider hiring a quantity surveyor who will advise on construction costs and help to obtain competitive tenders from contractors.’
‘This, for the uninitiated, is the basic term for a quantity surveyor, someone who measured bricks and mortar for a living.’
‘All the inquiries we've had done by a paint chemist and a quantity surveyor suggest that the clean-up operation should have cost about $60,000.’
‘You should consult with a quantity surveyor or other expert in re-building costs.’
‘He was born at Foxrock, near Dublin, the second son of a quantity surveyor, and brought up as a Protestant by a mother whom he describes as ‘profoundly religious’.’
‘He qualified as a quantity surveyor and worked in the construction industry before - in a change of career direction - he joined Claremont in 1989.’
‘With the architect for the project in Castleblaney, the quantity surveyor in Armagh and consultants in Dublin and Belfast, rapid transfer of information is crucial.’
‘John was born in South London and trained as a quantity surveyor before doing his National Service with the RAF as a radar operator at RAF Sennen in Cornwall.’
‘She qualified as a quantity surveyor and picked up a law degree before joining the family firm - and people who know her say she would have succeeded even without the family connection.’
‘A quantity surveyor for Swindon Council came up with the figure after working out how much it would cost to refurbish the toilets to a standard where they could be reopened.’
‘But Stan, a retired quantity surveyor, from Glossop, saw the funny side.’
‘She said Emma, who wants to be a quantity surveyor, had problems with short term memory and had no recollection of the accident.’
‘A qualified quantity surveyor, he runs a residential lettings agency in Paisley’
‘A quantity surveyor to trade, he built a successful property company in Warwickshire.’
‘‘Unless you have completed academic and practice requirements, you will not be able to call yourself a building or quantity surveyor,’ said Tony Smith.’
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