Free for good

Free construction software for UK builders

Measure from PDF drawings, draw floor plans, edit PDFs, work out materials and print ready-made safety paperwork, all free in your browser. No install, no card and no time limit.

Open SiteHelm Free Builders' calculators

Free for good. No card needed. Use it with or without an account.

What you can do for free

Measure lengths, areas and volumes off a PDF drawing at scale, with no printing and no scale rule
Type room sizes and Easy CAD draws a floor plan with walls, dimensions and areas
Mark up, sign, merge and split PDF drawings
Bricks, blocks, concrete, screed, plaster, tiles, slates, roof pitch, stairs and U-values worked out in seconds
Ready-made RAMS and COSHH data sheets for common jobs and products
No install, no card and no time limit

Safety paperwork. SiteHelm's RAMS, COSHH and CDM templates are a starting point. A competent person must check them for each job. You stay responsible for safety on your site.

In SiteHelm Free

Open in your browser and start. Nothing to install.

Measure from a drawing FreeFree takeoff tool: open a PDF drawing, set the scale and measure lengths, areas and volumes in your browser. Free for good in SiteHelm Free, no card needed.Easy CAD FreeFree floor plan creator: type room sizes and Easy CAD draws walls, dimensions and area, with doors and a title block. Free PDFs carry the SiteHelm logo.Edit PDF FreeMark up drawings with clouds, notes and measurements, sign, fill in, merge, split, rotate and reorder pages. Free in your browser with SiteHelm Free.Weather FreeThe forecast for the site, Met Office weather warnings, rain radar and flags for frost, high winds and heavy rain. Free in your browser with SiteHelm Free.Site set-up plan FreeDraw your site set-up plan to scale: welfare, fencing, parking, storage, exclusion zones and crane radii on the site plan. Free in SiteHelm Free.

Builders' calculators

19 calculators, most using the same sums as the app, each with a worked example.

Brick calculatorBlock calculatorConcrete calculatorType 1, gravel and sand calculatorExcavation and muck-away calculatorVolume calculatorRoof pitch and rafter calculatorStair calculatorU-value calculatorRoof slate and batten calculatorPlaster calculatorTile calculatorScreed calculatorPatio and paving slab calculatorFence panel and post calculatorStud wall calculatorInsulation calculatorFall and gradient calculatorBrick and block coursing calculator

Safety paperwork and guides

Free to read, print and use.

Free risk assessments FreeFive ready-made RAMS to print: ladders, brickwork, excavation, cutting and painting.COSHH data sheets FreeCommon building products in maker folders, with the hazard codes and a link to the maker's own data sheet.Guides for builders FreePlain answers on CDM, RIDDOR, inspections, VAT, CIS, quotes and building regulations, checked against HSE and GOV.UK.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. SiteHelm Free, the calculators, the five free risk assessments, the COSHH data sheets and the guides are free for good, with no card and no time limit. You can use SiteHelm Free with or without an account.

What do I need to install?

Nothing. SiteHelm Free and the calculators run in your browser. SiteHelm Free is made for a PC or a Mac. The calculators also work on a phone, and you can add them to your home screen and use them with no signal.

What is the catch?

There isn't one, but there are limits. Without a free account, SiteHelm Free doesn't keep your work between visits, and free PDFs carry a small SiteHelm logo. Saving work with the job, the full take-off with pricing, RAMS, quotes, invoices and the rest of the site paperwork come with SiteHelm PRO.

Where does my work go?

It stays in your browser on your own device. SiteHelm doesn't store your drawings or measurements.

The construction manager’s toolbox.

Need more than the free tools? The take-off with pricing, RAMS, quotes, invoices, the site diary and 40+ more tools come with SiteHelm PRO.

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