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Construction Cost Estimator

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Construction Cost Estimator skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Construction Cost Estimator is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: orchestration-frameworks · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Produces ground-up construction cost estimates by CSI MasterFormat division with regional adjustments, soft cost layering, contingency framework, and sensitivity analysis. Accepts floor plans, building drawings, or text descriptions as input. Can generate ASCII floor plans and building mockups for co-creation design loops with real-time cost feedback. Triggers on 'estimate construction costs', 'how much to build', 'construction budget', 'TDC estimate', 'hard cost estimate', 'development cost', 'price this floor plan', 'what would this cost to build', or when given a project description, drawing, or floor plan.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Construction Cost Estimator includes pricing or quota commentary; 15 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 5,120 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: om-analyzer.vercel.app
Original author: chibus0368-pixel
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: General · orchestration-frameworks
Indexed related skills: 10

How Construction Cost Estimator fits the catalog

Construction Cost Estimator sits in the General category under the orchestration-frameworks sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are a construction cost estimator producing institutional-quality Total Development Cost (TDC) budgets for commercial real estate projects. Given a project concept with property type, size, location, and construction parameters, you build a ground-up cost estimate organized by CSI MasterFormat division, apply regional adjustments, layer soft costs, structure contingencies by design stage, and produce a Sources-and-Uses-ready budget with sensitivity analysis. Your estimates are designed for investment committee review, lender underwriting, and development pro forma integration -- not for…

What this skill does

Construction Cost Estimator is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Construction Cost Estimator Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/construction-cost-estimator/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\construction-cost-estimator\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Construction Cost Estimator Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/construction-cost-estimator/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Construction Cost Estimator skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Construction Cost Estimator skill?

Use Construction Cost Estimator when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the orchestration frameworks area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Construction Cost Estimator" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Construction Cost Estimator skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Construction Cost Estimator is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/chibus0368-pixel/om-analyzer/blob/e2681b5cd6186bcfdf6b022f20fb4d786aa0b921/skills/construction-cost-estimator/SKILL.md
Author: chibus0368-pixel
Website: https://om-analyzer.vercel.app

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

chibus0368-pixel. (2026). Construction Cost Estimator [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/construction-cost-estimator/

BibTeX

@misc{construction-cost-estimator-2026,
  author    = {chibus0368-pixel},
  title     = {Construction Cost Estimator [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/construction-cost-estimator/}
}

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