Can I measure stone cladding areas from elevations?

Yes. Measure feature and cladding wall areas from the elevations and deduct openings, so your stone quantity is based on the net area.

Can I measure paving and retaining?

Measure paving areas and retaining wall lengths and heights directly from the plan, keeping each element in its own layer for a clean quote.

Can I estimate material quantities?

Convert the measured areas and lengths into stone, paver, and block quantities using your coverage rates, ready for ordering.

How do I work out stone quantities from a cladding area?

Measure the net cladding area in square metres after deducting openings, then apply your coverage rate per square metre for the stone product. MetreMate totals the areas as you go, so the order quantity follows straight from there.

How do I measure paving in square metres and edging in linear metres?

Use the Area tool to trace the paved area for the square metres and the Perimeter tool for the edge restraint or border in linear metres. Both total together, so pavers and edging are quoted off the one measure-up.

How accurate is measuring stonework off the plan?

As accurate as the drawing. With the scale set and snapping on the corners, your cladding, paving, and retaining measurements match the plan, so you order stone and pavers to the real quantity rather than over-ordering.

MetreMate for Stonemasons

Measure stone and masonry areas from plans

Measure stone slabs, cladding, paving, and retaining walls to quote stonework from plans, with less wastage.

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Under 90s to your first measurement

Why stonemasons choose MetreMate

Stonemasons use MetreMate to measure cladding, paving, retaining, and feature walls from architectural and landscape plans. Use the Area tool to work out how many stone slabs a job needs, measure paving and retaining walls, and convert them to stone, pavers, and blocks, so you waste less and protect your profit. It runs in your browser, so you can quote stonework from the plan without measuring on site.

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Free calculators for your trade

Quick numbers before you open the plan. Every one shows its working.

Brick calculator

Quote in minutes, not hours

Set the scale once and measure straight off the PDF. Your first measurement takes under 90 seconds, and it's free to start.

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The slow way, or the smart way

What changes when stonemasons measure in MetreMate instead of off a printout.

Without MetreMate

Estimating stone cladding areas from elevations
Measuring paving and retaining on site
Over-ordering stone and pavers

With MetreMate

Area tool for stone slab quantities
Measure tool for edging and retaining runs
Count tool for openings
Layers Manager to organise by elevation
Pencil tool for freehand mark-ups, and to add your initials or signature by hand

500+

Trade businesses using MetreMate

50,000+

Measurements taken

90s

Average time to measure

Everything you can measure off the plan

Set the scale once, then pull the quantities stonemasons actually quote on.

Lengths in metres or feet

Any distance, edge, or run measured straight off the plan.

Areas in m² or sq ft

Trace rooms, slabs, and zones for instant areas.

Perimeters

Boundary and edge runs totalled for you, no maths.

Counts

Tap to count fixtures, fittings, and symbols with live totals.

Step by step

How stonemasons use MetreMate

1
Cladding area
Measure feature and cladding wall areas from elevations, deducting openings.
2
Paving and retaining
Measure paving areas and retaining wall lengths and heights from plans.
3
Material estimation
Convert areas and lengths into stone, paver, and block quantities.

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