Takeoff
Quantity takeoff guides
What to measure and in what units, trade by trade — plus the mistakes that turn a good set of drawings into a bad estimate.
Each guide gives the units table, the checklist, the scale-calibration warnings, and the misses estimators actually make on that trade.
Concrete Takeoff GuideConcrete takeoff units and method: cubic yards of concrete, square feet of formwork, pounds of rebar, plus waste factors and common mistakes.Drywall Takeoff GuideDrywall takeoff method: square feet of board by type and wall assembly, linear feet of track and studs, layers, plus waste and common misses.Electrical Takeoff GuideElectrical takeoff method: count fixtures and devices by symbol, measure conduit and wire by linear foot, and reconcile panels and schedules.Roofing Takeoff GuideRoofing takeoff method: roof area in squares (100 SF), pitch-factor correction, linear feet of edge and flashing, plus underlayment and accessories.Asphalt Paving Takeoff GuideAsphalt takeoff method: paved area in square yards by lift, tonnage via thickness and density, milling and base quantities, and common misses.Earthwork Takeoff GuideEarthwork takeoff method: cut and fill in cubic yards from cross sections or a surface model, shrink/swell factors, and the mistakes that sink bids.Drainage Pipe Takeoff GuideDrainage takeoff method: pipe in LF by size and material, structures as EA, bedding and backfill in CY, and the trench details that change pricing.Guardrail Takeoff GuideGuardrail takeoff method: rail in LF by type, end treatments and transitions as EA, posts per spacing — plus the Standard Plans indexes that apply.Signing and Pavement Marking Takeoff GuideSigning takeoff method: signs EA by panel and post, striping in LF by width and color, RPMs EA — reconciled against the sign tabulation.