Busy running jobs and still have bids due? Hand us the plans. We turn them into material takeoffs or complete cost estimates, for one trade or the whole project, usually back in 48 hours. You get a free quote and a firm delivery date before any work starts.
03Concrete: slab on grade, 4", WWF reinforcing6,120 SF09Drywall: 3-5/8" stud, 5/8" Type X both sides1,284 LF09Ceilings: 2x4 acoustical on 15/16" grid9,620 SF23HVAC: rectangular galvanized ductwork4,350 LB26Electrical: 2x4 LED troffers, type A148 EANOTEAddendum 2 adds rated corridor walls, included+96 LFIllustrative example of the summary format, not a real project.
Pick the level of help you need for each bid: just the quantities, or the full estimate.
Quantities plus material and labor, organized by CSI division, for a single trade or every trade on the job. Built with your rates if you send them, so the number reflects how you actually work.
Every item counted and measured by type, level and area, from sitework and concrete through finishes and MEP. Delivered in Excel with marked-up drawings so you can see exactly what was counted.
Full-scope estimates across every trade, ready for your bid form.
Quantities for your scope only, so your estimator can go straight to pricing.
Repeatable takeoffs for new homes, models and options.
Early budget numbers to test a project before you commit.
Cost checks at schematic and design-development stages.
Fast numbers for renovations and additions, big or small.
Subcontractors get quantities for their scope. General contractors get every trade in one estimate, organized the way you bid.
Earthwork cut and fill, utilities, storm and sanitary, paving and curbs.
Footings, slabs, walls and columns, with reinforcing by size.
CMU, brick and stone by wall type, with grout and reinforcing.
Members by size and tonnage, plus stairs, rails and embeds.
Framing and board by wall type, rated and shaft walls, ACT and GWB ceilings.
Door schedules, hardware sets, storefront and curtain wall.
Membrane and shingle areas, insulation, flashing and edge metal.
Paint, flooring, tile and wall coverings by room and finish type.
Equipment, ductwork by size and weight, piping and insulation.
Fixtures, piping by size and material, sprinkler heads and mains.
Fixtures, devices, gear, conduit and wire runs.
Every trade in one estimate, organized by CSI division and ready for your bid form.
No software to learn and no onboarding calls. Four simple steps from plans to bid-ready numbers.
Email PDFs of the drawings, specs and addenda, or share a plan-room link. Any stage works: concept, schematic, design development or bid set.
We review the scope and send a quote with a firm delivery date, usually within a few hours. Nothing starts until you approve it.
Your drawings stay confidential either way. If your company requires an NDA, we sign it before we open the files.
Quantities, and pricing if you asked for it, in Excel (our template or yours) plus marked-up PDFs. Questions are answered the same day.
Every quantity traces back to a mark on the drawings, so you can check our work in minutes and defend your number with the GC.
Every item measured and counted by type, level and area, organized by CSI division and ready to drop into your pricing sheet.
Color-coded PDF plans showing exactly what was measured, so nothing is a black box.
What's included, what's excluded and what we assumed, written so you can paste it into your proposal.
Send your unit costs and labor rates and we'll extend the quantities into a priced estimate.
When three bids land in the same week, we take the counting so your team can price all three instead of picking one.
Spec sections, "by others" notes, alternates and late addenda are where takeoffs go wrong. We read them before we measure.
A second person checks quantities against the drawings before anything is sent. If we make a mistake, we fix it right away at no charge.
A full-time estimator costs six figures a year. We cost a fraction of that and scale with your bid calendar, busy months and slow ones.
Sitework, concrete, masonry, steel, drywall and ceilings, doors and glazing, roofing, finishes, HVAC, plumbing and fire protection, and electrical. General contractors can get all of them in one full-scope estimate.
The drawings (PDF is fine), the specs and any addenda, plus your bid date and which trades you need. Tell us anything special about your scope, for example items you don't carry.
For typical commercial projects, yes. For very large drawing sets we confirm the delivery date when we receive the plans, before any work starts.
Quantities by default. If you send your material costs and labor rates, we can extend them into a priced estimate. The bid number and strategy always stay yours.
An Excel workbook with quantities by wall type, level and area, plus marked-up PDF drawings that open in any PDF viewer, including Bluebeam.
Tell us and we'll correct it right away at no charge. Every takeoff is checked before delivery to keep that rare.
It depends on the size of the project and how many trades you need. We look at the plans first and send a free, fixed quote before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Yes. Send us your Excel template and we'll deliver in it, or use ours. Either way the quantities drop straight into your pricing.
Yes. We're happy to get on a call before bid day to walk through quantities and assumptions, and again afterwards if you want to review how the bid went.
We estimate projects anywhere in the United States. Everything is handled online, so location doesn't affect turnaround.
Yes. Your drawings are used only to prepare your takeoff and are never shared with other contractors. We're happy to sign an NDA.
Email the plans and your bid date. You'll have quantities back in 48 hours, and you decide whether to keep going.
Send your plans → bids@takeoffmason.com