Material Take Offs

HHH development

Can anyone tell me what method they use to do material take offs. I have always did it manually but I do not have the time now.
Are there any tools to assist me in making my life simpler.
Thank you

send_it_all

Yes there are tool to make it easier. Google "material takeoff" and you will find several tools.

HHH development

Hi thanks for your reply.

Has anyone used something specifically and had good results?

Thanks,

In_Mexifornia

You can sometimes give a set of plans to the lumber yard and they'll do it for a fee.

CertifiedFunds

Have the lumber yard do it for you.

JumboJack

I know here in so cal Ganahl does a good job of it...

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

Kingfisher

Lumber yards do an OK job but you have to teach your salesman how you build. No to framer frame the same way so the list will vary and some yards will assume you build the cheapest way and with crab while other will make it a bomb shetler and sell you the good gold plated wall studs for blocking Take the time to tell them how you like to build and they can do it for you, but you need the same take off person everytime.

KillerToiletSpider

I do material takeoffs manually, it saves on errors.

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A flush is better than a full house.

Glasshousebltr

My son hooked up with a barmaid last night and from what he tells me she did a material takeoff........and all was good.

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Bob

aWorkaHolic

All so true. Plus don't forget to factor in a 5% waste factor. Down time because of missed cuts and having to get more lumber can kill profit on the job.

CWELT21

As I wrote to others before many lumberyards use estimating services. One of which I know of you can find if you google lumber list express. They do a great job and are very accurate. You have to be careful and request samples because many services are very basic and not very in depth.