From Footings to Foundations, Get to Takeoff Faster - Advanced Auto Takeoff for Concrete

In short

• Concrete scope is spread across foundation plans, structural drawings, sections, details, civil sheets, and reinforcing documents.
• Takeoff BOOST™'s Expanded Auto Takeoff coverage helps concrete estimators bring more of that work into one organized first pass. 
• Auto Takeoff gives estimators a faster, more organized way to establish the initial measurement set for review.
• This feature is current in beta testing and will be available for all ConstructConnect Takeoff users soon.

Why this matters

Concrete estimators spend hours moving between plans, sections, details, schedules, and notes to account for every footing, slab, pier, column, joint, and site element. Digital takeoff is faster than using paper and colored pencils but starting from a blank page still costs time.

Takeoff BOOST™ Auto Takeoff now supports a broader set of concrete categories, so you can build an initial quantity set across the work that commonly appears in concrete estimating.

• Spread footings and pile caps
• Step footings, wall footings, and strip footings
• Grade beams, stem walls, and turndowns
• Slabs on grade, thickened areas, and depressed regions
• Equipment and housekeeping pads
• Sidewalks, walks, curbs, and curb-and-gutter
• Piers and concrete columns
• Control and expansion joints
• Reinforcing and waterproofing

A faster path to the first review

Open the architectural drawing, verify the page scale, then run Auto Takeoff . Select Concrete, choose the scope you want to review, and run the takeoff on the current page or across the project.

Auto Takeoff creates conditions, takeoffs, and updates the Conditions List so you can review the result by category. You'll see a recap of what Auto Takeoff did in the Takeoff Assist pop-up.

Auto Takeoff Concrete offers numerous options. If you don't see what you need, enter it in the text box at the bottom of the list.

The payoff for estimators

The benefit is not that concrete plans become self-explanatory. The benefit is that you can spend less time tracing and counting repetitive scope before the real estimating work begins. A categorized starting point also makes it easier to see what has been measured, what needs a second look, and what may be missing.

A completed Auto Takeoff for Concrete - Conditions are built with important notes included, takeoff completed on this page or throughout the project - your choice.

Stop wasting your valuable time on repetitive tasks and poring over plans sets - Auto Takeoff lets you devote more time to ensuring your pricing is accurate, your proposals sparkle, and your building relationships that help you grow your business.

Keep the estimator in control

Concrete takeoff and estimating still depends on interpretation. Footings may step or change size. Pile caps may tie to a schedule. Slab depressions may live in details. Reinforcing may depend on bar marks, spacing, laps, hooks, dowels, or schedules. Review the generated results against the complete drawing set, then adjust or add measurements as needed. 

Keep an eye out for the next article in this series: Auto Takeoff for Flooring