Resources
Tools and notes from building this
Written for estimators and yard managers. No gated PDFs, no “download our whitepaper” forms.
What does a takeoff cost you?
Put a number on the estimator hours behind each framing bid, and compare it with $0.05 a square foot. Every figure shows its arithmetic.
GuideHow a plan set becomes a priced package
The five stages, what happens in each, and where a human decides. Written so you can judge whether the process is sound before you trust the output.
GuideQuestions to ask any estimating vendor
What happens when it's wrong? Can you see how a quantity was derived? What stops a line binding to the wrong product? Our answers, in detail.
GuideUploading your price list, safely
Your catalog and margins are the most sensitive thing you'll give a vendor. How the data is isolated, who can reach it, and what we never do with it.
More guides are being written as we go. If there's something you want covered, tell us.