Read the spec first
Read 09 65 00 Resilient Flooring and 09 68 00 Carpeting. List each product with its size, pattern and install method. Read the moisture testing rules and the floor preparation rules. Note the attic stock. The owner often wants extra material at the end.
Sheets and schedules that carry the count
- The finish plan. It shows the limits of each floor finish.
- The room finish schedule. It lists floor and base by room.
- The finish legend. It ties each code to a product.
- The transition details. They show what happens where two finishes meet.
- The stair plans and sections, for treads, risers and landings.
- The door schedule or floor plans, for the transition at each door.
Steps in order
- List each floor product from the spec and the legend.
- Measure the area of each finish from the finish plan.
- Check each room against the finish schedule.
- Measure wall base by length. Decide how you treat door openings.
- Measure transitions and reducers by length. Count them at doors.
- Count stair treads, risers and nosings.
- Plan the seams for sheet goods and broadloom. Roll width drives the order quantity.
- Add waste and attic stock for each product.
Count, length, area or volume
- Count: stair treads, risers, floor access covers and door transitions.
- Length: wall base, transitions, reducers, nosings and heat-welded seams.
- Area: every floor finish. Carpet is often priced by the square yard.
- Volume: none in the takeoff. Leveling compound depends on area and depth.
Conflicts to find, and what to exclude
- The finish plan shows one finish in a room. The schedule lists another.
- The legend names a product that the spec does not include.
- The spec requires moisture tests. It does not say who pays for mitigation.
- The finish plan shows a pattern or direction that changes waste and seams.
- The base type in the schedule differs from the spec.
Moisture mitigation and floor preparation cause many flooring disputes. State what you include. Qualify leveling beyond a skim coat. Exclude furniture moving and floor protection unless the documents give them to you. State the attic stock you carry.
Trade takeoffs · Updated 11 Nov 2026