Read the spec first
Division 10 is many small sections. Read 10 28 00 for toilet, bath and laundry accessories. Read 10 21 13 for toilet compartments. Read 10 44 00 for fire protection specialties and 10 51 00 for lockers. Visual display units are in 10 11 00. List the maker and model for each item.
Sheets and schedules that carry the count
- The toilet accessory schedule or legend. It ties each tag to a product.
- The enlarged restroom plans. They show each accessory tag in place.
- The restroom interior elevations. They show mounting heights and more tags.
- The floor plans, for fire extinguisher cabinets, lockers and corner guards.
- The life safety plan. It often shows the fire extinguisher locations.
- The room finish schedule or equipment schedule, for markerboards and other items.
Steps in order
- List every Division 10 section in the Project Manual.
- Mark the sections you bid.
- List each product from the spec and the schedule.
- Count each accessory tag on the enlarged plans, room by room.
- Check each room against its interior elevations.
- Count toilet compartments, urinal screens and doors by type.
- Count fire extinguishers and cabinets from the plans.
- Count lockers, benches, corner guards and display boards.
Count, length, area or volume
- Count: almost every item in this trade.
- Length: grab bars by size, benches, corner guards and wall rails.
- Area: markerboards, tackboards and mirrors, by size.
- Volume: none.
Conflicts to find, and what to exclude
- The enlarged plan and the elevation show different counts for one room.
- The schedule lists an item as owner furnished. The spec lists a product for it.
- The spec names a model that the schedule does not use.
- Fire extinguisher cabinets appear on the life safety plan but not on the floor plans.
- Mirrors appear in 10 28 00 and in the glazing section.
Soap, towel and tissue dispensers often come from the owner's vendor. Read each tag for that note. State who installs owner furnished items. State who supplies wall backing. Exclude sections you do not bid by number, so the general contractor can see the gap.
Trade takeoffs · Updated 11 Nov 2026