How to do an athletic equipment takeoff

Read the spec first

Gym equipment is most often in 11 66 23 Gymnasium Equipment. Divider curtains can be in 11 66 53 Gymnasium Dividers. Telescoping bleachers are in 12 66 00 Telescoping Stands. Read the list of makers. Note the basis of design and the rules for a substitute. List each item with its model, size and operation.

Sheets and schedules that carry the count

• The gym floor plan. It shows courts, backstops, pads and floor sleeves.
• The reflected ceiling plan. It shows ceiling-hung backstops and curtains.
• The gym interior elevations. They show wall pads, scoreboards and mounting heights.
• The structural roof framing plan. It gives truss spacing and attachment height.
• The electrical plans. They show power, key switches and scoreboard feeds.
• The mechanical plans. They show ducts near the backstops.
• The site plan, for outdoor goals.

Steps in order

1. List what the spec section requires.
2. Count the basketball backstops. Split them by main court and side court, and by type.
3. Count volleyball systems by court. Count the floor sleeves.
4. Measure the wall pad runs from the elevations. Convert length to panels.
5. Count corner, column and door pads.
6. Measure each divider curtain by width and height.
7. Count scoreboards, shot clocks and control consoles.
8. Measure the bleachers by bank length and number of rows.
9. Record the truss spacing and the attachment height for each ceiling-hung unit.

Count, length, area or volume

• Count: backstops, winches, volleyball systems, scoreboards, pads at columns and safety straps.
• Length: wall pad runs and bleacher banks.
• Area: divider curtains and gym floor covers.
• Volume: none.

Conflicts to find, and what to exclude

• The spec requires an item that no drawing shows.
• The drawings show an item, such as pickleball courts, that the spec omits.
• A note or an addendum marks the scoreboard as not in contract.
• A duct or a light sits in the path of a folding backstop.
• The spec names a maker you do not carry.
• The drawings give truss spacing but no attachment height.

Qualify power, structural support steel and floor sleeves set in concrete. State your assumed attachment height. Takeoff Tool is live for this trade. It reads the section, counts the items on the plans and flags these conflicts for you to review.

Trade takeoffs · Updated 11 Nov 2026