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Acoustical ceiling takeoff software

A ceiling takeoff is rooms by ceiling type, with the grid, the tile and the perimeter for each. The reflected ceiling plan shows the type. The finish schedule often names it again. The errors come from those two not agreeing.

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This trade is not open yet. We are building it with founding contractors, who use Takeoff Tool three months free. The lists below show what the takeoff covers and what we teach it first.

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The spec sections it reads

  • 09 51 00Acoustical ceilings
  • 09 51 13Acoustical panel ceilings
  • 09 53 00Acoustical ceiling suspension assemblies
  • 09 84 00Acoustic room components

What a acoustical ceilings takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Rooms by ceiling type

    Each room with its tile, size and edge, from the reflected ceiling plans.
  2. 02

    Grid

    The suspension system for each ceiling type, including seismic bracing where the spec requires it.
  3. 03

    Perimeter and trim

    Wall angle, shadow molding and the trim at clouds and floating edges.
  4. 04

    Ceiling heights

    The height for each room, and where one room has more than one.
  5. 05

    Specialty ceilings

    Clouds, baffles, wood and metal panels, called out apart from standard tile.
  6. 06

    Wall panels

    Acoustic wall panels from the interior elevations.

The conflicts we teach it first

These are the conflicts estimators in this trade tell us cost them money. They are the first rules we build with founding contractors.

  1. 01

    Schedule and plan disagree

    A room the finish schedule lists as acoustical tile and the ceiling plan shows as gypsum board.
  2. 02

    Legend and plan disagree

    A ceiling tag on the plan that the ceiling legend does not define.
  3. 03

    Spec and legend disagree

    A tile or grid in the spec that does not match the product the legend names.
  4. 04

    Missing heights

    A room with no ceiling height on the plan or in the schedule.
  5. 05

    Seismic requirements

    Bracing and perimeter clips the spec requires that no detail shows.
  6. 06

    Scope split

    Gypsum soffits, access panels or acoustic wall panels that could belong to another trade.

Acoustical ceilings: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for acoustical ceiling takeoffs today?
Not yet. Acoustical ceiling is a founding trade. We build each trade with working estimators, so the tool learns how the trade really bids. Founding contractors use it free for three months while we build it with them.
What do you need from a founding acoustical ceiling contractor?
An hour or two of your estimator's time, screen shared, while they do a real takeoff. Plus a set of past bid packets with the finished takeoffs. We use them to check the tool against work you already trust.
What does it cost after the founding period?
The standard price is $2,500 per seat per month. It is a flat fee. There is no charge per takeoff.

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