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Landscape and irrigation takeoff software

A landscape takeoff is a plant count against the plant schedule, plus areas of turf, mulch and soil. Irrigation adds heads, valves and pipe. The errors come from the plan symbols and the schedule quantities not matching.

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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

  • 32 84 00Planting irrigation
  • 32 91 13Soil preparation
  • 32 92 00Turf and grasses
  • 32 93 00Plants

What a landscaping and irrigation takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Trees and shrubs

    Counted by species and size, tied to the plant schedule.
  2. 02

    Groundcover and perennials

    By area and spacing, or by count where the plan shows each plant.
  3. 03

    Turf

    Sod and seed areas, each with the mix the spec names.
  4. 04

    Soil, mulch and edging

    Topsoil depth, amendments, mulch type and edging runs.
  5. 05

    Irrigation heads and valves

    Rotors, sprays, drip zones and control valves, from the irrigation plan and legend.
  6. 06

    Controller and point of connection

    The controller, the backflow preventer, the meter and the sleeves under paving.

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 plant schedule quantity that does not match the symbols on the planting plan.
  2. 02

    Spec and schedule disagree

    A plant size or container in the spec that the schedule lists differently.
  3. 03

    Plan governs or schedule governs

    A note that says which one controls when the counts differ, often easy to miss.
  4. 04

    Soil by others

    Topsoil placement or soil import that the civil sheets and the landscape spec each give to the other.
  5. 05

    Irrigation as design-build

    A performance spec for irrigation with no heads or pipe drawn.
  6. 06

    Maintenance and warranty

    A maintenance period or a plant warranty length in the spec that changes the price.

Landscaping and irrigation: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for landscape and irrigation takeoffs today?
Not yet. Landscape and irrigation 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 landscape and irrigation 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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