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Painting takeoff software

A painting takeoff is rooms, surfaces and coats. The finish schedule says what gets painted. The spec says how. Takeoff Tool reads both and flags the rooms where they do not agree.

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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 91 13Exterior painting
  • 09 91 23Interior painting
  • 09 96 00High-performance coatings

What a painting takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Rooms by finish

    Each room and its wall and ceiling finish, from the finish schedule.
  2. 02

    Doors and frames

    Counted from the door schedule by finish.
  3. 03

    Paint systems

    Primer and coat count for each surface type, from the spec.
  4. 04

    Special coatings

    Epoxy and high-performance areas called out apart from standard paint.

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 on the plan that is missing from the finish schedule.
  2. 02

    Spec and schedule disagree

    The spec calls for three coats and the schedule names a two-coat system.
  3. 03

    Unpainted by note

    Surfaces a plan note says stay unfinished or prefinished.
  4. 04

    Addenda

    A revised finish schedule after you priced the first one.

Painting: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for painting takeoffs today?
Not yet. Painting 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 painting 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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