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Structural steel takeoff software

A steel takeoff is a member list: columns, beams, joists, deck and the miscellaneous metals. The framing plans and schedules give the sizes. The errors come from steel that only the architectural sheets show. They also come from connection design that the notes put on the fabricator.

Opening

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

  • 05 12 00Structural steel framing
  • 05 21 00Steel joist framing
  • 05 31 00Steel decking
  • 05 50 00Metal fabrications

What a structural steel takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Columns

    Counted by mark and size from the column schedule, with base plates and anchor rods.
  2. 02

    Beams and girders

    Each member by size and length, from the framing plans.
  3. 03

    Joists and joist girders

    Counted by designation and span.
  4. 04

    Deck

    Roof and floor deck by type, gauge and area.
  5. 05

    Miscellaneous metals

    Lintels, stairs, rails, ladders, bollards and embeds.
  6. 06

    Coatings

    Shop primer, galvanizing and the steel marked as architecturally exposed.

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

    Architectural and structural disagree

    A canopy, screen wall or roof opening frame on the architectural sheets with no steel on the framing plan.
  2. 02

    Schedule and plan disagree

    A column mark on the plan with no row in the column schedule.
  3. 03

    Missing member sizes

    A beam or lintel drawn on the plan with no size.
  4. 04

    Connection design

    General notes that give connection design to the fabricator and show no reactions.
  5. 05

    Scope split

    Stairs, rails or loose lintels that both the steel section and the metal fabrications section could own.
  6. 06

    Finish mismatch

    Galvanized or exposed steel called out in the spec that the drawings do not mark.

Structural steel: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for structural steel takeoffs today?
Not yet. Structural steel 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 structural steel 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.

Guides and solutions

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