Free construction takeoff templates (Excel), by trade

What is on each trade tab

General

Seven rows for a first pass on any plan: floor area by room, wall length by wall type, wall area by system, ceiling area by type, doors and windows by type, and a scale check row. The scale check is not a price item; it is the printed dimension you measured to prove the scale, so the next person can see it was done.

Plumbing

Seventeen rows: fixtures by schedule mark (water closets, lavatories, urinals, sinks, mop basins, floor drains, water heaters), pipe by service and size (cold, hot, hot water return, sanitary waste, vent, storm, gas), cleanouts, valves and a fittings allowance. Keep one row per pipe size. Our plumbing takeoff example counts seven fixtures by mark on a real sheet.

Electrical

Ten rows: duplex and GFCI receptacles, switches by type, light fixtures by schedule type, exit signs, data outlets, panelboards, conduit and wire by size, and junction boxes. Wire is usually conduit length times the number of conductors plus makeup at each end; note your makeup allowance in Notes. More in electrical takeoff.

HVAC

Ten rows: rooftop units or air handlers, VAV boxes, diffusers and grilles by air device type, exhaust fans, rectangular and round duct by size, flexible duct runouts, hydronic or refrigerant pipe by size, and duct insulation. Take equipment and air devices from the schedules, and ductwork one size per row. See HVAC takeoff.

Flooring

Eight rows: resilient tile or plank, broadloom carpet in square yards, carpet tile and ceramic tile by room, wall base in linear feet, transitions, stair treads and floor preparation. Take finishes from the room finish schedule, not the finish plan alone. Our flooring example shows why: the finish plan in our set only covers special conditions.

Painting

Eight rows: walls by paint system, painted ceilings (gypsum only), primer on new board, doors, frames, trim and handrails, exterior walls and soffits, and special coatings. Put the number of coats in Notes and keep waste for material you actually lose. The painting example works out one office's wall area from length, height and openings.

Drywall

Six rows: partition length by wall type, board area by type (length × height × faces), ceiling board, studs or track, corner bead and trim, and insulation. Board area is where most mistakes hide, because a partition has two faces and sometimes two layers a side. More in drywall takeoff.

Concrete

Eleven rows: slab on grade in cubic yards and its area, continuous footings in cubic yards and length, piers and spread footings by mark, foundation walls, formwork contact area, sidewalks and pads, rebar by bar size, welded wire mesh and vapor retarder. The concrete example turns a measured walk into 3.44 CY.

Masonry

Seven rows: CMU wall area by type, brick veneer area, units by type, lintels, grout, horizontal joint reinforcing and control joints. Units come from wall area times the units per square foot for the unit size you are laying; note the unit size you assumed. See masonry takeoff.

Steel

Seven rows: beams and columns by size in linear feet, pieces by mark, joists by designation, metal deck by type, connections and base plates, and total weight in tons. Weight is length times the weight per foot of each section; keep the section size in the Item so the total can be rebuilt. More in steel takeoff.

Roofing

Seven rows: roof area by plane, squares, membrane or underlayment, insulation, edge metal and flashing, ridge, hip and valley, and drains and penetrations. Plan area is not roof area on a pitched roof; apply the slope factor for each plane. See roofing takeoff.

Sitework

Nine rows: asphalt paving by pavement section in square yards, concrete paving and walks, curb and gutter, storm, sanitary and water pipe by size, structures, landscape area and silt fence. Measure pipe structure to structure and count structures by type. See sitework takeoff.