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Accurate Lumber Takeoffs That Simplify Framing and Budgeting

Whether you’re bidding a single home or a large multifamily project, our lumber takeoffs give you precise material counts for all framing components—saving time, reducing waste, and helping you stay within budget.

What Is a Lumber Takeoff and How It Helps?

A lumber takeoff is a detailed material quantity breakdown for all wood and framing items in a construction project. It includes studs, joists, beams, sheathing, and connectors—based on architectural and structural plans.

At Quality Estimation, our lumber takeoffs help you:

What We Offer in Lumber Takeoff Services

We prepare itemized, trade-specific takeoffs for wood-framed construction, customized to match your project type and spec level.

Complete Framing Packages

Takeoffs for all dimensional lumber, LVLs, headers, beams, and structural wood members.

Floor & Roof Sheathing Quantities

Detailed area takeoffs for plywood, OSB, and roof panels by type and thickness.

Wall Framing Components

Accurate counts of studs, plates, blocking, and bracing per wall type.

Joists & Truss Layouts

We include floor joists, roof rafters, and trusses with spacing and orientation.

Fastener & Connector Estimates

Estimates for nails, hangers, and specialty hardware as per framing details.

Project-Specific Organization

All quantities organized by floor, elevation, or section—ready for supplier use.

Why Choose Us for Lumber Takeoffs?

Specialized Framing Knowledge

We understand framing construction inside out—residential, commercial, and multifamily.

Optimized for Procurement

Estimates are organized to help you create PO lists and vendor RFQs with ease.

Support for All Framing Types

From conventional stick framing to engineered lumber systems—we handle it all.

Professional Markups Included

We provide highlighted plans for easy review and cross-checking.

Lumber Takeoff FAQs

Do you cover both rough and finish carpentry?
Yes, we primarily focus on rough framing but can include trim if needed.
Absolutely. Our reports are formatted for direct use with suppliers.
Excel sheets, PDF marked plans, and CSI-organized breakdowns.
Standard turnaround is 1–2 business days depending on complexity.

Our Process

How to begin with us!
We make cost estimating simple, fast, and reliable. Here’s how our streamlined process works from start to finish:

Submit Your Drawing Plans

Upload your drawings, scope documents, or bid package—PDFs, DWGs, or links to plan rooms. We accept all file types and formats.It can be a dropbox link or portal link etc.

Get a Quote

After reviewing your plans, we will send you the quote within a few minutes. If you accept it, you can pay the invoice via credit card, debit card, or PayPal. And our team will start working on your project.

Receive Estimate

You will receive an estimate that will contain all the material & labor quantities with pricing. We deliver our estimate and takeoff sheet in EXCEL, our template or the client’s template, as per demand.

Industries We Serve

Our cost estimating services are trusted by professionals across the construction industry. No matter the size or type of project, we provide tailored estimates that support smarter planning, bidding, and budgeting.

Software We Use

Planswift

Bluebeam

FastPIPE

FastDUCT

FastWRAP

Trimble

Xactimate

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