Construction & Trades

Material Takeoff
System

Quantity takeoff by trade with unit costs, waste factors, and total material estimate per project. Live unit costs auto-calculate total material budget with waste allowances built in.

Quantity TakeoffWaste FactorsUnit CostsTrade Breakdown4 Sheets

MATERIAL_TAKEOFF_SYSTEM.xlsx

Takeoff Input

Material Summary

Unit Cost Library

Waste Factors

Category	Item	Status	Value	Notes
Material Takeoff System — Sample Data
Section A	Item 1	Complete	100%	Verified
Section A	Item 2	In Progress	67%	Due next week
Section B	Item 3	Action Required	0%	Overdue
Section B	Item 4	Complete	100%	On track
SUMMARY			67%	2 actions needed

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4-sheet Excel workbook, fully unlocked
Quantity Takeoff
Waste Factors
Unit Costs
Trade Breakdown
Works in Excel 2016+ and Google Sheets

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Contents

All 4 sheets,
explained.

Sheet 01

Takeoff Input

Enter quantities by assembly — dimensions auto-convert to material units

Sheet 02

Material Summary

Total material by trade, category, and cost with variance to budget

Sheet 03

Unit Cost Library

Material unit costs by supplier — update once, recalculates all takeoffs

Sheet 04

Waste Factor Settings

Default waste % by material type — fully adjustable per project

Reviews

Professionals who use it daily.

★★★★★

Takeoffs used to take me half a day. This cut it to under an hour. The waste factors save me from underbuying every job.

Mike D.

Estimator · Residential Builder

★★★★★

My estimates are tighter and I stopped losing money on waste overruns.

Andrew K.

Subcontractor · Framing

FAQ

Common questions.

Does it handle multiple trades in one project?+

Yes. Organized by trade — concrete, framing, mechanical, electrical, finishes.

Can I compare estimated vs actual material costs?+

Yes. The Material Summary includes a column for actual spend that feeds into variance analysis.

Material Takeoff
System