Takeoff on the plans, not beside them
Estimating built in a separate tool produces numbers that die in a spreadsheet. BuilderStack puts quantity takeoff on the uploaded plan set: measure areas, counts, and lengths on the sheets, and every quantity carries a link back to the drawing it came from.
When addenda arrive, revised sheets supersede the old set automatically — so your quantities always reference the current documents, and there's no ambiguity about which revision the number came from.
- Area, count, and linear takeoff on plan sheets
- Quantities pinned to drawing locations and revisions
- Assembly templates for repeatable work
- Addendum-aware: takeoffs reference the current set
From estimate to project budget in one step
The most expensive data-entry job in construction is re-typing the winning estimate into the job cost system. Because BuilderStack estimating and cost management share one cost structure, awarding a bid converts the estimate into the project budget — line for line, cost code for cost code.
Production rates from completed jobs feed back into the next estimate, so each bid is informed by what your crews actually achieved — not what the spreadsheet said last year.
- Estimate-to-budget conversion on award — no re-keying
- Unit costs and production rates from real project history
- Markup, tax, and bond handling per bid
- Bid-day what-if scenarios on shared cost data
Frequently Asked Questions
What is construction estimating software?
Construction estimating software produces the cost of a project from quantities measured off the plans — labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing rolled into a bid. BuilderStack estimating performs takeoff directly on the uploaded plan set and structures every line on your cost codes, so the estimate is executable project data rather than a standalone spreadsheet.
Does BuilderStack estimating replace our spreadsheet?
Yes for the workflow most estimators actually run — takeoff quantities, unit pricing, markup, and proposal assembly all live in one place. The difference is that quantities link back to plan locations and the awarded estimate becomes the project budget without re-keying.
Does the estimate carry into project execution?
Yes — that's the point of building estimating on the same platform. When a bid is awarded, the estimate converts into the project budget and buyout targets automatically, so cost management starts from the number you actually bid.
Can we use our own cost codes and unit prices?
Yes. BuilderStack estimates are built on your cost code structure and your unit cost library, enriched over time with production rates captured from field productivity data on completed work.
See Estimating on your project
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