Measuring the quantities a job needs — square footage, linear feet, fixture counts, cubic yards — off a drawing, a photo or the site itself. The takeoff is the input to the price, so an error here is an error nothing downstream will catch. Most small-trade takeoffs are done with a tape and a phone rather than with software, which is why they are worth writing down rather than remembering.
In FieldQuo — Measure from the sky
FieldQuo can measure a roof's area and pitch, or trace a driveway or patio, from the address alone — a takeoff without the drive out there.
Related terms
- Waste factorExtra material ordered on top of the measured quantity to cover offcuts, breakage and mistakes.
- Unit priceA price for one unit of work — a square foot of floor, a linear foot of cabinet, a fixture, a visit — which you multiply by the quantity.
- SquareOne hundred square feet of roof area, which is the unit roofing material and labour are counted in.
- Linear footA foot measured along a run — of cabinet, countertop, trim, fence or gutter — regardless of how tall or deep the thing is.
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