Starter
A couple of bids a month.
$695/ month
$348 per takeoff
vs. about $1,600 in estimator time
- 2 takeoffs a month
- Package in 4 business days
- Extras $349 each, charged when sent
- Cancel anytime
Steel takeoffs · for fabricators
Bid more jobs. Stop paying for takeoffs you don't win.
Send us the bid drawings. We send back every beam, column, plate, bolt and rail, counted and listed, ready for your prices, with our detailing quote for the job.
14-day free trial · first takeoff free · cancel anytime
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- 1Pick a planAdd a card; nothing is charged for 14 days.
- 2Upload the bid setPDF or DWG, your bid date and your scope.
- 3We do the takeoffEvery piece from the drawings, checked twice.
- 4Get the packageExcel with your estimate, marked drawings, PDF and our detailing quote.
What you save
Takeoffs eat your estimator's week
Most of the hours spent counting steel go to jobs the shop never wins. Hand us the counting and keep those hours for pricing and chasing the work you want.
- $38/hr
- National median pay for cost estimators, before benefits. Every shop is different, so the calculator starts low at $40 an hour; put in your own.
- ≈1 hr/sheet
- A steel takeoff by hand runs about an hour per drawing sheet. A 20-sheet bid set is half a week of estimating.
- 1 in 5
- Private bids a subcontractor typically wins; on public work it can be 1 in 11. Every job you win carries the cost of the takeoffs you lost.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Steel estimating rule of thumb
Source: ENR
Your numbers
Set your own numbers. Hours and pay vary by shop and by job.
Takeoffs in-house
$4,000
100 estimator hours a month
With us
$1,495
Shop plan
You save
$2,505a month
$30,060 a year · 100 hours back every month
Plans
Monthly plans
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial that includes your first takeoff. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing. Prices in US dollars.
Shop
A steady bid schedule.
$1,495/ month
$299 per takeoff
vs. about $4,000 in estimator time
- 5 takeoffs a month
- Package in 3 business days
- Extras $349 each, charged when sent
- Cancel anytime
Volume
Bidding every week.
$2,995/ month
$250 per takeoff
vs. about $9,600 in estimator time
- 12 takeoffs a month
- Package in 2 business days
- Extras $349 each, charged when sent
- Cancel anytime
One takeoff covers one job up to about 60 tons or 250 pieces of steel; bigger jobs count as two, and we tell you before we start. No plan? Pay per job: $449 a takeoff, no subscription.
What you get
Every piece counted, nothing guessed
- Mill listEvery shape by size and grade: pieces, length and weight, the way you order it.
- Item by itemEach column, beam, brace and post with its size, length and weight.
- Plates and connectionsPlates, angles and bent plates by size, with what they are for.
- Bolts and anchor rodsBy diameter, length and grade, shop and field, with nuts and washers.
- Stairs, rails, misc.Stringers, treads, guardrail pipe, posts, toe plates and pour stop.
- Questions and gapsWhat the drawings leave open, listed plainly, so nothing is priced on a guess.
- Marked drawingsYour drawings marked up: every piece we counted highlighted by type and tagged, columns boxed, and our questions clouded where they come up.
- An estimate in your numbersSave your shop rates once (labor, hours, material, paint, erection, markups) and the Excel comes with an Estimate sheet priced your way.
A tool for your estimator, not a bid: we count the steel shown on the drawings. Prices, labor and margin are yours; the Estimate sheet only does the math with the rates you save.
Estimating
Questions
Is the first takeoff really free?
Yes. Pick a plan and add a card: nothing is charged for 14 days and your first takeoff is free. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. One trial per company.
What counts as one takeoff?
One bid set for one job, up to about 60 tons or 250 pieces of steel. Bigger jobs count as two, and we confirm that before we start.
What if the drawings are incomplete?
We count what is shown. Missing sizes, details and dimensions go on the questions list, so you can carry an allowance or ask in an RFI.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime from your account. Unused takeoffs don't carry over; the plan runs to the end of the month you paid for.
Can I see where you counted?
Yes. Every package comes with your drawings marked up: each piece we counted is highlighted by type and tagged, columns are boxed, and our questions are clouded on the sheet where they come up. In your account you can also mark a spot on the drawings to ask us about it.
Can the takeoff be priced with our rates?
Yes. Save your shop rates once in your account: labor rate, shop hours by item, material prices, paint or galvanizing, erection, freight and your markups. Each takeoff then comes with an Estimate sheet in your numbers, and you can change any rate in the Excel.
Who sees my drawings?
Only our office. Your files stay in your account and are used for your takeoff and nothing else.
Can we work in Spanish?
Yes. Your account, the packages and our replies can be in English or Spanish.