A construction takeoff is most often produced as part of a detailed cost estimate. The construction takeoff estimate is combined with other components of an estimate, including labor costs, operational costs, or storage costs, and used to produce a final detailed cost estimate for a project.Ĭonstruction takeoffs are complex and can be very time-consuming.
From this, a total material cost estimate for a project is produced. Put simply, a construction takeoff is intended to detail all of the materials required to complete a construction project as well as their associated costs. Each of these terms refers to the same process. Construction takeoffs may be referred to by a number of terms, including material takeoff, material “take-off”, or quantity takeoff.