How to Do Construction Takeoff with Transparency Paper - an Upclose Example

In this ProfitDig instructional video, Jeff Spencer provides an up-close demonstration of how to use transparency paper as an easy way to do construction takeoffs. While there are software solutions that can also facilitate this process, knowing how to do it by hand will make you a better estimator (and possibly even provide better results).
If you are bidding dirt work, you need to watch and understand this video!
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[@KarlBaker-q1l]

This is so helpful. I'm thinking I can the process you show here with an affordable program like zzTakeoff over the top of a pdf to do figure this out without buying the paper. The more I can sit at the desk and do takeoffs and not have to go pick up and buy paper plans the more jobs I can bid on and hopefully win! Thank you for the information here.

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Glad you found it useful Karl!