Get guys, someone posted a program they had made the other day for doing takeoffs and you could upload your own plans. That post got pulled down. If you're the OP I would love to give it a shot if you wouldn't mind contacting me. I think it was @TheDigitalHavok
Hello all, I'm a commercial Millworker, my company does case work, millwork, custom booth seating, stone and solid surface countertops, and architectural metals. For years we've been using a very old school method to estimate jobs based on LF and SF metrics we have established and update our pricing once every year.
It works and the jobs we get are usually always profitable but in today's world of estimating with so many details in the millwork scopes and The constant request to break everything out and explain how much labor you had for this or how much material you had for that, It's becoming more and more challenging to stick to that old school method.
We build to AWI standards but we are not an awi certified shop, do any of you use the AWI pricing guide ? do any of my millworking piers have estimating spreadsheets/systems they have built that they would be willing to share? I was thinking about consulting BH estimating out of Florida who I heard on a millworking podcast to see if I should take his course.
The main reason I'm looking into this is because I am managing the office staff and I want to make sure that all estimators working here are following the same methods.
PM me if you can help!!