u/Pretend_Upstairs_862

Looking for how other estimators manage this workflow.

Scenario: You've done a full material takeoff - CHB, concrete, rebar, finishing - and then the architect revises the floor plan. Room dimensions shift, a wall moves, slab area changes.

What's your process?

- Redo the takeoff from scratch?

- Versioned spreadsheets with manual deltas?

- Something else?

I'm in the Philippines working on residential and light commercial projects. Revisions feel like they take almost as long as the original estimate sometimes. Wondering if there's a smarter system I'm missing or if this is just the reality of the job.