Takeoff

The takeoff is in the design. Stop doing it twice.

Draw the job once and the quantities follow. Evalation pulls the takeoff from the 3D model for deck, pergola, concrete, and fence work, and builds itemized material lines from your own prices for every other residential trade.

You already measured it. Why are you measuring it again?

The takeoff is the job you do between the job you sold and the job you build. Measure on site, redraw at the desk, count the sticks, price them against a supplier sheet that moved since last month, and hope nothing got skipped between the tape measure and the spreadsheet.

Every re-entry is a chance to lose a line, and a lost line is margin you gave away before the first truck rolled. Multiply that by a season of bids and the second job you never invoiced anyone for has quietly become your most expensive employee.

In Evalation, the dimensions live in the design. The estimate's line items are built from them, priced from your own material costs, so the number you hand the homeowner and the list you hand the crew come from the same source.

In Evalation, the takeoff is a byproduct of the design, not a separate job.

One pass from tape measure to material list.

No separate takeoff tool, no re-keying, no version of the job that only exists in a spreadsheet.

From model to materials

For decks, pergolas, concrete, and fencing, the 3D model carries the dimensions, so the quantities and the priced estimate come out of the design itself. See the concrete version at /for/concrete.

Your prices, not list prices

Material lines price from the costs you load into Evalation, so the estimate reflects your suppliers and your market, not a national average.

Margin attached at the line

Overhead and margin ride on every line item. The takeoff doesn't just count the material; it protects the money on it.

Crew list and homeowner number, one source

The homeowner's clean summary and the crew's build-ready breakdown are two views of the same job, so nothing drifts between selling it and building it.

On a real job

From dimensions to build-ready list.

1. Capture the job once

Draw it in 3D for the Lab trades, or scope it through the estimating workflow for everything else. The dimensions are now data, not notes.

2. Quantities and prices follow

Line items are built from the job's dimensions and priced from your own material costs, with margin attached at the line.

3. Sell and build from the same source

The homeowner's summary and the crew's breakdown are two views of one record, so nothing drifts between the sale and the build.

Takeoff questions, answered straight.

Which trades get takeoff from the 3D model?

Decks, pergolas, concrete, and fencing, through Evalation Lab. Every other residential trade builds itemized estimates through the five-minute AI workflow instead.

Can I use my own material prices?

Yes. Evalation prices from the material costs and rates you load in, and they're yours to update as your suppliers move.

What happens when material prices change?

Update your price book and new estimates price from the current numbers. No stale supplier sheet baked into next month's bids.

Does my crew get the material list?

Yes. The crew sees the same job laid out for building it, and unlimited users are included, so handing it off doesn't cost a seat fee.

Who is Evalation for?

Evalation is built for residential contractors doing $700K to $3.5M a year who have outgrown entry-level tools but refuse enterprise pricing and enterprise implementation.

What does Evalation cost?

Evalation costs $297 per month for the first 50 founding members, locked for life, with no per-user fees. Every membership starts with a free 14-day trial. Full breakdown at /pricing.

I'm on another platform. What does switching cost me?

Switching takes four clicks, and the Moving Truck Guarantee backs it: "If it doesn't win you more jobs in 90 days, you get every dollar back and we'll move you anywhere you want to go. Free." See the side-by-side against your current tool at /compare/buildertrend.

Measure once. Sell, order, and build from it.

The design, the takeoff, the estimate, and the crew list come out of one pass. The second pass is your evening back.

Free 14-day trial, then the Founding Member rate.