Every square foot you mis-measure on a flooring takeoff erodes margin. In residential construction, where floor plans shift from model to model and finishes change with client tastes, precision is everything. CountBricks empowers estimators and site foremen to capture exact quantities in real time, eliminate padding, and protect profit on every project.
• Hand measuring PDFs or paper plans invites transposition errors
• Spreadsheet formulas break when scope changes mid-bid
• Field supervisors lack visibility into original quantity assumptions
• Change orders stall when new areas must be recalculated from scratch
Voice-Driven Capture
Discuss the drawing with CountBricks on your tablet or phone. Say “Living room is engineered oak, ¾-inch thickness, 450 square feet.” The AI instantly converts the statement into measurable scope tied to cost codes.
Blueprint Takeoff in the Same Workflow
Import PDF plans, mark boundaries with a stylus, and let CountBricks auto-detect room polygons for carpet, tile, LVT, or hardwood. Toggle from voice to pen without leaving the screen.
Live Material Pricing
The platform references CountBricks’ residential flooring database—updated daily by regional suppliers—to pull current board, adhesive, underlayment, and trim costs.
Assembly Intelligence
Each flooring type is an assembly that bundles labor hours, sundries, equipment, and waste factors. When you adjust square footage, all related costs update instantly.
1. Create a new estimate and select “Residential Flooring.”
2. Upload the architectural set or open an existing CountBricks project.
3. Start the real-time voice session: “Add 1,200 square feet of 12 mm laminate to Unit A—include 10% waste.”
4. Highlight rooms on the plan; CountBricks calculates exact square footage and cross-checks against your voice entry.
5. Review auto-generated labor hours based on crew productivity rates stored in your company profile.
6. Click “Generate Quote.” CountBricks produces a branded PDF, plus a shareable client link.
7. Push the approved scope to “Invoice” and sync with your accounting software through CountBricks.com/services integrations.
• Calibrate scale once—CountBricks locks dimensions across every sheet
• Tag rooms by level; summaries roll up per floor for easy phasing
• Store custom waste factors for herringbone, basket weave, and diagonal patterns
• Use the mobile app to verify as-built dimensions and update the estimate on site
• Leverage “Variance View” to see bid vs. actual material consumption in real time
Client swaps carpet for hardwood in bedrooms? Simply highlight the area, speak the new spec, and let CountBricks recalculate material, labor, and margin in seconds. Updated numbers flow directly into a fresh quote—no manual re-entry, no back-of-napkin math.
Because every flooring takeoff lives in the cloud, CountBricks harvests job-to-job analytics.
• Crews perform 8% faster on glued-down LVT vs. floating click-lock
• Waste averages 7.4% on plank installs with staircases—share this insight during pre-con to set realistic budgets
• Seasonality trends show winter installs require 12% longer acclimation time; factor this into schedules automatically
Project managers, accountants, and field leads access the same up-to-date takeoff. Permissions control who can edit quantities versus who can only view. No more emailing stale spreadsheets.
Visit CountBricks.com/consultation to schedule a 15-minute demo. See how voice, AI, and live supplier pricing converge to deliver bullet-proof flooring estimates—fast.
The Oak Ridge development featured 42 townhomes, each with three flooring systems: LVT on the main level, carpet upstairs, and ceramic tile in wet areas. The flooring subcontractor partnered with CountBricks to tighten margins without extending bid cycles.
• 126 plan sheets required area tags and pattern changes
• The builder issued four drawing revisions during pre-construction
• Supplier price volatility risked erasing a 12% target margin
1. The estimator uploaded the full PDF set to CountBricks and completed initial takeoffs by voice in 45 minutes—previously a 3-hour task.
2. When Revision C arrived, CountBricks’ change detection flagged only 11 affected rooms. The estimator re-scoped those areas in less than 10 minutes.
3. Live pricing pulled updated laminate costs, revealing a 4% supplier increase. The quote auto-adjusted, preserving margin before submission.
• Average time savings: 6 hours per unit across all phases
• Zero quantity disputes in the field thanks to shared, cloud-based takeoffs
• Final profit beat projection by 2.3%—documented in the CountBricks analytics dashboard
Whether you run a two-crew operation or lead a multi-state flooring division, CountBricks scales with your workflow. Import your cost codes, sync to accounting, and empower field leads to verify quantities on site with a single tap. Visit CountBricks.com/services to explore subscription tiers and unlock a smarter way to estimate, quote, and invoice every flooring project you touch.
