In residential construction, time rarely feels like a luxury. Every hour spent measuring blueprints, phoning suppliers, and updating spreadsheets is an hour not spent in the field or winning the next contract. CountBricks TakeOff Plus Pricing eliminates that drag by combining AI blueprint takeoffs, real-time material pricing, and instant voice-to-estimate workflows in one streamlined package. The result is faster bids, tighter margins, and a professional image that helps you stand out during client presentations.
TakeOff Plus Pricing is the tier of CountBricks built specifically for growing residential framing, drywall, and finishing crews who need enterprise-grade speed without enterprise-grade overhead. It layers three core engines:
• AI Blueprint Takeoffs: Upload a PDF, and our machine-learning engine auto-detects walls, windows, doors, and structural counts within minutes.
• Voice-Driven Quantity Capture: Walk the plan on your tablet, speak “add 250 linear feet of 2×6 exterior wall,” and watch the database populate in real time.
• Live Material Cost Index: Direct API feeds from regional suppliers update lumber, sheathing, insulation, and hardware prices every hour, so your quote reflects today’s costs, not last quarter’s averages.
The moment a quantity is captured, TakeOff Plus cross-references three data sets:
1. Your saved supplier catalog and negotiated trade discounts
2. Regional commodity pricing trending from CountBricks analytics
3. Labor productivity benchmarks you select or customize inside CountBricks.com/services
This triple check delivers an accurate line item, labor plus material, down to the penny.
• Sync your supplier catalog weekly. A five-minute update prevents unexpected margin squeeze when lumber jumps overnight.
• Use voice commands on site. Walk the slab with your phone, call out additions, and let the cloud handle data entry.
• Embed contingency percentages in the settings panel. A pre-set 5 % buffer protects you from sudden fuel or freight hikes.
• Share read-only quote links with clients. Stakeholders view a polished document hosted at CountBricks.com/portfolio, reinforcing professionalism.
• Convert accepted quotes into invoices instantly. One tap migrates approved scope to CountBricks billing, keeping cash flow ahead of schedule.
Traditional workflows force estimators to juggle paper plans, highlighters, takeoff wheels, and supplier calls. Even with diligence, manual entry introduces human error and often overlooks minor components—nails, anchor bolts, or sill gaskets—that quietly erode profit. With CountBricks, these blind spots disappear. Every assembly is tied to a recipe: studs, plates, connectors, fasteners, and waste factors. When the wall length changes, so does the entire bill of materials, automatically, with refreshed pricing.
• Estimator hourly rate: $55
• Average manual takeoff time: 6 hours per 2,500 ft² custom home
• CountBricks AI takeoff time: 45 minutes including review
• Savings per project: 5.25 hours × $55 = $288.75
Multiply that by 40 projects a year and TakeOff Plus Pricing pays for itself many times over.
Maple Ridge Craftsmen, a five-crew framing company, upgraded to TakeOff Plus Pricing last spring. Before CountBricks, bids took two days and margins hovered at 14 %. Six months later:
• Average bid turn-around: 5 hours
• Win rate: 38 % to 54 %
• Gross margin: 18 %
The owner credits speed and transparency, noting that homeowners “trust numbers that update in real time.” Explore similar success stories at CountBricks.com/portfolio.
1. Book a free onboarding session at CountBricks.com/consultation
2. Upload your last three estimates so AI can learn your assemblies
3. Connect supplier catalogs and set default labor rates
4. Complete your first live takeoff during the guided workshop
5. Export branded quote PDFs or share secure web links with clients
Your takeoffs, rates, and client information remain encrypted and private. CountBricks never shares data without explicit permission, and full backups run every hour for business continuity.
Does the pricing change with project size?
CountBricks charges a flat monthly subscription covering unlimited projects, unlimited users, and unlimited data storage. No surprises at crunch time.
Can I import assemblies from my Excel library?
Yes. Upload spreadsheets in minutes and map columns to CountBricks fields. Our support team handles bulk-import at no additional cost.
Can I downgrade later?
You may move between plan tiers anytime. However, most residential contractors find the live pricing engine indispensable once they experience it in action.
Residential builders serious about faster bids and healthier margins choose CountBricks TakeOff Plus Pricing. Visit CountBricks.com/services to view plan details, or schedule a personalized walkthrough today. The sooner you automate, the sooner you reclaim evenings once reserved for red pens and calculators.
TakeOff Plus Pricing is more than an estimating tier—it is the foundation for a connected field workflow that eliminates information silos.
Once a client approves the quote, CountBricks converts every assembly into task cards with labor hours and material quantities. Supervisors access those cards on mobile, ensuring they frame the exact 312 studs budgeted—no more, no less.
• Discover a last-minute window addition? Speak the change, let AI recalc studs, headers, and trim, and issue a revised price on the spot.
• Because the live material index is always running, you never undercharge when commodity prices spike mid-build.
CountBricks auto-generates purchase orders grouped by supplier, scheduled to deliver materials just in time. Field teams avoid overcrowded sites while accounting captures committed costs in real time.
1. Crews log completed tasks by voice or tap, feeding actual labor hours back to the estimate.
2. Variances surface instantly, giving project managers early warning to course-correct before overruns escalate.
Every closed project adds to your private productivity database. Over time, the AI suggests tighter labor benchmarks and smarter waste factors tailored to your crews, sharpening future bids with zero extra effort.
Schedule a live demo at CountBricks.com/consultation and see how TakeOff Plus Pricing links estimating, procurement, and field execution into one powerful, margin-protecting platform for residential builders.
