Accurate Building Estimates Built for Better Bids Better Bids

Get detailed building estimates prepared from your architectural plans, structural drawings, MEP plans, civil drawings, specifications, schedules, details, addenda, and project documents. We help general contractors, subcontractors, builders, developers, architects, and construction professionals quantify materials, labor, equipment, subcontractor scopes, and project costs so they can bid building projects with confidence.

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Projects Completed

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Satisfied Customers

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Building Estimating Services

Detailed Building Estimates Without the Estimating Workload

Building estimating requires careful review of architectural plans, structural drawings, civil documents, MEP plans, specifications, schedules, finish plans, details, and project requirements.

Our building estimating services turn your project documents into organized quantities and cost information that make bidding faster, easier, and more reliable.

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Residential Building Estimating

Accurate Estimates for Residential Building Projects

From custom homes and single-family construction to multifamily developments and residential renovations, we prepare detailed building estimates based on your project’s architectural, structural, MEP, and civil drawings.

Our residential building estimates can cover complete project scopes or individual construction components.

Commercial Building Estimating

Detailed Estimates for Complex Building Projects

Commercial building projects can involve multiple trades, large material quantities, complex specifications, extensive MEP systems, specialty finishes, equipment requirements, and multiple subcontractor packages.

We organize the building scope into clear quantities and cost information to help contractors prepare competitive bids.

Office & Retail

Estimate foundations, slabs, structural concrete, reinforcing steel, formwork, curbs, sidewalks, and other commercial concrete scopes.

Multifamily & Hospitality

Support apartment buildings, hotels, mixed-use developments, parking structures, foundations, slabs, walls, and repetitive structural elements.

Institutional & Industrial

Handle more complex concrete scopes involving heavy foundations, equipment pads, structural elements, retaining walls, site concrete, and specialty concrete construction.

Building Quantity Takeoff Services

Know Exactly What Your Building Project Requires

Our building quantity takeoffs identify and quantify the materials and components shown in your construction documents, helping you build a more complete estimate while reducing manual plan measurement.

Building Trade Estimating Services

Estimate Every Component Behind the Building Scope

A complete building estimate goes beyond measuring floor areas. Materials, labor, equipment, subcontractor work, finishes, waste, specifications, project conditions, and installation requirements all contribute to the final project cost.

Our estimating process can account for:

Building Projects We Support

From Custom Homes to Large-Scale Buildings

Our building estimating services support a wide range of construction and development projects.

  • Single-family homes
  • Custom homes
  • Production homes
  • Multifamily buildings
  • Apartment buildings
  • Townhomes
  • Condominiums
  • Office buildings
  • Retail buildings
  • Shopping centers

Why Custom Estimating

More Estimating Capacity. Less Time Measuring Building Plans.

Stop Spending Hours Measuring Drawings and Building Estimates.

 

50+ Team Members

Work with a dedicated estimating team supporting construction professionals across the United States.

20+ Years Experience

Benefit from an experienced team focused on construction estimating and quantity takeoff work.

350+ Projects Completed

Our project experience supports a broad range of residential estimating requirements.

Nationwide Service

Get residential estimating support regardless of where your project is located in the United States.

Trade-Specific Support

Request complete project estimates or estimating support around a specific construction trade.

10k+ Satisfied Customers

Join construction professionals who have used Custom Estimating for their estimating needs.

From Building Plans to Bid-Ready Numbers

A Simple 3-Step Process

01

Upload Your Plans

Send us your drawings, blueprints, specifications, or project documents.

02

Tell Us Your Scope

Let us know what you need estimated, your trade, project type, and bid requirements.

03

Receive Your Estimate

Our estimating team reviews the project and prepares your takeoff or estimate in an organized, easy-to-review format.

What Our Clients Say

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Happy Clients

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Expert Engineers

98%

Client Satisfaction Rate

4.9 Form 299+ Reviews.

“The building estimate was detailed and easy to review. It saved our team hours of measuring drawings and organizing quantities and gave us a clear breakdown of the project scope.”

David Wilson Managing Director

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James Carter Project Manager

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Who We Serve

Building Estimating Built Around Your Business

General Contractors

Get detailed commercial construction quantities and cost information to support complete project estimates and bid preparation.

Subcontractors

Estimate material, labor, and trade-specific costs for your scopes of work.

Home Builders

Develop detailed construction budgets for new residential projects and developments.

Remodeling Contractors

Estimate renovation, addition, repair, and remodeling costs before work begins.

Developers

Support project planning and budgeting with organized construction cost information.

Estimators & Construction Teams

Expand estimating capacity without increasing internal workload.

What's Included in a Building Estimate?

Complete Scope. Organized Quantities. Easy Pricing.

 

01

Building Scope Review

We review architectural drawings, structural plans, civil documents, MEP drawings, specifications, schedules, details, addenda, finish schedules, and other available documents to understand the complete building construction scope.

02

Material Quantity Takeoff

Building materials and construction components across the requested trades can be identified, measured, counted, and organized for estimating.

 

03

Trade Scope Breakdown

Individual construction trades can be separated into organized scopes so contractors can review materials, labor, subcontractor work, and project requirements.

 

04

Labor & Equipment

Applicable installation labor, equipment requirements, production considerations, and other documented construction requirements can be incorporated into the estimate.

 

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Subcontractor & Specialty Scopes

Subcontractor and specialty trade scopes can be organized for concrete, masonry, framing, roofing, finishes, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, low-voltage, sitework, structural work, and other applicable building packages.

 

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Cost Breakdown

The estimate can include material costs, labor costs, equipment, subcontractor costs, allowances where applicable, and other project expenses associated with the documented scope.

Software’s We Use

Concrete Estimates

Serving Building Contractors Across the United States

Building Estimating Support From Coast to Coast

Whether you’re bidding a custom home, apartment building, office building, retail center, hotel, healthcare facility, warehouse, industrial building, educational facility, or large development, our remote estimating team can support your building estimating workload.

Send your project documents digitally and let our estimators handle the detailed measurement and quantity work.

PROJECT PORTFOLIO

Residential Buildings
Custom Homes
Multifamily Projects
Office Buildings
Retail Buildings
Hospitality Projects
Healthcare Facilities
Educational Buildings
Industrial Buildings
Warehouses & Distribution Centers

Building Estimating FAQs

Building estimating is the process of reviewing construction documents to determine the quantities, materials, labor, equipment, subcontractor scopes, and costs required to construct a building.

We typically need the latest architectural drawings, structural plans, civil drawings, MEP documents, specifications, schedules, details, finish schedules, addenda, and other relevant project documents.

Yes. We can prepare detailed quantity takeoffs for individual trades or broader building construction scopes.

Yes. Depending on the project documentation and requested scope, a complete estimate can include multiple construction trades, materials, labor, equipment, subcontractor scopes, and applicable project costs.

Yes. We can quantify construction materials across individual trades or broader building project scopes based on the available documents.

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