Siding and framing takeoffs in minutes, not hours.
Overlay reads the plan set and measures the job for you. Its traces sit right on top of the drawings, so your estimator can check every number at a glance and get the quote to the builder today.
For contractors and supply yards that bid from plans.
Takeoffs are where bids stall
Pricing a job is fast. Measuring it is not.
Hours per plan set
Every wall scaled, every opening subtracted, every run of trim and plate added up by hand, before anyone can put a price on the job.
Builders don't wait
The first complete quote often wins the work. A stack of plans waiting for takeoff is a stack of bids you may already be losing.
Small misses come out of your margin
A gable left out, an opening not deducted, a wall counted short. You find out on the job site, after the price is set.
You check every number on the plan
A takeoff you can't check is a takeoff you can't send. Overlay keeps its work on a layer over your plans, where you can see it and change it.
Drawn where it was measured
Every wall, opening and corner Overlay counted is traced on the sheet it came from. If a number looks off, you see why in seconds.
Yours to correct
Move a trace, delete one or draw one it missed. The totals follow your changes.
Trained on real jobs
Overlay checks its work against reference takeoffs and estimating rules, so openings get deducted and nothing gets left off the list.
What your builder gets
Quantities by elevation and in total, ready to price or send as is.
| Item | Unit | Front | Rear | Left | Right | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siding, net of openings | sf | 610 | 590 | 557 | 572 | 2,329 |
| Soffit | sf | 60 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 182 |
| Fascia | lf | 40 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 142 |
| Window and door trim | lf | 112 | 115 | 48 | 32 | 307 |
| Outside corners | lf | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
| Windows | ea | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Doors | ea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Example quantities, to show the format. The front elevation's 610 sf is the trace at the top of the page. Framing takeoffs come back the same way, by wall and in total.
Built for the people who bid from plans
Siding contractors
Net siding by elevation, plus soffit, fascia, trim, corners and openings.
Framing contractors
Walls, plates, studs and headers, counted from the plans you already have.
Supply yards
Turn builders' plan sets into material lists fast enough to win the order.
Book a call
See Overlay on a plan set like yours. Email us and we'll find a time.
What happens on the call
- 1
We learn how you bid
Your trades, your volume, and who does the takeoffs today.
- 2
We run a takeoff with you
From upload to export, on a plan set like the ones you bid.
- 3
We set up your team
If it fits, we create your workspace and walk your estimators through it.
Email us with what you bid and roughly how many plan sets a month, and we'll reply with a time that works.
Book a callaustin@j316takeoff.com