Lumber & Framing Estimating Services

Give your framing supplier and bid team a material schedule with clear wall, floor and roof boundaries. We measure documented wood-framing assemblies, keep dimensional lumber separate from engineered products and identify the hardware and sheathing scope requested for your estimate.

Division 06Quantity-only or priced scopeCommercial contractor bid support

Project-based estimating fees. Confirm scope, fee and delivery after document review.

Scope and measurement basis

What the lumber & framing takeoff can include

Choose the items required for your bid. Quantities are grouped by the available drawing references, material or assembly, location and unit. Pricing is added only when it forms part of the agreed package.

Lumber & Framing scope and review fields
Scope itemMeasurementInformation retained
Studs and wall platesEA / LFWall height, size and spacing from documents
Floor joists and beamsEA / LFSpan, section, level and scheduled product
Roof framing and trussesEA / LFFraming plans or supplier package boundaries
Wall and floor sheathingSF / sheetsThickness, panel dimensions and opening treatment
Headers and blockingEA / LFDetails, assembly and location
Connectors and hardwareEASpecified hangers, straps, hold-downs and fasteners
Commercial heavy timber framing and multi-family wood structure construction

Separate stick framing, engineered members and supplier packages

Framing quantities are organized by building level and assembly so repeated units can be reviewed before multiplication. Wall heights, stud sizes, spacing, top/bottom plates and opening framing follow the issued details. Corners, intersections, headers and blocking are checked separately rather than covered by an unexplained global lumber factor.

Engineered joists, LVL beams and trusses are recorded using scheduled product references and supplier boundaries. Sheathing area is kept separate from sheet conversions, cut losses and ordering allowances. Where a roof is represented only by its footprint, the slope and geometry needed to establish actual surface area must be confirmed before finalizing a material quantity.

Scope interfaces to settle before pricing

  • Clarify whether trusses and engineered products are supplier-designed packages.
  • Separate wood framing from light-gauge metal studs, drywall and exterior cladding.
  • Identify delivery, treated material, temporary bracing and installation scope before pricing.

Choose the output your bid team needs

Quantity-only takeoff

Use an itemized workbook to apply your own supplier quotes and crew rates. Keep quantities, units, locations, drawing references and measurement assumptions separate. Agree the PDF markup and summary format with the proposal.

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Priced trade estimate

Build on measured quantities with the agreed material, labor and equipment inputs. Identify supplier exclusions, quote dates, access assumptions and contractor markups so your team can review the bid basis before submission.

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Revision or alternate review

Identify the original drawing issue and the changed package. Keep additions, deletions and alternate quantities visible; clarify whether repricing and a revised scope letter are included in this assignment.

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For workbook organization, see the illustrative deliverable layouts. These layouts show the format; project-specific samples will be identified separately when available.

Lumber & Framing estimating questions

Either can be requested. A material list groups the measured lumber, sheathing, engineered members and specified hardware. Labor pricing requires a separately agreed productivity basis, access assumptions and scope for erection and associated work.

Send your bid documents

Request a lumber & framing estimate

Tell us the project location, trade scope and whether you need quantities only or a priced estimate. Add your bid deadline if you have one.

Useful documents for a scope review

  • Architectural plans, elevations, sections and wall assembly schedules
  • Structural framing plans and beam, joist, header and shear-wall details
  • Wood, sheathing, treatment and connector specifications
  • Truss/engineered-wood package information, unit repetitions and revisions

Upload the available set, or include a shared drawings link in your message. Note missing documents and any items you want excluded.

What happens next?

We review the available documents and clarify the requested package. The proposal establishes deliverables, fee, revision scope and delivery milestones before estimating work starts.

Review estimating fees and scope questions or call +1 (317) 751-5969.

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