Скачать или смотреть How To Do a Drywall Takeoff in Minutes | On-Screen Takeoff Tool for Contractors

Learn how to complete a fast, accurate drywall takeoff using Assemble's on-screen takeoff tool. In this step-by-step walkthrough, I'll show you how to measure linear footage, square footage, and counts directly from your PDF plans — no printed blueprints required.

While this demo focuses on drywall, everything you'll learn applies to painting & decorating, plastering, demolition, flooring, ceiling work, carpentry, and more. If you measure from plans, this video is for you.

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📌 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
✅ How to do an on-screen drywall takeoff from PDF plans
✅ How to set & calibrate scale for accurate measurements
✅ How to use linear, area & count tools
✅ How to add height, depth, pitch & multipliers
✅ How to organize takeoffs with categories & groups
✅ How to export to PDF & Excel
✅ How to set up pricing in your library for estimating

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro & what trades this applies to
0:28 – Navigating your plans (cloning, pinning & renaming pages)
1:15 – Managing multi-page PDFs
1:40 – Setting & calibrating page scale
2:10 – Creating categories & groups (drywall example)
2:45 – Making linear measurements (walls)
3:20 – Adjusting line width for visibility
3:40 – Viewing group totals & individual measurements
4:00 – Adding height, depth & pitch parameters
4:30 – Using multipliers (double-sided sheets, multi-story buildings)
4:55 – Count tool (corner beads demo)
5:25 – Area measurements (ceilings, flooring)
5:55 – Moving, duplicating & converting measurements (perimeter to moulding)
6:25 – Hiding measurements & keeping a clean canvas
6:40 – Annotation tool for notes & communication
7:00 – Exporting takeoff plans to PDF with legend
7:30 – Downloading measurements to Excel
7:45 – Setting up your library with pricing, margin & markup

💡 WORKS FOR THESE TRADES
Drywall | Painting & Decorating | Plastering | Demolition | Carpentry | Flooring | Ceiling Installation | Moulding & Trim | General Contracting | Subcontracting

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