The Freelance Quantity Surveyor use’s the Bluebeam Estimating Software tool for our estimating and construction take off’s. The program is a god send.
Bluebeam is an outstanding measuring tool allowing us to forward our take off’s and workings directly to our clients in PDF format.
The presentation and clarity of Bluebeam Estimating software allows us and our clients to show professional take off’s, which portray a professional image. A professional image is vital at all times in business.
Bluebeam allows our clients to quickly see exactly what we have taken off and in great detail. As a result, they can then take the PDF forward and use it themselves throughout their project.
We have been using Bluebeam for about 5 years now. Consequently, it has really changed the way we work regarding our construction take off’s. We do not use Bluebeam all of the time as some clients do not require such an in depth take off. If we are pricing a Bill of Quantities for example, we probably do not need to generally double check the Quantities.
Construction Take-off’s – Example Project
Above you can see a floor plan take off for beam and block. The building is not symmetrical, hence we are using Bluebeam to get an exact measurement. Rather than using a scale rule and making an approximate measure of the area.
Finally, above you can see a render take off using Bluebeam Estimating. This elevation would almost certainly of been a nightmare taking off the area with a scale rule.
We use bluebeam for all types of estimating. This could be Drylining, Groundworks or Carpentry for example. The examples on this page are from a luxury house development. The house in question was almost £1m. We do house extensions with Bluebeam also for the opposite end of the market.
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