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Outsourcing takeoffs: 12 questions to ask before you send your drawings
Thinking of outsourcing your quantity takeoffs? Twelve questions to ask a takeoff service first, the red flags, and how to test one on a job you know.
Guides
Practical guides to measuring and pricing interior finishes.
Plasterboard, painting and estimating from Australian drawings: how to measure it, what the standards and manufacturers say, and what gets missed. Each guide links its sources and was last checked on 19 October 2026.
plasterboard takeoff
How to do a plasterboard takeoff for a house (with a worked example)
A step-by-step plasterboard takeoff method for Australian houses: walls, ceilings, openings, board types and linear items, with a fully worked example.
door and window schedule
Door and window schedules: deducting openings, reveals and architraves
How to use the door and window schedule in a plasterboard or painting takeoff: opening deductions, window reveals, architraves, unsized doors and when to raise an RFI.
wet area plasterboard
Wet areas in Queensland: what goes in your plasterboard and painting takeoff
How to measure wet areas in a plasterboard takeoff in Queensland: which rooms, which boards, what the NCC Housing Provisions cover, and what the takeoff doesn’t decide.
painting takeoff
How to measure painting quantities from plans
Measure interior painting by surface: walls less tiling, ceilings, doors and skirting. A practical painting takeoff method for Australian builders and painters.
square set vs cornice
Square set vs cornice: how to measure and price both
Square set and cornice explained for builders: what each is, how to measure both in linear metres, what changes in the quote, and how to state it in your scope.
inclusions and exclusions in a quote
Inclusions, exclusions and RFIs: writing a takeoff that avoids variations
How to list inclusions, exclusions, assumptions and RFIs with your takeoff so scope gaps are priced or clarified before the quote goes out. With a template.
reflected ceiling plan
Measuring ceilings from plans: RCPs, voids, raked ceilings and bulkheads
How to measure ceilings for a plasterboard takeoff: reading the reflected ceiling plan, heights from sections, voids, raked ceilings and bulkheads, with worked examples.
plasterboard sheet sizes
Plasterboard sheet sizes, joints and waste: estimating sheets, not just m²
Australian plasterboard sheet sizes from the manufacturer, and how sheet width and length change joints and waste — with a worked example for a 2.7 m wall.
level 5 plaster finish
Levels of finish (Level 4 vs Level 5): what it means for your quote
Plasterboard levels of finish under AS/NZS 2589: what Levels 3, 4 and 5 mean, when Level 5 is worth it, and how to show it in your takeoff and quote.
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