This is a FREE TRAINING, included with your "Free Level" membership! It is our gift to you and the information in it can help you as you plan your budget an when you bid out your home building project.
If you’re building a home, there’s no way around it - you need a frame lumber takeoff estimate. You’ll need it so that you can request bids from your lumber companies, establish your budget for your lumber, and ultimately so that you can buy the lumber that your framer will use during construction.
In this training:
- I’ll break down what a frame lumber takeoff is and what it’s not.
- You’ll hear about the two types of takeoffs and how you can use them as you build your home.
- I’ll explain the five different options for getting a takeoff estimate done.
- I’ll give you tips on how to tell a good takeoff from one that may miss the mark.
- I’ll show you how to think about your frame lumber takeoff and choose the best process for you and your home.
Before we begin, you need to know that I’ve done more takeoffs in my career than I care to count - literally thousands. In that time, I’ve heard a lot of feedback from clients regarding what has worked for them in their home building businesses as well as what hasn’t. This training will help you understand the ways that you can get a takeoff, so that you can make an informed decision.
Module 1 | Getting Started | |
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Lesson 1 | Introduction - Preview | |
Lesson 2 | Getting Started - Preview | |
Lesson 3 | What items should be included in a frame lumber takeoff? - Preview | |
Lesson 4 | How Should a Lumber Takeoff Be Structured? | |
Lesson 5 | Two Types of Frame Takeoffs | |
Module 2 | Who should produce your estimate? | |
Lesson 1 | What if the Builder Creates the Lumber Takeoff Estimate? | |
Lesson 2 | What if the Framer Creates the Lumber Takeoff Estimate? | |
Lesson 3 | What if the Lumber Company Creates the Lumber Takeoff Estimate? | |
Lesson 4 | What if Your In-House Estimator Creates the Lumber Takeoff Estimate? | |
Lesson 5 | What if An Independent Professional Estimator Creates the Lumber Takeoff Estimate? | |
Lesson 6 | All you really want is a takeoff. How do you make up your mind? | |
Module 3 | Getting it Done | |
Lesson 1 | Comparing Two Different Takeoffs by Different Estimators | |
Lesson 2 | Let's wrap things up | |
Lesson 3 | Final Thoughts | |
Lesson 4 | Completion |