Before commencing taking off quantities for the roof structure the surveyor should draw up a to take list to ensure that no work items are overlooked.
Taking off roof quantities.
Off a roof plan.
Composite rate build up roof the elemental estimate layout and grouping of items will be used in this example.
Services roof and ceiling take off sheets in a roof estimating sheet the estimator will get the roofing costs and calculate the estimate of total roof work.
When thinking of roof problems you just need to worry about three things.
Roof types take off examples in this guide are for the most common roof types skillion gable hip and bullnose the.
We are going to illustrate a composite rate build up for the roof.
1 the angle of the roof or the rise run of the roof.
6 x double pitched truss continue reading.
Accurate roof sheeting sizes must be obtained by measuring the roof structure on site after the rafters or battens have been pitched.
However remember that quantities taken off plans are only estimates.
The order of items on this list should follow a logical sequence and these should then be rearranged into arm sequence in order to bill the work.
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