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Let’s talk about how you deduct window and door openings.
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Let’s talk about how you deduct window and door openings.
I hear this one a lot, and I think it’s one of the most relatable frustrations in wall and finish takeoffs. You measure the elevation, you feel good, and then a little voice in the back of your head asks, “Did I take out every opening?” With three windows, it’s easy. With sixty across four elevations, you start wondering if the number on your screen is a number or a hope.
So I’m curious how you handle deductions:
• Cut them out of the area as you go
• Measure the openings separately and subtract at the end in Excel
• Just consider it waste and move on.
• Something else entirely (I’d love to hear it)
And the one I really want to hear about: what’s your last check before that number goes into the bid?
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Points: 16,970Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
I’ll measure the elevations to a building and then do cut outs for the window & door openings.
I then use new markup tools to fill in the cut outs. The area of a window or door obviously isn’t of much use if you’re a bricklayer, cladder, etc. but you can then use these markups to automatically generate information such as the number of formers, lintel details, dpc trays, cavity closers to reveals, etc..-
Points: 30,473Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Brown Belt II
Good use for those cutout measurements. Do you hold the Shift Key to fill them all with one click?
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