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Commercial Flooring Takeoff and Estimating with FloorEstimate Pro

  

Old Manual Takeoff New Computer Takeoff The Benefits
  • Time-consuming and complicated
  • Lose money or bids because of  takeoff estimating mistakes
  • Fast takeoff on-screen or with a digitizer pad
  • Accurate estimate and report on material and labor usages
  • Estimating software becomes simpler to use
  • Speed up the bid process with  fast and accurate takeoff
  • Increased profit with less mistakes
  • More time on value sales and customer services
 

How Does On-Screen Takeoff Work?

1. Import Bitmap Plan  2. Trace the Rooms 3. Print Finish Schedule
  • Set material spec and floor layers
  • Open a bitmap plan file (JPG, TIF, Dodge Plan, PDF, or AutoCAD DXF/DWG/DWF)
  • Set takeoff scale
  • Trace floor rooms 
  • Assignment material spec
  • Layout and adjust seam locations
  • Print the quotation by layer or by room
  • Print work order for installers
  • Print installation cut sheet, seam diagrams
5 Minutes 15 Minutes  5 minutes
** Based on a typical commercial office building plan with around 40 rooms

How Does Digitizer Takeoff Work on Blueprints?

1. Place Blueprint on Digitizer  2. Trace the Rooms 3. Print Finish Schedule
  • Set material spec and floor layers
  • Place blueprints on digitizer
  • Set blueprint scale and digitizer takeoff parameters
  • Tap corner points to trace room areas (any angled or curved walls)
  • Trace any take-out areas (islands etc)
  • Assignment material spec
  • Layout and adjust seam locations
  • Print the quotation by layer or by room
  • Print work order for installers
  • Print installation cut sheet, seam diagrams
5 Minutes 15 Minutes  5 minutes
** Based on a typical commercial office building plan with around 40 rooms

Select the Solution That Matches Your Commercial Takeoff Estimating Need

FEP6 Professional

$2495

FEP6 Commercial

$3195

FEP6 Commercial+

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Best for:
  • Flooring Contractors, Multi-family contractors, large dealers

Key Features:

  • All of Retail Edition
  • Tile Designer
  • Self coving (flash coving)
  • Import PDF, Dodge Plan, AutoCAD DWG DXF DWF Files
  • Estimate by floor layers
  • Advanced seam manipulations

Training/Support:

  • 6-month technical support
  • 4-hour internet training

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Best for:
  • Commercial Contractors
  • Large dealers
  • Multi-family contractors

Key Features:

  • All of Professional Edition
  • Digitizer Support: room, hole and curve  drawing

Training/Support:

  • 6-month technical support,
  • 8 hour internet training

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*Ask about bundle package with GTCO Digitizers

Best for:
  • Commercial contractors with large volume of takeoff estimating jobs

Key Features:

  • All of Commercial Edition
  • Roll allocation
  • Dye lot Spec
  • Batch floor page import
  • Estimate by installation phasing

Training/Support:

  • 12-month technical support
  • On-site and internet training
Contact:

Alicia Pollerana

1-866-928-3326 or 1-626-683-9188 (International) sales@floorcoveringsoft.com

 

 

Takeoff and Measure Hardware: GTCO Digitizers

GTCO 30x36 Rollup

$2225

GTCO 36x48 Rollup

$2625

Leica Disto A6

$649

Best for:
  • Frequent printed blueprint takeoffs

Key Features:

  • Accurate takeoff with 30"x36" board (762 mm x 914 mm)
  • Portable (1/10" thick, 6LB), work from home or office
  • Room drawing and hole drawing
  • Curve drawing
  • Any blueprint scale (imperial or metric)
  • 16-button stylus
  • Best with FEP6 COMMERCIAL

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Best for:
  • Frequent printed blueprint takeoffs

Key Features:

  • Accurate takeoff with 36"x48" board (762 mm x 914 mm)
  • Portable (1/10" thick, 7.25LB), work from home or office
  • Room drawing and hole drawing
  • Curve drawing
  • Any blueprint scale (imperial or metric)
  • 16-button stylus
  • Best with FEP6 COMMERCIAL

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Best for:
  • Frequent onsite measuring for sales reps, installers and estimators

Key Features:

  • Transfer measurement through Blue-tooth
  • Measure up to 650ft in a second with +-0.06 inch accuracy
  • Best with FEP6 measure estimating software editions

 

Other Models (from $199)...

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The key to successfully find a right package is to do your homework and try it out before purchase. Floor Covering Soft offers fully functional trial version for download. Here are factors to consider while evaluating and deploying an estimating solution.

  • Run a pilot project with an employee who will be the user of the estimating software
  • Download fully functional  free trial and view its online tutorials on how to using it
  • Sit in scheduled live demo session over the Internet on Tue & Thu (sign up here)
  • Call live technical support staff for questions 1-866-928-3326, 1-626-683-9188 (International) or email support@floorcoveringsoft.com
  • Compare FloorEstimate Pro with other competing products

Purchase the Software & Support Package

  What do you get after purchase?

  • Support package and updates of purchased program when available
  • Customer login ID at Floor Covering Site web site to access latest updates, beta preview versions, customer/developer forums, tips, video tutorials, and discussion forum that are only available to customers
  • Monthly product newsletter 
  • Software CD with user guide and tutorials if selected
  • 30 day return guarantee

 

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