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Quantity takeoff for civils & highways

CostTakeoff is used across civils & highways — measure straight off your drawings in m², m, m³, and get a bill of quantities without the learning curve.

CostTakeoff — takeoff canvas12327.5029.4056.90 m2.005.502.00PLOT 1PLOT 2PLOT 3PLOT 4PLOT 5PLOT 6TO PHASE 3N025 mmetresMEASUREMENTSCarriagewayWearing course 40mm16.20 m²Binder course 60mm16.20 m²Type 1 sub-base 25…16.20 m²Kerbs & FootwaysKerb HB2 — 125×25562.40 mFootpath — base co…5.90 m²Drainage & IronworkRoad gully & conne…5 nrRoad marking — cen…29.40 mChamber cover D4002 nrKerb race — concre…62.40 mCostTakeoffTakeoff & EstimatingPROJECTSycamore Park Phase 2CLIENTSycamore HomesDRAWING TITLECarriageway, Kerbing & DrainageSCALEDRAWNDATE1:200 @A3CostTakeoffJul 2026DWG No.A044REVCCarriagewayKerbs & FootwaysDrainage & Ironwork+ Area+ SubtractWearing course 40mm16.20 / 93.96 + Area+ SubtractBinder course 60mm16.20 / 93.96 + Area+ SubtractType 1 sub-base 250mm16.20 / 93.96 + Line+ OpeningKerb HB2 — 125×25562.40 / 361.92 m+ Area+ SubtractFootpath — base course5.90 / 34.22 + CountRoad gully & connection5 / 30 nr+ Line+ OpeningRoad marking — centre line29.40 / 170.52 m+ CountChamber cover D4002 / 12 nr+ Line+ OpeningKerb race — concrete62.40 / 361.92 mSycamore Park Phase 2Estate Road — Setting OutBill of Quantities · 9 sub-items · 115 measurementsActive: Carriageway

A simple example measured in CostTakeoff — our categories on the left, quantities building on the drawing, your branding on the sheet.

Why CostTakeoff

Fast, honest takeoff for civils & highways

You measure civils & highways the way you measure every scope in CostTakeoff — draw areas in m² and runs in metres straight on the PDF and the quantities build into a bill of quantities as you go, with volumes and weights derived from them. The example above is a takeoff just like the ones you'll run.

The method

From drawing to bill of quantities, in four steps

  1. 1

    Upload

    Drop in the PDF drawing set.

  2. 2

    Set the scale

    Once per drawing — the one step worth learning.

  3. 3

    Measure

    Areas, lengths and counts, straight off the sheet.

  4. 4

    Read your BOQ

    Quantities build as you draw. Export to Excel or PDF.

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