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Quantity takeoff for groundworks & excavation

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

CostTakeoff — takeoff canvas1234ABC5.204.804.6014.60 m4.103.30N025 mmetresMEASUREMENTSExcavationReduce levels135.88 m²Foundation trenches60.55 mIsolated pits4 nrFilling & BlindingHardcore filling95.20 m²Blinding to bottoms36.33 m²Substructure ConcreteStrip foundation60.55 mRising wall60.55 mPad foundation4 nrRadon barrier99.96 m²CostTakeoffTakeoff & EstimatingPROJECTMeadowbrook — New BuildCLIENTMurphy ConstructionDRAWING TITLESubstructure & ExcavationSCALE1:100 @A3DATEJul 2026DWG · REVA001b BExcavationFilling & BlindingSubstructure Concrete+ Area+ SubtractReduce levels135.88 / 788.10 + Line+ OpeningFoundation trenches60.55 / 351.19 m+ CountIsolated pits4 / 24 nr+ Area+ SubtractHardcore filling95.20 / 552.16 + Area+ SubtractBlinding to bottoms36.33 / 210.71 + Line+ OpeningStrip foundation60.55 / 351.19 m+ Line+ OpeningRising wall60.55 / 351.19 m+ CountPad foundation4 / 24 nr+ Area+ SubtractRadon barrier99.96 / 579.77 Meadowbrook — New BuildFoundation Setting-OutBill of Quantities · 9 sub-items · 115 measurementsActive: Excavation

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 groundworks & excavation

You measure groundworks & excavation 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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