Palmetto Estimating Service gives contractors precise material and quantity takeoffs from your plans — so you can bid more jobs, win more work, and stop losing nights to measuring drawings.
Send us your plans and we return clean, organized quantities you can drop straight into your bid. No software to buy, no estimator to hire.
Detailed, itemized material quantities pulled directly from your drawings — counted, measured, and organized by area or phase.
Accurate square footage, linear footage, and unit counts you can trust, formatted the way you actually bid.
Overflow help during busy seasons and on complex jobs so you never turn down a bid for lack of time.
We read the drawings and specs carefully so nothing gets missed and your numbers hold up.
Organized spreadsheets or PDFs — clear, checkable, and ready to hand to your customer or crew.
Most takeoffs back in 24–48 hours. Need it sooner for a deadline? Ask about rush service.
Insulation is our specialty, and we take off the full range of construction trades from your plans.
Don't see your trade? Just ask — if it's on the plans, we can take it off.
Email us your drawings (PDF or file link) and tell us the trade and scope you need taken off.
We measure, count, and organize every quantity — carefully double-checked against the plans and specs.
Receive a clean, itemized takeoff — usually within 24–48 hours — ready to drop into your bid.
Your takeoffs are done by a working construction estimator — not a generic overseas service.
No salary, no benefits, no software subscriptions. Use us per project, when the work is there.
Free up your nights and weekends and get more bids out the door — the ones you're currently too busy to chase.
Careful, checkable numbers you can stand behind. Questions on a takeoff? We'll walk you through it.
Straight answers to what contractors ask us most.
A construction takeoff is a detailed list of the materials and quantities needed for a project, measured directly from the blueprints or plans. It includes counts, lengths, and areas — like square footage of insulation or linear footage of framing — that a contractor uses to price a bid accurately.
A takeoff service does the time-consuming measuring and counting for you, so you can send out more bids in less time without hiring a full-time estimator. You get accurate numbers, win more work, and get your nights and weekends back.
Pricing is per project and depends on the trade, the size of the job, and the complexity of the plans. There's no subscription or retainer — you pay only for the takeoffs you need. Send us your plans and we'll give you a firm quote before any work begins.
Most takeoffs are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. If you're up against a bid deadline, ask about rush service and we'll do our best to accommodate it.
Insulation and spray foam are our specialty. We also handle framing, drywall, concrete, roofing, siding, flooring, paint, and sitework. If it's shown on the plans, we can take it off — just ask.
We're based in South Carolina, but takeoffs are done remotely from your digital plans — so we work with contractors anywhere in the United States. Distance doesn't affect turnaround or pricing.
Just your plans (a PDF or a file link works great) and a note on the trade and scope you need. We review the drawings, complete the takeoff, and send back clean, organized quantities ready to drop into your bid.
Tell us about your project and we'll get right back to you with pricing and turnaround. First-time client? Let's start with a single takeoff and earn your business.