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A material takeoff seeks to provide a comprehensive list of materials for a project, as well as their associated quantities. Material takeoffs are used as a reference to understand exactly what materials must be ordered for a construction project, thus determining the quantities of materials accurately is crucial. The way that materials are assigned a quantity in a material takeoff depends on the type of material.
In general, there are four types of quantities that are regularly seen in a material takeoff. First, a simple count may be provided for materials that are prefabricated. These include things like light fixtures, hinges, windows, or doors.
Each associated product will have a description to ensure that the exact model needed for the project is ordered, along with a number indicating how many of that particular material to order. Second, some materials will need to be quantified using length. This is most commonly seen for materials like lumber, steel piping, molding, or ducting. Each material will have detailed length and width measurements, with some material takeoffs providing details like the total weight of the required material for shipping considerations.
Third, some materials must be quantified using volume. This is useful for materials that are liquid, such as concrete or asphalt. In order to determine the volume of a required material the person preparing the estimate will need to be familiar with relevant calculations for determining volume. Lastly, some materials will need to be quantified using area.
The area is used for such things as flooring, roofing, or tile, and is often provided in the form of square feet. There are a couple of important considerations that the person preparing the material takeoff may or may not include, depending on their needs.
The first is weight. Not all material takeoffs provide the weight of materials required for a project. Weight may be necessary to include in a material takeoff because it can be used to determine shipping and transportation costs for the associated materials. While the weight of specific materials may not be relevant for smaller projects, for large projects where the logistics of getting materials to the job site can result in significant costs the weight of materials is a useful metric to include in a material takeoff.
A second component that nearly all material takeoffs include is detailed product descriptions. These descriptions are important because a material takeoff is used as a reference from which materials are ordered for a project.
In order to guarantee that the correct materials for the project are ordered, each material must be described to an adequate degree. For example, if the engineer provides specific requirements for a load-bearing beam, including the size of the lumber and any special treatment it may require, this information would need to be included in a material takeoff.
This is not only to ensure that the correct materials are ordered but is also necessary to ensure that the material cost estimate for the project is accurate. The second type of information that a material takeoff provides is a breakdown of material costs. Depending on how the construction material takeoff is prepared, determining construction material costs can be very time-consuming.
Essentially, this aspect of the material takeoff requires the person preparing the estimate to apply an estimated cost to each type of material required for the project. Once an itemized breakdown of the material costs has been formed, the estimator will then determine a total material cost for the project.
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