Estimating Services for Interior & Exterior Finishes
Accurate estimations for interior and exterior finishes are crucial in building construction. This includes estimates for painting, stucco, plaster, and specialized coatings, all of which are essential for submitting competitive bids and providing accurate quotes to clients. Contractors rely on material takeoffs for ordering and procuring the right amount of materials.
Precision is key, as contractors are held accountable for any discrepancies in the estimate. As a result, the estimation company must maintain high standards of professionalism, expertise, and proven practices to ensure accuracy. Outsourcing estimates can lead to cost savings by reducing in-house expenses, but this is only beneficial when accuracy is guaranteed and consistently delivered.
Metallic finishes, patinas, chrome, and both interior and exterior finishes often come with high costs, and excess materials often go to waste. Since contractors bear the cost of any overage, accurate takeoffs are essential to minimize waste. Providing precise estimates and pricing ensures that contractors are equipped with the correct information to avoid unnecessary expenses.
We offer flooring takeoffs, along with quantities for wainscoting, wall base, wall tiles, and the following trades
Painting & Coating Estimating Services
Let us assist you with fast, accurate painting estimates to enhance your efficiency, boost your bid success rate, increase profitability, and free up time to focus on growing your business. We specialize in providing precise painting estimates for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
Leveraging advanced software technology and industry expertise, we empower interior and exterior painting contractors with accurate data to create competitive bid estimates, secure more jobs, and reduce rework and material waste.
Our painting takeoffs include detailed quantities for interior finishes such as walls, ceilings, doors/windows, spindles, baseboards, chair rails, patching, crown molding, and more. For exterior painting, we provide estimates for siding, overhangs, soffits, doors/windows, dormers, gables, shutters, guttering, flashing, concrete blocks, and more.
Our painting estimate deliverables include:
- Takeoff Excel spreadsheets
- Material & labor costs per SF
- Color-coded plans
- Labor hours
- Bid summary with total cost, overheads, profit percentage, and review of inclusions and exclusions
We provide comprehensive painting takeoffs, including wall coverings and floor coatings, and quantify the following painting and coating finishes:
- Graffiti-Resistant Coatings
- Fire-Retardant Coatings
- Elastomeric Coatings
- Special Coatings
- Concrete Coatings
- Stucco Coatings
- Masonry Coatings
- Elastomeric Coatings for Walls
- Mold Retardant Coatings
Commercial Electrical Estimating
Commercial electrical contractors often face high pressure, tight budgets, and strict deadlines. If you’re in the same situation, we completely understand the stress. We’re here to ease the burden by offering timely electrical estimating services, ensuring accurate markups, and preparing comprehensive bidding proposals for you.
Our experienced electrical estimators are proficient with the latest takeoff software and thoroughly familiar with electrical components like light fixtures, conduits, receptacles, gear, and panels, enabling us to provide precise project cost estimates.
With extensive experience across all project types and sizes, we can handle everything from simple restaurant wiring systems to full automation systems for large retail spaces. We also offer our services for electrical systems in Airports, Highrises, Theaters, Offices, Hotels, Hospitals, Schools, Shop Fit-outs, and more.
For commercial electrical estimating, we provide takeoffs for the following systems:
- Commercial Communications Cabling Systems
- Wiring for HVAC Systems
- Commercial Walk-in Freezers & Chiller Systems
- Emergency & Alarm Systems
- Standby Power Generating Systems
- Access Control & Telecommunication Systems
- Computer/Data Processing Systems
- Low Voltage Distribution Systems
- Electronic Door Readers
- Temperature Controls
- Solar Power Systems
- Geothermal Systems
Ceiling Estimating Services:
- Acoustical Ceilings
- Ceiling Suspension Assemblies
- Specialty Ceilings
- Luminous Ceilings
- Suspended Decorative Grids
- Stretched-Fabric Ceiling Systems
- Textured Ceilings
- Tin Ceilings
- Ceiling Maintenance & Restoration
Plaster & Gypsum Board Estimating Services:
- Furring & Lathing
- Non-Load-Bearing Wall Framing
- Head-of-Wall Framing Systems
- Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco)
- Drywall
- Plaster Fabrications
- Venetian & Other Lime Plasters
- Gypsum Board
- Gypsum Wallboard
- Glass Tiles & Mosaics
- Acoustical Plaster
- Mosaic Tiles
- Specialty Tiles
- Terracotta Tiles
Call Us Today
Smart Estimations
- +17372828012
- info@smartestimations.com