Pro tip: that roof takeoff that looked like 3 hours took me 14 yesterday

I spent all day yesterday on a commercial roof takeoff that should have been maybe 3 hours tops, ended up being 14 because of weird parapet details and a ceiling height issue nobody flagged. How long do you usually budget for something that ends up taking way more time than it should?

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jenny_jackson4mo ago

Did you used to think plan details were usually accurate before this happened?

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lily_stone764mo ago

That "3 hours turning into 14" is brutal, but I think the real trick is that these takeoffs always balloon when you have to re-measure because the field conditions don't match the plans.

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