11+
trades estimated in-house
Estimating Buddies is a trade estimating company delivering construction trade estimating services, quantity takeoffs, and bid-ready estimates for every trade on your project - priced accurately, turned around fast, and formatted the way your bid team already works.
Trade Package
Sample layout · figures populated per project
Scope
Multi-trade takeoff
Trades
11+ in-house
Coverage
Nationwide, USA
Drawings
PDF accepted
Format
Bid-ready
What's included
Every trade
Material & quantity takeoffs
Included
Labor & material cost breakdowns
Included
Bid-ready estimate format
Nationwide, USA
Coverage
Trade estimating services, explained
Most construction cost estimating firms stop at the big-picture number. As a dedicated trade estimating company, we go further: our professional trade estimators build trade-specific estimating services around how concrete, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, and every other trade actually gets priced and bid. Whether you need estimating services for contractors managing a multi-trade bid, or estimating services for subcontractors pricing a single scope, our construction trade estimators work from your drawings, blueprints, and project specifications to produce trade cost estimating services that hold up at the negotiating table - not just on paper. Every trade quantity takeoff service we deliver includes measured quantities, current material and labor pricing, and a clear scope review, so your team can move straight from estimate to bid submission without re-checking our numbers. We work directly with general contractors, subcontractors, home builders, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers, and project owners across residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
11+
trades estimated in-house
USA
nationwide coverage
drawings accepted
Trades covered
Drywall estimating services covering drywall takeoff services and drywall quantity takeoff for finish packages.
Concrete estimating services covering concrete quantity takeoff, formwork, and concrete cost estimating for slabs, footings, and structural pours.
Roofing estimating services including roofing takeoff services and roofing cost estimating for all roof systems.
Sitework estimating with excavation estimating and sitework takeoff services for earthwork and site packages.
Masonry estimating services including masonry quantity takeoff and masonry cost estimating for block, brick, and stone work.
Structural steel estimating and steel takeoff services covering members, connections, and erection quantities.
HVAC estimating services with HVAC takeoff services and HVAC cost estimating for ductwork and equipment.
Piping estimating and takeoff services covering process, plumbing, and mechanical piping quantities and material costs.
Bid estimating services combining every trade into one bid-ready estimate, formatted for direct submission to owners or GCs.
Rebar estimating services with rebar takeoff services for reinforcement schedules, bar sizes, and placement quantities.
Fire protection estimating services covering sprinkler, standpipe, and suppression system takeoffs and cost estimates.
Project types
Our trade estimating services aren't limited to one building type - the same trade-by-trade process applies across:
Process
Share your construction drawings, blueprints, and project specifications - PDF drawings are accepted for every trade.
We complete a scope review and quantity takeoff, measuring material quantities trade by trade.
Material and labor pricing is applied using current market pricing for an accurate cost breakdown.
You receive a bid-ready estimate formatted for direct submission and bid preparation.
Ready to Bid?
Send your drawings and get back a professional trade estimating package - quantity takeoff, material and labor pricing, and a bid-ready format your team can submit.
We provide estimating services for drywall, concrete, roofing, sitework, masonry, structural steel, HVAC, piping, rebar, and fire protection, plus full bid estimating services across every trade - covering CSI Divisions 03 through 32. You can start from the home page to see the complete estimating lineup.
Yes. We offer estimating services for contractors bidding full multi-trade packages, and estimating services for subcontractors pricing a single trade scope. Related scope on the same drawings can move through our architectural cost estimating services.