Watch a whole job done from start to finish, then follow the written steps at your own pace. Every video has captions, and every step has a time you can jump to.
Every tradeEstimators and service teamsDesktop, tablet and phone
A takeoff from plans to a Simpro quote, then a site asset map on a phone. Start here if you're new.
Each one is a real job, done the way an estimator or surveyor would do it. Pick the one closest to your work; the tools are the same whatever you install.
ElectricalEstimatorsDesktop
A whole house, from an empty floor plan to a priced takeoff that says how many devices and how many feet of cable the job needs.
SecurityEstimatorsDesktop
Cameras, intrusion detection, access control and the panels in an office, with all the low-voltage cabling in its own cost centre.
Fire and safetySurveyors and service techsTablet or phone, on site
A surveyor's first visit to a site: walk the building once, mark each fire asset on the floor plan as you reach it, then create them all in Simpro in one go.
Every tradeEstimatorsDesktop
Rev B of the lighting plan lands after you've priced Rev A. Swap it in under your takeoff, see exactly what changed, and fix only that.
ElectricalEstimatorsDesktop
Box one downlight and one power point and every match on the plan is counted for you to check, then place banks of switches with one click each.
Fire and safetyEstimatorsDesktop
A two-storey unit's fire alarm, counted zone by zone from the designer's layout, with the cable loop and its drops, then handed out as a marked-up PDF with a legend.
ElectricalEstimators and pricing editorsDesktop
A small lighting and power job priced step by step: labour, a fit time, your company's cable rules, markup, discount, fee and a Simpro price tier.
Every tradeEstimatorsDesktop
The builder's drawings are already attached to the quote in Simpro. Take them straight from there, choose the pages, and add more pages later from the plan library.
Watch Plans from the quote's attachments, 2:13Read the steps
Interiors and liningsEstimatorsDesktop
Plasterboard and paint by wall area in a fit-out with three ceilings: a 2.7 m office, a double-height foyer and a raked meeting room, with the doors and windows taken out.
Watch Wall linings under different ceilings, 2:48Read the steps
Fire and safetyProject managers and service teamsDesktop
The install is done: record what went in on an As-Built, then tie every detector, extinguisher and exit sign to an asset on the customer's site in Simpro.
After a tutorial, Welcome to Takeoffs walks the screen in detail, and every tool has its own article under Browse by topic.
