AI Demolition Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
ScopeTakeoff pairs an AI plan assistant with a real demolition estimating engine. Ask your plan set questions — demo scope, selective versus structural, disposal — and get answers with the source sheet, while demo-to-disposal auto-calc and aerial takeoff by address do the busywork. Measure the footprint from a satellite photo before the plans arrive. AI measuring is in early access now — trained on verified takeoffs, it proposes demo measurements you confirm. AI that measures and answers demolition work with you, never a black box you can’t check.
Demolition subs across GA, AL, MS, LA & SC use ScopeTakeoff’s AI daily
| Assembly | Source | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Demo (building) | 18,000 | SF | $44,000 | |
| Selective Interior Demo | Auto-calc | 12,000 | SF | $22,000 |
| Debris Disposal / Hauling | Auto-calc | 320 | TON | $18,000 |
| Slab / Pavement Removal | Auto-calc | 6,400 | SF | $8,000 |
AI that answers. Automation that calculates.
ScopeTakeoff’s AI demolition estimating tools work inside a real Division 02 takeoff and bidding engine. The AI reads your plan set and answers questions; the automation turns demo area and volume into disposal tonnage, hauling loads, and dumpsters, with selective and structural carrying their own labor. Or measure the footprint from satellite. You stay in control of the count — and the busywork disappears.
AI Plan Chat
Ask your demolition plan set in plain English: “What’s the scope of demolition here?” “Which areas are selective versus structural?” “Which sheets are the demo plans?” “Summarize the demolition scope.” The AI reads your sheets and answers with the source.
Visual Plan Answers
Ask “how much demo area is on this plan?” or “where is the structural demolition?” and the AI looks at the drawing to help you scope and sanity-check — and in early access it proposes the count for you to confirm.
OCR-Searchable Plan Sets
Every sheet is text-extracted automatically. Full-text search finds the demolition plan, demo notes, or spec section in seconds — instead of paging through the set by hand.
Automatic Sheet & Scale Detection
ScopeTakeoff reads the title block on every page — pulling the sheet number (D-101, D-201), sheet name, and scale automatically. Your set arrives named, numbered, and measure-ready without manual calibration.
Demo-to-Disposal Auto-Calc
Measure the demo area or volume and disposal tonnage, hauling loads, and dumpsters derive automatically; selective and structural demo each carry their own labor and rate. One measurement produces a complete, priced demolition line — you adjust any of it.
Aerial Takeoff
Measure the building footprint and pavement straight from a satellite photo of the address — before the plans arrive. Areas compute automatically, so structural demo and site clearing bids start from the address alone.
From plan set to AI-assisted demolition bid in minutes
ScopeTakeoff is AI demolition estimating software built around how demolition estimators actually work. The AI accelerates every step — and every number is yours to see, confirm, and override.
Upload your plans
Drag in your PDF plan set. Every sheet is OCR’d for search, and the sheet number, name, and scale are read from the title block automatically.
Ask the AI
Chat with your plans — demo scope, selective versus structural, “which sheets are the demo plans?” Get answers with sources before you measure a thing.
Measure — disposal auto-derives
Take off the demo area or volume — or trace the footprint from aerial — and disposal tonnage, hauling, and dumpsters derive themselves. Confirm any AI-proposed demo measurements; each carries its labor.
Overhead, versions & SOV
Add overhead and profit, snapshot change-order and addendum versions, then export a one-click Schedule of Values and a branded proposal ready to send to the GC. No reformatting required.
Built for how demolition estimators bid
Division 02 assemblies, demo-to-disposal automation, and aerial takeoff by address — whether you’re bidding selective interior, structural, or site demolition.
Commercial Demolition Subs
Selective and structural demo by area with disposal, hauling, and dumpsters derived — and the AI answering scope and phasing questions from the demo plans.
Structural & Site Demo
Measure the footprint and pavement from aerial by address, then price structural demo, slab and pavement removal, and haul-off.
Selective & Interior
Interior demo by area with debris tonnage, dumpster loads, and protection derived, priced with labor by scope.
Trained on verified takeoffs, not the open internet
ScopeTakeoff trains its own construction models on real, verified takeoffs across 10+ trades — the data flywheel behind AI measuring. Every footprint measured and scope confirmed sharpens the next bid. It’s a dataset a general-purpose chatbot doesn’t have and a competitor can’t buy.
Purpose-built for the trades
Models trained on how demolition elements appear on plans — structural demo, selective demo, slabs, and debris — not generic text. They read a plan set like an estimator, because they learned from estimators.
Accuracy you confirm
AI measuring proposes the count; you confirm it. Because the models learn from verified takeoffs, the proposals sharpen over time — and every number on your bid is one you signed off on.
Priced to include
Running purpose-built models keeps AI cost low enough to include at $100/person/month — no enterprise AI add-on, no upsell to get the intelligence.
AI assistant vs. auto-takeoff AI vs. Excel
“AI demolition estimating software” means different things. Some tools attempt a black-box area measurement you audit after the fact. ScopeTakeoff’s approach: the AI answers, derives disposal and hauling, and — now in early access — proposes demo measurements trained on verified takeoffs, which you confirm. The estimator owns the count. Here’s the honest difference.
| Feature | ScopeTakeoff | Auto-takeoff AI tools | Excel |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI plan Q&A (scope, selective vs structural) | ✓ With sources | Rare | ✗ None |
| AI-proposed demo measurements | ✓ Early access — you confirm | Black-box, you audit | ✗ None |
| Demo-to-disposal + labor | ✓ Auto-calc | Quantities only, labor varies | ✗ Manual |
| OCR search + auto sheet & scale | ✓ Every sheet | Varies | ✗ None |
| Estimate versions & change orders | ✓ Addendum snapshots | Varies | ✗ Manual copies |
| SOV output for GC submission | ✓ One click | Rare | ✗ Manual |
| Pricing | $100/person/mo, self-serve | Typically quote-based | $0 (but slow) |
What demolition subs say about ScopeTakeoff’s AI
“Demo area to disposal tonnage and dumpster loads is the part that used to be all guesswork. Now it derives.”
“Measuring the footprint off the address to scope a structural demo before I have plans is a real head start.”
“It proposes the demo area and I confirm the structural scope. Fast, and the number is mine.”
Common questions about AI demolition estimating
AI demolition estimating priced for subcontractors
$100 per person per month with AI credits included. No annual contract, no implementation fee, no quote-based pricing games.
- 1 estimator seat
- AI plan chat + visual answers
- OCR search + auto sheet & scale detection
- Division 02 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Demo-to-Disposal Auto-Calc
- Aerial takeoff
- Unlimited projects
- SOV + proposal export
- 2–5 estimator seats
- AI plan chat + visual answers
- OCR search + auto sheet & scale detection
- Division 02 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Demo-to-Disposal Auto-Calc
- Aerial takeoff
- Unlimited projects
- SOV + proposal export
- Bid review workflow
14-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
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