AI Drywall Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
ScopeTakeoff pairs an AI plan assistant with a real drywall estimating engine. Ask your plan set questions — wall types, ratings, finish levels, scope — and get answers with the source sheet, while wall-area board-count auto-calc does the busywork. AI measuring is in early access now — trained on verified takeoffs, it proposes wall and ceiling measurements you confirm. AI that measures and answers drywall work with you, never a black box you can’t check.
Drywall subs across GA, AL, MS, LA & SC use ScopeTakeoff’s AI daily
| Assembly | Source | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Framing (studs + track) | Auto-calc | 8,200 | LF | $41,000 |
| Gypsum Board (5/8″ Type X) | Auto-calc | 1,940 | SHT | $46,000 |
| Tape + Finish (Level 4) | Auto-calc | 62,000 | SF | $22,000 |
| Batt Insulation | 15,000 | SF | $15,000 |
AI that answers. Automation that calculates.
ScopeTakeoff’s AI drywall estimating tools work inside a real Division 09 takeoff and bidding engine. The AI reads your plan set and answers questions; the automation turns every wall and ceiling area into a board count, with framing, tape, finish level, and insulation derived. You stay in control of the count — and the busywork disappears.
AI Plan Chat
Ask your drywall plan set in plain English: “What wall types and ratings are specified?” “Which sheets are the wall-type legend and partition plans?” “What finish level?” “Summarize the drywall scope.” The AI reads your sheets and answers with the source.
Visual Plan Answers
Ask “how much partition wall is on this plan?” or “where are the rated walls?” 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 wall-type legend, partition plan, 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 (A-201, A-601), sheet name, and scale automatically. Your set arrives named, numbered, and measure-ready without manual calibration.
Board-Count Auto-Calc
Measure a wall or ceiling area and the board count derives automatically, with metal framing (studs and track), tape, finish level, and insulation computed alongside it. Wall types carry their own layers and ratings — all with labor.
Aerial Takeoff
Drywall lives inside the plan set, so ScopeTakeoff keeps you in the sheets — but the same aerial takeoff is there when a project needs a building footprint or shell area measured by address.
From plan set to AI-assisted drywall bid in minutes
ScopeTakeoff is AI drywall estimating software built around how drywall 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 — wall types, ratings, finish level, “which sheets are the wall-type legend?” Get answers with sources before you measure a thing.
Measure — board count auto-derives
Take off wall and ceiling area and the board count derives with framing, tape, finish, and insulation. Confirm any AI-proposed wall-run 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 drywall estimators bid
Division 09 assemblies, wall-area board-count automation, and an AI plan assistant that reads the wall-type legend — whether you’re bidding framing and finish, TI, or full interiors.
Commercial Drywall Subs
Board, framing, tape, and finish by wall and ceiling area — with the AI answering wall-type, rating, and finish-level questions from the plans.
Framing & Finish
Metal studs and track by the linear foot derived from wall runs, with board count and finish level computed — priced with labor.
TI & Interiors
Scope a tenant improvement fast: ask the AI for the wall-type legend and finish schedule, then price partitions and ceilings in one flow.
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 wall measured and rating 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 drywall elements appear on plans — partitions, framing, ceilings, and rated walls — 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 drywall estimating software” means different things. Some tools attempt a black-box wall measurement you audit after the fact. ScopeTakeoff’s approach: the AI answers, derives board count and framing, and — now in early access — proposes wall and ceiling 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 (wall types, finish, scope) | ✓ With sources | Rare | ✗ None |
| AI-proposed wall & ceiling measurements | ✓ Early access — you confirm | Black-box, you audit | ✗ None |
| Board-count + framing + 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 drywall subs say about ScopeTakeoff’s AI
“Wall area to board count with the framing and finish on it is exactly what I need. I measure the partitions and it’s done.”
“The AI reading the wall-type legend and telling me the rating and sheet saves me chasing it through the set.”
“It proposes the wall runs and I confirm them. Fast, and the count is still mine.”
Common questions about AI drywall estimating
AI drywall 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 09 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Board-Count 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 09 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Board-Count 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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