AI Masonry Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
ScopeTakeoff pairs an AI plan assistant with a real masonry estimating engine. Ask your plan set questions — CMU size, reinforcing, wall sections, scope — and get answers with the source sheet, while wall-area block-count auto-calc does the busywork. AI measuring is in early access now — trained on verified takeoffs, it proposes wall and opening measurements you confirm. AI that measures and answers masonry work with you, never a black box you can’t check.
Masonry subs across GA, AL, MS, LA & SC use ScopeTakeoff’s AI daily
| Assembly | Source | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8″ CMU Wall (block + mortar) | Auto-calc | 6,400 | SF | $58,000 |
| Face Brick Veneer | Auto-calc | 3,100 | SF | $41,500 |
| Grout + Rebar (reinforced cells) | 42 | CY | $19,500 | |
| Lintels / Bond Beam | You confirm | 36 | EA | $23,000 |
AI that answers. Automation that calculates.
ScopeTakeoff’s AI masonry estimating tools work inside a real Division 04 takeoff and bidding engine. The AI reads your plan set and answers questions; the automation turns every wall area into a block or brick count with mortar, grout, and rebar derived. You stay in control of the count — and the busywork disappears.
AI Plan Chat
Ask your masonry plan set in plain English: “What CMU size and spacing is specified?” “Which walls are load-bearing or reinforced?” “Which sheets are the wall sections?” “Summarize the masonry scope.” The AI reads your sheets and answers with the source.
Visual Plan Answers
Ask “how much CMU wall is on this plan?” or “where are the reinforced cells?” 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 schedule, wall sections, 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-301, S-301), sheet name, and scale automatically. Your set arrives named, numbered, and measure-ready without manual calibration.
Wall-Area Block-Count Auto-Calc
Measure a wall area and the block or brick count derives automatically, with mortar, grout, rebar, and ties computed alongside it. Reinforced cells, bond beams, and lintels compute from the reinforcing spacing — all with labor.
Aerial Takeoff
Measure site masonry from satellite imagery by address — retaining walls, screen walls, and site enclosures. Areas compute automatically, so site scopes start before the plans even arrive.
From plan set to AI-assisted masonry bid in minutes
ScopeTakeoff is AI masonry estimating software built around how masonry 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 — CMU size, reinforcing, “which sheets are the wall sections?” Get answers with sources before you measure a thing.
Measure — block count auto-derives
Take off wall area and the block or brick count derives with mortar, grout, and rebar. Confirm the AI-proposed opening and lintel counts; 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 masonry estimators bid
Division 04 assemblies, wall-area block-count automation, and an AI plan assistant that reads the wall sections — whether you’re bidding structural CMU, brick veneer, or site walls.
Commercial Masonry Subs
CMU and brick by the square foot with block count, mortar, grout, and rebar derived — and the AI answering size, spacing, and reinforcing questions from the plans.
Structural CMU
Reinforced walls with grout, rebar, bond beams, and lintels computed from the reinforcing schedule — priced with placement labor.
Brick & Veneer
Face brick and veneer by area with ties, flashing, and mortar derived, plus opening deductions you confirm.
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 opening 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 masonry elements appear on plans — CMU walls, brick veneer, openings, and reinforcing — 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 masonry 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 block count, mortar, and grout, and — now in early access — proposes wall and opening 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 (CMU, reinforcing, scope) | ✓ With sources | Rare | ✗ None |
| AI-proposed wall & opening measurements | ✓ Early access — you confirm | Black-box, you audit | ✗ None |
| Block-count + grout + 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 masonry subs say about ScopeTakeoff’s AI
“Wall area to block count with mortar and grout on it is the part I used to do by hand for an hour. Now I measure and it’s there.”
“Asking the AI what CMU and spacing is called out, and it hands me the sheet — beats hunting the structural notes.”
“It proposes the wall quantities and I confirm the openings. Exactly how I want to bid.”
Common questions about AI masonry estimating
AI masonry 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 04 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Wall-Area Block-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 04 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Wall-Area Block-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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