AI Siding Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
ScopeTakeoff pairs an AI plan assistant with a real siding estimating engine. Ask your plan set questions — siding product, exposure, elevations, scope — and get answers with the source sheet, while wall-area cladding auto-calc derives trim, housewrap, and fasteners. AI measuring is in early access now — trained on verified takeoffs, it proposes wall and opening measurements you confirm. AI that measures and answers siding work with you, never a black box you can’t check.
Siding subs across GA, AL, MS, LA & SC use ScopeTakeoff’s AI daily
| Assembly | Source | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Cement Lap Siding | Auto-calc | 12,400 | SF | $52,000 |
| Housewrap + Flashing | Auto-calc | 12,400 | SF | $14,000 |
| Trim + Corners | Auto-calc | 2,100 | LF | $18,000 |
| Soffit / Fascia | 1,650 | LF | $12,000 |
AI that answers. Automation that calculates.
ScopeTakeoff’s AI siding estimating tools work inside a real Division 07 takeoff and bidding engine. The AI reads your plan set and answers questions; the automation turns every wall area into cladding with a waste factor, housewrap, trim by the linear foot, and fasteners, with openings deducted. You stay in control of the count — and the busywork disappears.
AI Plan Chat
Ask your siding plan set in plain English: “What siding product and exposure is specified?” “Which elevations get which cladding?” “Which sheets are the elevations?” “Summarize the siding scope.” The AI reads your sheets and answers with the source.
Visual Plan Answers
Ask “how much wall cladding is on these elevations?” or “where does the accent cladding go?” 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 elevation sheets, siding details, 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-401), sheet name, and scale automatically. Your set arrives named, numbered, and measure-ready without manual calibration.
Wall-Area Cladding Auto-Calc
Measure a wall area and the cladding derives with its waste factor, plus housewrap, trim and corners by the linear foot, and fasteners — with openings deducted automatically. One measurement produces a complete, priced siding line you can adjust.
Aerial Takeoff
Measure the building footprint and perimeter from satellite imagery by address to scope a siding job early — then refine wall areas against the elevations once the plans are in.
From plan set to AI-assisted siding bid in minutes
ScopeTakeoff is AI siding estimating software built around how siding 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 — product, exposure, “which sheets are the elevations?” Get answers with sources before you measure a thing.
Measure — cladding + trim auto-derive
Take off wall area and the cladding, housewrap, trim, and fasteners derive with openings deducted. Confirm any AI-proposed wall and opening 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 siding estimators bid
Division 07 cladding assemblies, wall-area automation with openings deducted, and an AI plan assistant that reads the elevations — whether you’re bidding lap, panel, or trim and soffit.
Commercial Siding Subs
Fiber cement, panel, and lap by wall area with trim, housewrap, and fasteners derived — and the AI answering product and exposure questions from the elevations.
Cladding & Panel
Rainscreen and panel systems by area with the right waste and attachment, plus openings deducted from the elevations.
Trim & Soffit
Trim, corners, soffit, and fascia by the linear foot derived alongside the cladding — priced with labor attached.
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 siding elements appear on plans — cladding, trim, openings, and soffit — 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 siding 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 cladding, trim, and fasteners, 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 (product, exposure, scope) | ✓ With sources | Rare | ✗ None |
| AI-proposed wall & opening measurements | ✓ Early access — you confirm | Black-box, you audit | ✗ None |
| Cladding + trim + 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 siding subs say about ScopeTakeoff’s AI
“Wall area to cladding with trim and fasteners, openings already deducted, is the part I used to sweat. Now I measure and it’s there.”
“The AI reading the elevations and telling me the product and exposure with the sheet number saves me the flip-through.”
“It proposes the wall measurements and I confirm the openings. Exactly how I want to bid.”
Common questions about AI siding estimating
AI siding 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 07 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Wall-Area Cladding 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 07 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Wall-Area Cladding 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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