Cost Tracking

TakeoffCalc calculates material quantities. Cost tracking turns those quantities into dollar estimates by attaching unit prices from your local suppliers. The result is a line-item estimate you can use for bidding, budgeting, or material ordering.

After running a takeoff, each material line shows a unit cost field. Enter the price per unit from your supplier — price per cubic yard for concrete, price per sheet for drywall, price per ton for rebar, price per box for flooring.

Prices are saved to your project. When you rerun a takeoff with updated quantities, costs recalculate automatically.

Material costs vary significantly by region. A cubic yard of 4,000 PSI concrete might be $140 in the Midwest and $190 on the coasts. TakeoffCalc does not assume your prices — you enter the numbers from your suppliers, your area, your relationships.

Future versions will include regional price benchmarks as reference points, but your actual supplier quotes are always the final word.

The project cost summary shows: - Material cost per trade (concrete, drywall, flooring, rebar, retaining wall) - Waste factor cost impact (how much the waste percentage adds in dollars) - Project material total - Per-unit cost breakdowns for verification

Labor costs are not included — TakeoffCalc is a material estimating tool. Labor estimation varies too much by crew size, region, and trade to calculate reliably without knowing your specific operation.