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Existing Conditions Estimating
Quantities tied to what's already there before new work can start — demolition, hazardous material considerations, and site investigation.
What We Take Off
- Selective and full-building demolition
- Hazardous material allowances (asbestos, lead)
- Existing utility locates and investigation
- Structure relocation or moving
- Site surveys and condition assessments
- Salvage and recycling quantities
Works from whatever plans you have
Traditional 2D CAD drawings and PDF plan sets, or 3D BIM models — existing conditions quantities are taken off directly from your source files, cross-checked against the model where one exists, and delivered in the same itemized format either way.
Need the drawings themselves, not just a takeoff from them? See Drawing & Engineering Services.
Where existing conditions estimates commonly go wrong
Hazmat allowances are frequently priced as a placeholder percentage rather than a real quantity — on renovation work, that's often the single biggest source of budget overrun.
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Send your plans and get an itemized, bid-ready estimate back — organized the way you actually bid.
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