Drop in a PDF plan set. Perfect Takeoff reads the drawings, places every device to code, and hands you a marked-up plan, a full bill of materials, and a client-ready quote — before your coffee gets cold.
The live demo opens straight into the analyzer — create a free account and your first 3 takeoffs are on us. No credit card.
Built by an estimator, for estimators
NFPA 72 · IBC / IFC Addressable & conventional TI · New construction · Retrofit AHJ-ready submittals CSV / proposal exportPerfect Takeoff is made for the estimator staring down a PDF plan set on a deadline — whether that's a one-person shop or a life-safety division inside a bigger contractor.
When you're the one who wins the work and prices it, takeoffs come out of your nights and weekends. Perfect Takeoff gives you back the hours so you can bid more jobs without adding a head.
Crews of 1–20 bidding tenant improvement, new construction, and retrofit. Standardize how every job gets counted and priced, so the number that goes out doesn't depend on who ran the takeoff.
Electrical and integration contractors who carry fire alarm as part of a larger scope. Get a defensible life-safety number fast, without pulling a specialist off another job to count devices.
Not the fit: Perfect Takeoff is a bid-stage takeoff, not a replacement for the stamped PE design — the engineer's seal and AHJ review still apply.
Upload a PDF plan set — any number of sheets and floors. Perfect Takeoff detects the drawings, scale, and levels automatically.
Smokes, pulls, horn/strobes, duct detectors, modules and the panel drop onto the plan to NFPA 72 spacing — a complete, reviewable first pass.
Nudge anything, watch the BOM and labor update live, then export a client quote, an AHJ submittal, or a riser — in your branding.
Every takeoff produces the three things a bid actually needs — the marked-up plan, the priced bill of materials, and the client-ready quote. All from the same source, so they never disagree.
Every device pinned to the drawing at NFPA 72 spacing, color-coded by type, with coverage rings — and every marker draggable when you want the final say.
Every placed device rolls up into a priced BOM — mounts, backboxes, and wire included. Nudge a device and the quantities and totals recompute instantly.
A branded proposal with labor, margin, permit, and tax — your company name, license number, and validity dates baked in. It looks like your shop made it, because it did.
Spacing, coverage, and device selection follow NFPA 72 — stairwell smokes, duct detectors, and notification coverage included.
Every placed device aggregates into a priced BOM with wall/ceiling mounts, backboxes, and editable unit costs that recompute instantly.
Turn the takeoff into a branded client proposal with labor, margin, permit, and tax — validity dates and your license number baked in.
Generate a plan-check package — device counts, code citations, battery and SLC sizing, and a compliance summary for the AHJ.
Auto-build a one-line riser and size NAC circuits, SLC loops, and battery calcs straight from the live takeoff.
Every job flows through a Kanban pipeline — estimating, quoted, sent, won — so nothing slips between the count and the close.
On-screen takeoff tools measure whatever you click. Perfect Takeoff knows it's a fire-alarm plan — it places the devices to code and prices them, so counting, pricing, and the proposal are one flow instead of three.
Perfect Takeoff is a bid-stage takeoff, not a replacement for the stamped PE design — the engineer's seal and AHJ review still apply.
Perfect Takeoff does the counting so you don't have to — but the bid stays yours. Every placement is reviewable, every number editable, and nothing leaves your desk until you say so. It's an estimating copilot, not a black box.
Not a stamped design. It's a computer-assisted takeoff for estimating and coordination — the PE seal and AHJ review still apply.
Nudge a marker, drop one the plan missed, or remove a duplicate — the bill of materials, labor, and quote recompute live as you adjust. You never fight the tool to get the count right.
When a sheet's scale or floor reads oddly, you can override it before it skews the count. Perfect Takeoff degrades to a faster manual review on messy plans — never a wrong count made silently.
Unit costs, labor rates, and margin are all yours to set. The quote that goes out carries your company name, license number, and contact info — it reads like it came from your shop, because it did.
Review the whole set at your pace, then export the client quote, the AHJ submittal, or the riser when the number is one you'd defend. The final call is always yours — the tool just gets you there faster.
per multi-floor plan set — counting, tallying, and re-pricing in a spreadsheet.
PDF in, marked-up plan + BOM + quote out — with time left to sharpen the bid.
Set the sliders to your own bid volume and rate. The math assumes Perfect Takeoff brings a takeoff down to about ten minutes.
That's 5.8× the Contractor plan — before counting a single extra bid you win with the time back.
Illustrative estimate for your own planning, not a guarantee. Time per takeoff with Perfect Takeoff assumed at ~10 minutes.
Draft tiers for early access — we'll tune them with our first contractors.
All tiers include a free trial. No credit card to start. Cancel anytime.
Not sure which tier fits? Ask us — a real person answers.
I've spent enough evenings at the desk with a plan set, a highlighter, and a calculator — counting devices one page at a time, then rebuilding the whole count because the architect moved a wall. A single mid-size job could eat an entire night, and the bid still went out with that nagging feeling I'd missed a strobe somewhere.
Perfect Takeoff is the tool I wanted on those nights. Drop in the plans, let it do the first pass — the marked-up plan, the bill of materials, the priced bid — and spend your time checking the work instead of doing it from scratch. It isn't a stamped design and it doesn't pretend to be one; it's a fast, honest first pass that you review and make yours before anything reaches a customer.
We're opening it to a handful of fire-alarm shops first so we can tune it around real jobs. If that's you, I'd genuinely like to hear what your takeoffs look like.
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Perfect Takeoff produces a complete, code-aware first pass — devices are placed to NFPA 72 spacing across every sheet. It's built to be reviewed: every marker is movable and every count is editable, so you always have the final say before the bid goes out. Think of it as a fast, thorough first draft from an estimator's copilot, not a stamped engineered design.
No. A standard PDF plan set is all it needs — the same drawings you already receive from the GC or architect. No CAD files, no special export.
Smoke and heat detectors, CO, duct detectors, manual pull stations, horn/strobes, speakers, notification appliances, monitor and control modules, and the control panel — addressable or conventional, across TI, new construction, and retrofit projects.
No — and it doesn't claim to be. It's a computer-assisted takeoff for estimating and coordination. All quantities, locations, and code applications are subject to review by a licensed fire-protection engineer and the AHJ. It gets you to a fast, defensible bid; the stamp stays with your PE.
Yes. Unit prices, labor rates, and margin are all editable, and quotes carry your company name, license number, and contact info. The output looks like it came from your shop, because it did.
Your projects stay yours. During early access we'll walk every contractor through exactly how data is stored and handled — and we design for the privacy expectations of bid-sensitive work.
Most multi-floor plan sets go from PDF to a marked-up plan with a priced BOM in minutes — versus the several hours a manual count typically takes. Your review time is on top of that, but you're reviewing and adjusting instead of counting from scratch.
A live bill of materials, a labor estimate, a branded client quote, and an AHJ submittal package — code citations, battery and SLC sizing, and a compliance summary — plus a one-line riser diagram, all from the same takeoff. Jobs then flow through a built-in pipeline so nothing slips between the count and the close.
Always. Move, add, or delete any device and the BOM, labor, and totals recompute live. If a sheet's scale or floor is detected oddly, you can override it — you're never locked into the first pass.
Yes. It detects sheets and levels across the plan set and places devices per floor, so a full multi-story submittal is handled in one pass rather than sheet by sheet.
Early-access tiers are $149/mo (Pro, 10 takeoffs a month) and $599/mo (Unlimited), with custom Team pricing. Annual billing is available at $1,490/yr (Pro) and $5,990/yr (Unlimited) — two months free. Every tier starts with a free trial, no credit card.
Request early access from this page. We're onboarding a first cohort of fire-alarm contractors now and working closely with them to shape the product.
Still have a question? Email hello@perfecttakeoff.com — we answer every one.