AI drywall takeoff & estimating software
Drywall is all area and assemblies — and the plan rarely spells out board count for you. JobReadyIQ reads the partition types and ceilings off the set and returns the board, finishing, and accessories so you can bid the hang and finish without hand-measuring every wall.
Run a drywall plan free →What JobReadyIQ reads for drywall contractors:
- →Board area by surface (wall vs. ceiling), separated so you can price hang and finish right
- →Board type from the assembly — 1/2" vs. 5/8", moisture- and fire-rated where the plan calls it
- →Mud, tape, and corner bead off the linear footage of corners and openings
- →Finish level (0–5) where the spec defines it, so labor isn't under-bid
- →Openings deducted, with the ambiguous ones flagged instead of guessed
…bid-ready in about 60–90 seconds, with a code-cited inspection checklist and every quantity tied back to the sheet it came from. You review and own the final number.
How a drywall takeoff actually runs
- 01
Drop in the set
PDF or DWG, one sheet or the whole permit set. The system finds the floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, and wall-type legends on its own — you don't tag sheets or trace anything.
- 02
Rooms become wall and ceiling area
Every room gets traced as real geometry, and drywall quantities derive from it: wall board is perimeter times height, ceiling board comes off the same room footprints. Ceiling heights are read from the schedule's CLG columns when the plans carry them; where a height is missing, the room is flagged awaiting-height instead of priced on a guess. Suspended acoustical ceilings (ACT) are excluded from board area automatically — they show up as scope, not as drywall you'd double-pay.
- 03
Openings come out, accessories go in
Doors and windows are counted from the schedules and deducted from gross wall area as a visible credit line, so you can see exactly what was subtracted. Corner bead is priced off real opening and corner counts — not a percentage fudge.
- 04
You review, adjust, and own the number
The estimate lands as board, finishing, and accessories lines with your unit costs applied. Split a price, override a quantity, or bump the finish level — the totals move live, and every quantity ties back to the sheet it came from.
Drywall estimating — straight answers.
Does it separate ceiling board from wall board?+
Yes — it splits board area by surface so you can apply different hang/finish rates and the right material (e.g. sag-resistant ceiling board).
Does it account for finish levels?+
When the spec defines a finish level (0–5), it carries that through to the labor estimate. Where the level is unspecified, it flags it for you to set rather than assuming Level 4.
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