AI hvac takeoff & estimating software
HVAC spans the equipment schedule, the duct layout, and the mechanical notes. JobReadyIQ reads the M-sheets and returns equipment, distribution, and terminals so you can bid the install without tracing every run by hand.
Run a hvac plan free →What JobReadyIQ reads for HVAC contractors:
- →Equipment and tonnage from the mechanical schedule
- →Supply and return duct runs by size from the layout
- →Registers, grilles, and diffusers by count and location
- →Line sets, condensate, and flue/venting where shown
- →Ventilation (baths, range, ERV/HRV) cited to the sheet
…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 hvac takeoff actually runs
- 01
Drop in the set
Upload the plans — the system finds the M-sheets, the equipment schedule, and the mechanical notes itself. HVAC scope spans all three, and the schedule is where the money starts.
- 02
The equipment schedule comes back itemized
Units, tonnage, and terminals are read straight off the mechanical schedule — the same way it itemizes a window schedule — with registers, grilles, and diffusers counted by location off the layout.
- 03
Distribution, with honest flags
Supply and return runs come through by size where the layout gives them. Where the duct drawing is diagrammatic rather than dimensioned — common on residential sets — those runs are flagged to confirm instead of priced on invented footage. Line sets, condensate, and venting come through where shown, cited to the sheet.
- 04
Your rates finish the bid
Your equipment costs and install rates price every line, ventilation items (baths, range, ERV/HRV) carry their sheet citations, and the bid goes out itemized. You review and own the number.
HVAC estimating — straight answers.
Does it pull equipment counts and tonnage?+
Yes — it reads the mechanical schedule for equipment, tonnage, and terminals, and ties duct runs to the layout.
Does it estimate ductwork?+
It returns supply/return runs by size off the duct layout. Where the layout is diagrammatic rather than dimensioned, it flags the runs to confirm rather than inventing footage.
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