Demolition estimating and takeoff services

Partition removal by thickness and height, ceiling and flooring by area, doors, windows and storefront by count, fixtures and casework, ductwork, piping and electrical devices, structural and facade elements, site paving and utilities, sawcutting and patching, protection of what stays, and debris hauling and disposal.

Selective demolition removes parts of a building while the rest stays in use or is kept for the new work, as in a tenant improvement or a conversion. Total or structure demolition takes the whole building down. Selective work is measured item by item; total demolition is usually measured by building volume and material type.

Each removed item's volume is calculated and a void factor is added for how loosely debris sits in a container; weight is worked out by material. On one 8,259 square foot tenant space we estimated, that came to 68 cubic yards, 82 with the void factor, about 34 tons and five 17-yard loads.

Yes. Ductwork and piping are measured in linear feet and devices, fixtures and equipment are counted, floor by floor, from the MEP demolition sheets.

It depends on how much is removed and what it is. On three jobs we estimated, interior demolition of a tenant space was $4.47 per square foot, an office building stripped for conversion with its site was about $6.44, and architectural and MEP demolition of two office buildings was $8.31, all before markups.

The item is priced on a stated assumption, written on the line, and the open questions are listed with the estimate. Site photos or a walk-through report can be used where they are available.

Abatement is priced only where a survey or report gives quantities. Without one it is excluded and noted, because it cannot be measured from drawings.

Yes. This page shows a full sample from a finished job (demolition, for a education building, 8,260 sq ft in Maryland), which you can open full screen and read page by page. It was built to that client's own specification, so the wage rates, pricing and overhead and profit are theirs. Ask us for a current sample in your own trade.

From our own pricing database, built with local vendors across the United States. An estimator enters the project's ZIP code and gets current material prices for that market, and vendors update their prices as they change. Labor is priced as union or open shop, or at Davis-Bacon rates with fringes on government work.

Yes. The estimate is delivered as an editable Excel workbook with the formulas built in. Change any quantity, rate or markup and the whole estimate recalculates. If overhead and profit was set at 25% and you want 30%, change that one cell and every total updates, so you can adjust your number minutes before the bid is due without sending it back to us.

As many as you need. Every revision is free, including addenda, scope changes and pricing updates, however many times you come back, and there is no time limit. Revisions are handled on priority and are typically returned within an hour to a few hours, depending on the size of the change.

A single project starts at $199, and simple scopes typically run $100 to $250. Larger buildings typically run $200 to $500, and large, multi-story or phased demolition is quoted individually. The quote is free and usually comes back in about 20 minutes.

Yes. Every estimate is built to the client's own specification. Send your unit prices, crew rates or template and the package is returned that way, or order quantities alone and price them yourself.