Edit quantities on the takeoff

Every takeoff line is broken into its stock lengths and each quantity is editable, with the change recorded against the takeoff figure rather than overwriting it.

What it is

The Materials tab. Lines expand into stock rows — '2x6 SPF · 10′ · 51 pcs' — each priced by pieces × length so the figure matches the list and the pipeline card. Editing a quantity writes an append-only adjustment; the latest adjustment per line is the current order quantity, and the original takeoff number stays visible beside it with the delta.

Also called: change the material quantity · order more than the takeoff · adjust the material list

See it
Edit quantities on the takeoff
CustomerBuildingAmountStatus
Gideon AltRiding Arena$7,470Open
Sutter KlineEquipment Storage$5,190Sent
Ivy Brubaker40×64 Shop$4,240Open
Marlin Hoover30×40 Garage$15,640Paid
Ivy BrubakerBarndominium$2,340Paid
The Materials tab with one line expanded to three stock rows, one edited and badged with its +/- delta and a reset control. Sample data — no customer information appears here.
How it works
  1. 1expandMaterialRows explodes each line into its stock breakdown, keeping the line's own length when there is no breakdown.
  2. 2Every row is priced through the shared stock pricing function so per-foot materials bill pieces × length.
  3. 3Editing a quantity appends an adjustment row with the source, the takeoff quantity and the new quantity.
  4. 4Edited rows are flagged with their delta and can be reset individually or all at once.
Why we built it

A takeoff is a calculation and an order is a decision — waste, breakage and site reality mean the two differ, and typing over the takeoff destroys any way of seeing by how much. Every line is now broken into its stock lengths with each quantity editable, and the change is recorded against the takeoff figure rather than replacing it. The stock rows also had to be priced by length after a shipped bug charged each row by piece count against a per-foot rate: a 20ft post was billed as one foot, and the customer total came out $8,299 under the same building's total on the list and on the pipeline card — one estimate wearing two prices.

The problem
  • Quantity edits destroying the calculated figure
  • Two screens pricing the same building differently
Sound familiar?
What you get
Order what you actually need without losing the calculation
Every edit shows its delta against the takeoff
The materials tab agrees with every other surface by construction

See it on your own jobs

Twenty minutes, your numbers, no slide deck. We’ll build one of your real buildings in front of you and send you the estimate link at the end — yours to keep either way.

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