Plan set takeoff
The framing list the yard can key in
Upload a residential plan set. StudTally measures the plan, reads the sheets that need reading, and hands back a framing list with every number traced to the drawing it came from.
How it works
From the plan sheet to the lumber yard
SHEET PT-01
1. Upload your PDF. Add the plan set and a few details about the build.
2. Review the measurements. Confirm the details that need your judgment, with the drawing beside them. Every quantity on the list points back to the sheet it came from, so a number you doubt is a number you can check.
3. Take your list to the yard. Download a PDF or spreadsheet, or share a link to the takeoff. It is written to be keyed in, not interpreted.
Where it fits
Estimate here, order from there
The calculators on this site are planning tools. The whole-house estimator turns square footage and a finish level into a budget range; the framing lumber sheet turns wall lengths into stud and plate counts. Both print their assumptions and both end with the same fine print: estimate only, order after a takeoff from your actual plans.
StudTally is that takeoff. It reads the drawings instead of your inputs, so the list it returns is the one you hand across the counter. Use the free sheets to decide whether and what to build. Use StudTally once the plans exist and the lumber order is next.
Questions
Owner-builders ask
FAQ
What does StudTally give me?
A framing material list built from your plan set: the quantities the lumber yard needs to key in an order, with every number traced back to the drawing it came from. You review the measurements with the sheet beside them before the list is final, then download it as a PDF or a spreadsheet, or share a link to the takeoff.
How is this different from the free calculators on this site?
The free sheets estimate. The whole-house estimator works from square footage and a finish level; the framing lumber calculator works from wall lengths you type in. Both are honest planning numbers and neither reads your drawings. StudTally reads the plan set itself, which is why its output is an order list rather than an estimate.
What do I upload?
A residential plan set as a PDF, plus a few details about the build. StudTally measures the plan and reads the sheets that need reading. Where a detail needs your judgment, it asks, with the drawing in view.
How long does it take and what does it cost?
Under an hour, and $79 per job. There is no subscription; each plan set is one job.
Who is it for?
An owner-builder heading to the lumber yard with a plan set in hand, anyone checking a framing bid against the drawings, and a framing sub who would rather review a traced list than count it by hand. If you do not have plans yet, start with the free estimator on this site and come back when you do.
Who built it?
The same people who build and maintain this site. StudTally is a separate product with its own account and payment, and this page exists because the fine print on every calculator here says to order after a takeoff from your actual plans. This is that takeoff.
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$79 per job, under an hour, every number traced to the sheet.
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