Framing takeoffs for lumber yards

Plans in. A complete bid out.

Upload a builder's plan set. Talli marks up the plans, counts the material, prices it against your catalog and shows the evidence behind each line.

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Measured.
Counted.
Tallied.

Talli is the estimating system built for lumber yards. It takes the building plans, does the measuring, counting and reconciling an estimator spends a day on, and hands back a framing package your team reviews instead of builds.

app.buildtalli.com · Promotory West New Build
Talli takeoff totals, organized by pack
How it works

The work of an estimator, turned into a system.

01

Upload the plan set

Architectural and structural, full-size, as they came from the builder. Talli sorts the set and keeps the sheets a framing takeoff needs.

Drop the plan set here
PDF · 24×36 or 30×42 · any sheet count
Promotory West — A+S set.pdf
42 sheets · 30×42 · 118 MB
A1Site
A2Floor plan
A4Elevations
S1Notes
S2Foundation
S3Framing
42 sheets read·A + S kept for framing·MEP, civil, finish set aside
02

Talli reads the plans and builds the takeoff

Walls, joist bays, openings and headers are traced on the sheet. Every line in the takeoff points back to the markup it came from.

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S3 · MAIN LEVEL FRAMING PLAN
FIRST SUBFLOOR EWP● READY
14in TJI 360 38ft13 EA
Joist bays · S311 bays traced · 1,675 sq ft
1-3/4x14 LVL 18ft3 ply
Joist bays · S3continuous over dropped steel beam
2x6 #2 borate, 16 ft221 LF
Garage edge · S3read at house-side wall line
Rim board 1-1/4x142 EA
Stair opening · S3included as framed, per your answer
03

Matched to your SKUs, priced at your margin

Each measured line is matched to a product in your catalog. Quantity × your sell price rolls up into the package total.

LINE
2x6 #2 borate, 16 ft
Outline S2 · Floor drop A7
MEASURED
221 LF perimeter
YOUR SKU
search 2,769 SKUs…
2616T-B$17.41 / EA
2612T-B2X6-12' #2 TRTD BORATE$13.05
2614T-B2X6-14' #2 TRTD BORATE$15.22
2616T-B2X6-16' #2 TRTD BORATE FOUNDATION$17.41
2620T-B2X6-20' #2 TRTD BORATE$21.79
2616-22X6-16' #2 SPF$11.86
221 LF ÷ 16 ft 14 EA
14 EA × $17.41 = $243.74
margin 19.7% · your sell price, your UOM
ESTIMATED TOTAL
$0
$14,474
$38,102
$52,911
$60,692
1,817 sq ft · $33.40 / sq ft
Accuracy

Not an AI answer. An auditable takeoff.

Every quantity points back to the sheet it was traced on and the arithmetic that produced it. Open a line and Talli tells you, in plain language, what it measured and where it was unsure.

TRACEDWalls, bays and openings drawn on the plan, not read from text.
MEASURED221 LF perimeter at 6 ft o.c. becomes a count. The math stays on the line.
FLAGGEDLines Talli is less sure of are marked Check before anything is ordered.
Joist bays: 11 traced, 1,675 sq ftS3 · 67%
Framing plan with joist bays traced by Talli
WHY THIS QUANTITY

11 bays traced on S3, 1,675 sq ft of framed floor. Continuous north–south run over the dropped steel beam. Stair opening included as framed, as requested. Garage-adjacent edge read at the house-side wall line; closely spaced wall and step lines make this termination less certain.

Your materials.
Your SKUs.
Your pricing.

Import your master SKU list once. Talli matches every takeoff line to a product you actually stock, at your sell price and margin, so "2x6 studs" becomes something the yard can quote and ship.

A yard's SKU catalog loaded into Talli
Try it on a job you know

Bring us a plan you've already bid.

We'll run it through Talli in the demo and compare the takeoff against the one your estimator already knows the answer to.

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Questions

What does Talli take off?

Framing packages for residential builders: foundation, subfloor and EWP, walls, garage, and the packs a specific design calls for. It reads architectural and structural sheets together.

Does it replace our estimators?

No. Talli does the measuring, counting and reconciling. Your team answers the scope questions, reviews flagged lines and decides what goes to the builder.

How do I know a quantity is right?

Open the line. You see the trace on the sheet, the measurement, the arithmetic and a written explanation of what was counted and what Talli was unsure about.

Does it use our prices?

Yes. Import your master SKU list as XLSX or CSV. Lines are matched to your SKUs with your sell price, unit of measure and margin.

What does it cost?

$0.10 per square foot of plans you run. No seat licenses, no minimum, no contract. See pricing.