Takeoff software for groundworkers and landscapers
Groundworks and landscaping quantities come off site plans, layout drawings and sometimes a drone photo: surfacing areas, sub-base and excavation volumes, kerb and edging runs, drainage and the gullies and chambers along it. On a housing development, the same items repeat for every plot. MyTakeoff measures all of it in the browser and totals each item per plot as well as overall.
Watch: Cut and Fill from Corner Levels, with a Site Balance
What you can measure, and how
| Item | How it's measured in MyTakeoff |
|---|---|
| Surfacing, paving, turf and topsoil | Area measurements in m², traced around each surface. |
| Sub-base, dig and fill | The same outline as a Volume measurement with a depth entered - m³ without multiplying by hand. Duplicate a surface to reuse its shape for each layer of the build-up. |
| Plot cut and fill from levels | Click round a plot, type the existing ground level at each corner and the proposed level - cut and fill come out separately (including where a plot is part of each), with optional formation depth and topsoil strip. A site balance totals every plot and shows how much dig can be reused as fill, and what is left to cart away or bring in.(paid plans) |
| Kerbs, edging, channels and drainage runs | Linear measurements in metres, clicked along each run. |
| Gullies, manholes, chambers and posts | Count measurements - click each one, and label them on the drawing by name and number (e.g. "Gully 1, Gully 2"). |
| Plots on a development | Tag measurements with the plot as a zone ("Plot 36", "Plot 36 rear") - each item is then totalled per plot, and the plot goes into your exports. |
| Subcontracted work | Tag items with a package (e.g. "Surfacing subby") and export just that package as a CSV or PDF to send for pricing.(paid plans) |
| Waste and compaction allowances | Set a percentage on any item - the total including it shows on screen and carries into your exports. |
Measure each layer as its own item
A driveway or road build-up is several quantities from one footprint: the wearing course and binder as areas, the sub-base and dig as volumes at their own depths. Measure the footprint once, then duplicate it for each layer and set its type and depth - every layer stays tied to the same shape without redrawing.
Balance the site before pricing muck away
Looked at plot by plot, one plot needing 50 m³ dug out and the next needing 40 m³ of fill reads as 90 m³ of earthworks to price. Across the site, 40 m³ of the dig can make up the fill, and only 10 m³ has to leave site. The cut and fill site balance shows that split, per zone too if you are pricing in phases.
Totals per plot without a spreadsheet
On repeat house-type plots, measure with the plot number as the zone. The Measurements panel shows each item's total with a subtotal for every plot, and you can filter the list to a single plot - useful when plots are released and priced in phases.
How it works
- Open the tool and upload your drawing - a PDF or an image. Nothing to install, no account needed to start.
- Set the scale by clicking two points on any dimension you know.
- Measure each item - totals build up as you go, grouped by item and zone.
- On a paid plan, export a PDF of the marked-up drawing with a quantities schedule, a CSV, or an Excel pricing workbook.
Your drawings are processed in your browser and never uploaded to our servers.
Pricing
Measuring is free. Exports, saved projects and multi-sheet jobs come with a paid plan: a £5.99 24-hour pass for a one-off job, or Pro at £14 a month or £110 a year (all plus VAT).See all plans.
Try it on your own drawing