Upload the drawings. Send the quote.
LumberSet reads a builder's plan set, computes a complete lumber takeoff that shows its work on every line, and prices it from your yard's own catalog. The goal: answer your builder in hours, not days.
Free to set up. First takeoff free. No sales call, no contract, no seat licenses.
The takeoff review screen, illustrated with sample data. Every figure in it is computed, and you can check the arithmetic yourself.
One upload, the complete takeoff
- Studs and plates
- Headers
- Blocking
- Joists and rim
- Rafters or a truss count
- Sheathing and subfloor
- Beams and posts
- Connectors and anchor bolts
How it works
From a PDF to a priced quote in four steps.
You do the first step and the last one. LumberSet does the counting in between, and shows you all of it.
Step 1Upload the plan set
Create a project and drop in the PDFs your builder sent. There is nothing to trace and nothing to install.Step 2LumberSet reads every sheet
Floor plans, framing plans, roof plans, structural notes and schedules become a structured model of the building. Every element links back to where it was read.Step 3The rules engine computes the takeoff
Plain arithmetic, driven by your yard's estimating standards, produces every line. Each one shows how it got its number.Step 4Price it and send the quote
Lines match to your catalog and price with your prices and margin. Your customer receives a branded quote as a link and a PDF.
No black box
Every number shows its work.
A takeoff you cannot check is a takeoff you cannot send. Open any line and the arithmetic is there, in the order an estimator would do it.
- Arithmetic you can follow
- Counts, spacing, waste and rounding appear step by step. Checking a quantity takes seconds, not a recount.
- Evidence on the sheet
- Each wall, opening, beam and post points to the sheet and the region it was read from. One click takes you from a number to the drawing behind it.
- Change it and it recomputes
- Correct a wall height or a stud spacing and the whole takeoff recomputes instantly. Quantities are computed by rules, never guessed by AI.
Floor joists
2x10 x 14' DF-L No.2
67 ea
- Joists per bay
ceil(40 x 12 / 16) + 131 - Two bays over beam B1
31 x 262 - Doubled under partitions
3 x 13 - Net quantity
= 65 - Stock length
span 13'-6" -> next stock up14' - Waste 3%
ceil(65 x 1.03)= 67
Built around your yard
Your standards. Your catalog. Your prices.
Two yards can read the same drawings and rightly ship different loads. LumberSet computes the takeoff the way your yard frames it, stocks it and sells it.
Your estimating standards
Your catalog
Your prices and margin
Review
Checked by our Reviewers, not only by software.
Our Reviewers are people on our staff. They check takeoffs against the drawings, and every correction they make is recorded with its reason and the sheet it came from.
Those corrections do double duty. They fix the takeoff in front of them, and they are the raw material that makes the reading of the next plan set better.
You choose how review fits your pace: takeoffs can wait for review before they reach you, or arrive at once and be reviewed afterwards.
Anywhere
The whole thing works on your phone.
Upload a plan set from the counter. Check a takeoff from the yard. Send a quote from the truck. Every screen is designed for a phone as carefully as for a desktop, and LumberSet installs to your home screen like an app.
- Nothing to install, nothing to update
- The same takeoff, derivations and sheets on every device
- Invite your whole team: no seat licenses
More of what you will see
A line with its proof. A builder's comparison. A change order.
Three more screens, illustrated with the same sample building. Every figure on them is computed from it.
One takeoff line, both halves of its proof. The arithmetic that produced the quantity, and the sheet, the dimension and the confidence behind the wall it counts.
For builders: a budget, then real quotes. The budget estimate comes from the reference price book. The quotes come from the yards you sent the same list to, side by side. No yard sees another.
Revised drawings, shown as what changed. A change order runs as its own takeoff and lists only the lines that moved, for $100 instead of a full takeoff.
What it saves
Counting is the slow part. Checking is quick.
Here is the arithmetic for one example yard. It is an example, not a measurement: put your own numbers in.
A takeoff done by hand costs estimator hours. A takeoff that arrives finished, with the arithmetic and the sheet behind every line, costs the time it takes to check it. The difference is either hours back, or more plan sets quoted in the same hours.
One example week
Example, not a measurement- Takeoffs a weekYour number.
- 5
- Hours per takeoff by handYour number.
- 4
- Hours a week spent counting5 x 4
- 20
- Checking a finished takeoffLow confidence first, then the biggest lines.
- 45 minutes
- Hours a week spent checking5 x 45 minutes
- 3.75
- Hours back each weekOr 26 takeoffs checked in the 20 hours that used to count 5.
- 16.25
- LumberSet fees for that week5 takeoffs at $200 each, or $800 from a 25 credit pack. Compare with 16.25 hours of your estimator's time.
- $1,000
Who it is for
Yards and builders, and the people who do the quoting.
Five short guides, one per job, on what you get and how to start. Pick yours.
- Yard ownersSet up once, quote every plan set that arrives, and keep the yard's estimating knowledge in the business.How it works for you
- Sales managers and inside salesThe Thursday afternoon plan set, quoted the same day, with the arithmetic to show a builder who asks.How it works for you
- General contractorsA reviewed takeoff, a budget estimate, and real quotes from your own yards before the bid is due.How it works for you
- FramersCheck the package before it lands, order by stock length, and settle a count with the sheet it came from.How it works for you
- DevelopersBudget the lumber for each plan set early, compare suppliers, and keep the takeoff with the project.How it works for you
Pricing
$200 per quote. That is the whole price list.
No monthly fee. No seat licenses. No contract. A quote is billed when its takeoff is released to your yard. Editing or re-pricing a quote costs nothing extra. Revised drawings are a change order at $100.
Running 5 or more takeoffs a month? Credit packs are the self-serve discount, and a custom monthly plan can cost less still. Ask us for one.
For contractors
Building rather than selling? The same takeoff works for your bid.
General contractors, framers, remodelers and developers upload the plan set and get the reviewed takeoff with a budget estimate, a request for quote to their own yards, and exports. Same price per takeoff, first one free.
Your data
A builder trusted you with those drawings. We treat them that way.
Private to your yard
No training without opt-in
Payments by Stripe
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
What does LumberSet actually do?
You upload the PDF plan set a builder sent you. LumberSet reads every sheet, builds a structured model of the building, and computes a complete lumber takeoff from it using your yard's estimating standards. You match the lines to your catalog, price them with your own prices and margin, and send your customer a branded quote as a link and a PDF.
Which drawings can it read?
PDF plan sets for wood-framed buildings: floor plans, framing plans, roof plans, structural notes and schedules. Every sheet in the set is read. Each wall, opening, floor system, roof plane, beam, post and hardware callout links back to the region of the sheet it came from. Clear, complete sets give the best result. Anything the reading is less sure about is flagged, so attention goes there first.
How accurate is the takeoff?
We do not publish an accuracy percentage, because one number would hide what matters: whether you can check the work. Every line shows its arithmetic and links to the sheet it was read from, so an estimator can verify any quantity in seconds. Our Reviewers check takeoffs, and their corrections make the reading better over time.
Does AI come up with the quantities?
No. AI is used for one step only: reading the drawings into a building model. The quantities are computed by a deterministic rules engine, the same arithmetic an estimator does by hand. The same building and the same standards always produce the same takeoff, and every line shows how it got its number.
Does it replace my estimator?
No. It takes the counting off their desk. Your estimator sets the standards, checks the takeoff, corrects anything the drawings left unclear, and spends the saved time on pricing, substitutions and the builder relationship. Their knowledge ends up written into your yard's standards instead of living in one person's head.
Will it use my SKUs, my stock lengths and my prices?
Yes. Your estimating standards set the stud spacing defaults, waste factors per material, header rules, precut studs and the stock lengths you carry, and quantities are packed into those lengths. Takeoff lines are matched to the items in your own catalog and priced with your own prices and margin.
What does it cost?
$200 per quote at launch, and your first takeoff is free. There is no monthly fee, no seat license and no contract. A quote is billed when its takeoff is released to your yard, and editing or re-pricing it afterwards costs nothing extra. Revised drawings after release are a change order at $100. Yards quoting at volume can ask about billing plans with a monthly fee and included quotes.
What happens when the builder sends revised drawings?
That is a change order. Upload the revised drawings to the same project and LumberSet runs them as their own takeoff, then shows you what changed against the takeoff you already have: lines added, lines removed and quantities that moved. A change order costs $100 when it is released, less than a full takeoff.
Who can see my drawings, catalog and prices?
Your yard, and nobody else's. Everything a yard uploads or enters is private to that yard. Our Reviewers and support staff can open a plan set when they need to review a takeoff or help you. Drawings are encrypted in transit and at rest, and they are never used to train models unless you opt in.
Do I need to install anything or talk to sales?
No to both. LumberSet runs in the browser on a desktop, a tablet or a phone, and you can sign up and upload a plan set on your own. If you would rather talk first, write to us or request a call, and a person will answer.
Quote the next plan set with LumberSet.
Create your yard's workspace, set your standards and catalog, and upload the drawings. You pay when a takeoff is released to you, and not before.
$200 per quote. No monthly fee. No seat licenses. No contract.