Structural, Site, and Civil Trades
Commercial Concrete Estimating and Takeoff Services
Tribuild takes off concrete by structural element: slabs, footings, walls, and columns by volume, with reinforcing by weight, formwork by contact area, and embeds and accessories counted, so every element is priced with its concrete, steel, and forming carried together.
Concrete is an element problem: concrete volume, reinforcing weight, and formwork contact area move together, and pricing falls apart when they're separated. Tribuild takes off concrete by structural element (slabs, footings, grade beams, walls, columns, and piers) carrying each element's concrete, steel, and forming so your team prices what it will actually place.
Reinforcing is quantified from the rebar schedule, formwork is broken out by element type, and embeds and accessories are counted from the schedules, with every deliverable shipping alongside documented assumptions your team can price and defend.
What we estimate for concrete
Slabs
Slab-on-grade and elevated slabs by volume with thickness and finish by area.
Foundations and footings
Continuous and spread footings by volume with excavation coordination noted.
Grade beams
Grade beams by volume and linear foot with reinforcing.
Walls
Foundation and structural walls by volume with formwork contact area.
Columns and piers
Columns and piers counted and quantified by volume with ties and vertical bar.
Equipment pads
Housekeeping and equipment pads counted with volume and reinforcing.
Curbs and sidewalks
Interior curbs and building-adjacent flatwork by linear foot and area.
Reinforcing steel
Rebar by size and weight from the schedule, with laps and accessories.
Wire mesh
Welded wire reinforcement by area for slabs.
Formwork
Formwork by contact area by element type (wall, column, edge, slab edge).
Vapor barriers
Under-slab vapor retarder by area.
Embeds and anchor bolts
Embed plates, anchor bolts, and inserts counted from the embed schedule.
Concrete accessories
Chairs, dowels, waterstop, expansion/control joints, and curing by unit and linear foot.
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What you receive
- ✓Quantity takeoff workbook by structural element
- ✓Concrete volumes with thickness and finish by area
- ✓Reinforcing steel by size and weight
- ✓Formwork contact area by element
- ✓Embed and anchor-bolt counts
- ✓Scope notes, assumptions, and qualification notes
Software and platforms
Project experience
How it works
- 1
You submit drawings, specifications, addenda, and bid information.
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Tribuild reviews the scope and delivery requirements.
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The project is assigned to the appropriate estimator or team.
- 4
Questions and clarifications are documented where necessary.
- 5
The deliverable is reviewed under Tribuild's applicable quality-control process.
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The project is delivered through the Tribuild portal or an approved delivery method.
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Revisions and addenda are managed under the applicable service agreement.
Quality control
- Elements reconciled against structural plans and the foundation schedule
- Concrete volumes checked by element and thickness
- Reinforcing verified against the rebar schedule
- Formwork contact area separated by element type
- Addendum tracking against structural revisions
Frequently asked questions
By structural element. Each slab, footing, wall, and column is quantified with its concrete volume, reinforcing weight, and formwork contact area, so your team prices the complete element.
Yes, rebar by size and weight from the schedule with laps and accessories, and welded wire reinforcement by area for slabs.
Yes, formwork is quantified by contact area by element type, since wall, column, and edge forming carry different labor.
Structural plans and sections, the foundation and rebar schedules, embed schedules, and specifications.