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The Industry’s Most Complete Building Materials
Take-off
We offer exclusively the most accurate, complete, and reliable building
materials take-off in the industry. Each Material List is prepared by our
partner, Accurate Estimates – the industry leader in estimating services with
over 18 years experience and over 50,000 completed estimates to date.
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What exactly is an Ultimate Estimate Material Take
off?
Your Material take off in simple terms, is a complete framing material list.
Our professionals break down each individual item from the blueprints using
advanced software, techniques, and equipment. You will be able to start your
home-building quickly knowing the exact materials you need and how to get them
with Lowe's. Work with your Lowe's associate to price out the entire job and
start ordering material. Purchasing Lowe’s materials and merchandise will
qualify you to get your money back on the cost of the Ultimate Estimate
Material Take off (see more details below).
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Your Ultimate Estimate contains 5 essential parts.
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The Quote.
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The Quote is a detailed list of all the building
materials needed to build your project, listed from the bottom up, in the order
that each one will actually be used. The Quote is essentially a complete
building guide to the whole project.
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The Framing Diagram.
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Provides (when required) floor, ceiling and roof
framing diagrams that, while not intended as structural framing plans, show
exactly where every joist, rafter and supporting member was estimated. This can
be extremely important to the framer, especially when a complicated roof or
floor system is involved.
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The Millwork Report
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The Millwork items (both Running and Standing) of the
estimate will be found throughout the Quote listed in the appropriate section.
The Window and Door lists can be found on separate pages. The Millwork items
are both the easiest and costliest materials to overlook while preparing an
estimate. Before any estimate is completed, the Millwork items are thoroughly
checked by another estimator to ensure complete accuracy. Please note, only
those Millwork items that are actually shown on the plan will be included.
Ultimate Estimate does not specify or assume Millwork.
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The Man Hour Report
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The Man-Hour Report serves two purposes. Its primary
purpose is to project the labor required to build your project. It is
calculated on a line-by-line basis for all items quoted and presented in
man-hours. Man-hours are used instead of unit costs because they are more
flexible and can be applied to any crew makeup. The secondary purpose of the
Man-hour Report is to act as a checklist. There are many items, from site work
to subs to the cost of plans and specs that are not included in a typical
estimate but must be accounted for. The Man-hour Report will help you do that.
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The Comments Section
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The best time to deal with a problem in your project
is at the planning stage, and not during the building stage, when it can become
very costly. While preparing your Ultimate Estimate, our partner’s estimators
analyze your blueprint and list any questions or discrepancies on the Comments
page. Our partner will contact the designer or architect in order to clarify
any questions as they occur and will note all phone dialogue on the Comments
page.
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Why an Ultimate Estimate?
It’s detailed and timely!
You will receive a full material list that details the amount of material
needed, in the order that your builder will use it. Our estimators lay out your
material list starting from the foundation and ending at the roof. Your builder
can order the exact materials needed for that specific phase of construction
without any guessing or overspending.
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It’s Affordable and Ultimately Free!
Pricing starts at $345 for plans up to 5,000 Sq Ft. $545 for plans over 5,000
Sq ft. To have a similar estimate done locally would cost substantially more.
When customers purchase an Ultimate Estimate they are automatically eligible to
receive a gift card equal to the cost of the Ultimate Estimate. Purchase
$5,000.00 ($10,000.00 for certain estimates) worth of material or merchandise
at any Lowe’s and save your receipts. When you receive your Ultimate Estimate
you will receive instructions on how to request your gift card at
www.LowesForPros.com. It’s simple, easy to do and is like
getting your Material list for free.
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Important Additional Details
A plan purchase is required to receive an Ultimate Estimate. Ultimate
Estimate’s are not returnable or refundable. Your Ultimate Estimate includes
complete material listings for framing, roofing windows, doors and trim only.
It does not include electrical, plumbing or HVAC materials or diagrams. It does
not include cement, concrete block or rebar counts for your foundation. It does
not include calculations for exterior finish material such as brick, siding,
stucco and masonry counts.
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