Construction estimating software, built around how your trade bids.
Ruh reads drawings in 37 trades and starts each company with 425 assembly recipes it can edit, from 37 in electrical and 30 in plumbing to 13 in concrete. Every priced line shows where its price came from, and nothing reaches a proposal until your estimator approves the budget.
Free walkthrough on your own plans. Your estimator signs off.
Concrete estimating software
Concrete estimating software reads your drawings, performs the takeoff by element (slabs, footings, walls, piers), and prices the quantities against your own unit costs instead of generic databases. Ruh combines concrete takeoff software and pricing in one pass: it splits volumes by mix design, carries formwork and rebar with the elements they belong to, and hands your estimator a line item draft to review and sign off.
See concrete takeoffDemolition estimating software
Demolition estimating software turns demolition plans and existing-conditions drawings into a priced bid, and Ruh does it with removals measured by material, anything marked to remain kept out of the count, and every line priced on your crew rates through 13 starting demolition recipes you can edit. Below: the demolition takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions demolition estimators ask.
See demolition takeoffDrywall estimating software
Drywall estimating software turns partition and reflected ceiling plans into a priced bid, and Ruh does it by wall type and ceiling area, at 48 SF to a 4 ft by 12 ft board, priced on your own rates through 17 starting drywall recipes you can edit. Below: the drywall takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions drywall estimators ask.
See drywall takeoffEarthwork estimating software
Earthwork estimating software turns site and grading drawings into a priced bid, and Ruh does it with cut and fill taken only from documented surfaces, at 27 cubic feet to the yard, and trench runs and utilities measured, priced through 48 starting recipes across 5 site trades you can edit. Below: the sitework takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions sitework estimators ask.
See earthwork takeoffElectrical estimating software
AI electrical estimating software reads the lighting and power plans, counts devices and fixtures, measures conduit and wire runs, and prices each line on your own labor units and material costs. Ruh works as an AI electrical estimator: it runs the takeoff from your drawings, then prices it against the labor rates and price book you already use, so the numbers match how your shop actually buys and installs. Every count, assembly, and feeder is laid out for an estimator to review and sign off before the bid goes out.
See electrical takeoffFlooring estimating software
Flooring estimating software, also called flooring estimation software, turns floor plans and the finish schedule into a priced bid for every floor covering, and Ruh does it room by room, with carpet in square yards at 9 SF each, priced through 28 starting resilient flooring and tile recipes you can edit. Below: the flooring takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions flooring estimators ask.
See flooring takeoffFraming estimating software
Framing estimating software turns your drawings into a priced framing estimate, and Ruh does it by counting studs by spacing, 31 for a 40 LF wall at 16 in on center before kings and jacks, plus plates, headers, and sheathing, priced through 13 starting rough carpentry recipes you can edit. Below: the framing takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions framing estimators ask.
See framing takeoffGlazing estimating software
Glass and glazing estimating software turns architectural and shop drawings into a priced bid for storefront, curtain wall, and punched window scopes on commercial work. Ruh runs glazing takeoff software that reads your elevations and schedules, counts openings by type and measures system square footage, IGU, framing, mullion, and sealant, then prices every line against your own price book and labor rates. The AI builds the takeoff and the bid, the estimator reviews the assemblies and quantities and signs off before anything goes out.
See glazing takeoffHVAC estimating software
HVAC estimating software turns mechanical drawings into a priced bid: estimate software for HVAC contractors reads the plans and schedules, takes off ductwork, equipment, and piping, and builds a bid-ready estimate. Ruh AI runs the takeoff with AI sub-agents, then prices every line on your own price book and labor rates instead of generic regional averages, so the numbers match how you actually buy. It works as HVAC takeoff software and as a full estimating layer, but an estimator reviews every quantity and assumption before the bid goes out.
See hvac takeoffInsulation estimating software
Insulation estimating software, the insulation contractor software in front of the bid, measures insulated area by assembly and R-value and prices it, and Ruh does it on your own rates as a trade you set up, since insulation is not one of its 37 built-in trades. Below: the insulation takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions insulation estimators ask.
See insulation takeoffLandscape estimating software
Landscape estimating software turns site and planting drawings into a priced bid, and Ruh does it by counting plants by species and container size against the plant schedule and measuring softscape and hardscape, with topsoil at 81 SF per cubic yard at 4 in, priced through 9 starting landscaping recipes you can edit. Below: the landscape takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions landscape estimators ask.
See landscape takeoffMasonry estimating software
AI masonry estimating software turns your CMU and brick drawings into a priced, bid-ready estimate for commercial block and brick scopes. Ruh runs the masonry takeoff from the plans, elevations, and wall schedule, counts block and brick per square foot at the right unit size and waste, sizes grout and reinforcing off the cells and bar spacing, then prices every line on your own price book so the estimator reviews and signs off. The AI does the counting and extension work, you keep the calls on means, methods, and the final number.
See masonry takeoffPainting estimating software
Painting contractor estimating software turns commercial and industrial drawings and finish schedules into a priced bid, and Ruh does it by measuring wall, ceiling, and trim by finish and coat, 396 SF of wall in a 10 ft by 12 ft room with 9 ft walls, priced through 14 starting painting recipes you can edit. Below: the painting takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions painting estimators ask.
See painting takeoffPlumbing estimating software
AI plumbing estimating software counts fixtures from the schedules, measures pipe by size and material, and prices the whole system, and Ruh, the AI plumbing estimator and estimating program in one, does it on your own labor units through 30 starting plumbing recipes you can edit. Below: the plumbing takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions plumbing estimators ask.
See plumbing takeoffRoofing estimating software
Roofing estimating software reads your roof plans and performs the takeoff, and Ruh measures roof area in squares of 100 SF, slope-adjusted where the slope is given, with edges and flashing by the foot, priced through 15 starting roofing recipes you can edit. Below: the roofing takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions roofing estimators ask.
See roofing takeoffStructural steel estimating software
Structural steel estimating software turns structural drawings into a priced bid, and Ruh does it by taking off members by shape and length from the member schedule and framing plans, a W12x26 at 26 lb per foot, priced through 17 starting structural and miscellaneous metals recipes you can edit. Below: the steel takeoff table, a worked example priced line by line, and the questions steel estimators ask.
See structural steel takeoffEvery trade in one place — takeoff pages, sub-bid guides, and free calculators — on the construction trades hub.
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