Waterproofing takeoff and estimating software. Membranes, sealants, and details, measured off the wall sections.
Waterproofing takeoff and estimating software reads your foundation plans, wall sections, and details and turns them into a takeoff where every quantity is tied to the sheet it came from, then prices it on your own assemblies. Below, watch it measure a below-grade plan, see the checks that catch a missed penetration, and get a free takeoff on your own set.
Clients include
Construction companies working with Ruh
Is there waterproofing takeoff and estimating software?
Yes. Ruh measures membranes and boards by the square foot, terminations, sealants, and joints by the foot, and drains and penetrations by the each, off your foundation plans and wall sections, then prices them on your own assemblies. Wall area is the run times the height on the section, so 420 LF of wall at 12 ft is 5,040 SF of membrane.
- of membrane on 420 LF of wall at 12 ft
- 5,040 SF
- on every takeoff, the second one blind
- 2 counts
- a full takeoff on your own drawings
- 1st set free
What happens when Ruh reads a waterproofing set?
Ruh reads the foundation plan against the wall sections and details, runs the foundation wall, measures the under-slab and plaza deck areas, and counts the drains and pipe penetrations. Wall membrane area is the wall run times the height on the wall section, labeled as derived, so a below-grade waterproofing takeoff can be checked line by line.
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The foundation wall is run along its length, and the wall membrane, drainage board, and termination bar are taken from that run and the height on the wall section.
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The under-slab membrane and the plaza deck are measured by area, the expansion joint by the foot, and each drain and pipe penetration is counted where it sits on the plan.
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Each membrane, joint, and penetration line lands in Quantities with the sheet it was read from. The elevator pit waits: the set never dimensions its depth, so the line is flagged instead of given a typical one.
Where waterproofing bids lose margin
Waterproofing bids are lost at the edges, not in the field of the membrane: the terminations, the penetrations, the transitions between systems, and the height nobody dimensioned.
The details carry the labor
Field membrane is the easy number. Terminations, penetrations, corners, and the transitions between below-grade, plaza, and air barrier systems take the hours, and they live on detail sheets a fast takeoff skims.
The height comes from the section
Below-grade wall area is the wall run times the height on the wall section. A height read off the wrong section, or a pit depth guessed, carries straight into every square foot of membrane and board.
A lump sum has no room for a missed boot
Most waterproofing goes out as a lump sum. A pipe penetration nobody counted or a plaza drain missed does not come back as a change order. It comes back as a callback on work you warranted.
Our view: A waterproofing takeoff should measure what the sections say, not what a typical detail suggests. Where the set does not give a height or a depth, the line should wait for your estimator rather than take a typical value.
What gets measured on a waterproofing set
A waterproofing takeoff splits into areas, runs, and counts, and each comes off a different sheet. The table lists each waterproofing item with the sheet it sits on, how it is measured, and the cost it carries.
| Item | Where it is on the set | How it is taken off | What it drives in the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below-grade wall membrane | Foundation plan and wall sections | Wall run by the foot times the height on the section | Membrane, primer, and labor by the square foot |
| Drainage and protection board | Wall sections | Same extent as the membrane unless the section differs | Board, fasteners, labor |
| Termination bar | Wall section details | Measured by the foot at the top of the membrane | Bar, sealant, fasteners, labor |
| Under-slab membrane | Foundation plan and slab sections | Measured by area, laps from the notes | Membrane, tape, labor |
| Plaza and podium deck | Plaza plan and details | Measured by area | Hot rubberized asphalt or sheet system, protection, labor |
| Sealants and expansion joints | Elevations and joint details | Measured by the foot, by joint type and size | Sealant, backer rod, joint covers, labor |
| Penetrations and drains | Plans and penetration details | Counted by the each | Boots, sleeves, clamping rings, labor |
| Air and vapor barrier | Wall sections and elevations | Measured by area, openings deducted | Membrane, transition strips, labor |
Typical practice, not a standard. Heights, laps, and systems come from your sections and specs; where the set does not say, the line waits for your estimator rather than taking a typical value.
How do you know the waterproofing takeoff is right?
No line is priced until the plan has been taken off twice, the second time blind. Areas and runs wait on a confirmed scale, and every line links to its sheet, so a missed penetration is settled before the bid goes out.
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A blind second count
Penetrations, drains, runs, and areas are taken off again without seeing the first pass. When the two disagree, both numbers stay visible until someone settles it from the plan.
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No scale, no quantity
Membrane areas and joint footage stay withheld on any sheet whose scale has not been checked against a printed dimension.
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Every legend symbol accounted for
Each drain, penetration, and joint symbol on the legend is listed as counted, excluded with a reason, or missing, so nothing on the plan drops out of the bid unseen.
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Your estimator sets the price
Membrane, board, and sealant lines show where each price came from, and your estimator approves the budget before a proposal goes out.
From bid invite to a priced waterproofing takeoff in three steps
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Send the set
Foundation and plaza plans, wall sections, waterproofing details, and the Division 07 spec, as PDF or CAD, straight from the bid invite.
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Ruh measures and checks
Waterproofing is set up as a trade with your scope rules and your own assemblies. Membranes and boards are measured by area, terminations, sealants, and joints by the foot, and drains and penetrations counted. A blind recount checks it before any price is set.
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Your estimator signs it
Settle the flagged lines, price on your own price files and rates, and export. The quantities open in Excel as a sheet-by-sheet CSV, and the marked plan comes out as a PDF colored by condition.
One waterproofing set, taken off free.
We take off your below-grade, plaza, and joint scope at no charge. Use a set you have already bid, so the numbers are easy to check. Rather measure by hand first? The waterproofing takeoff worksheet is a free CSV with the items, units, and columns for wall height and your own labor units.
In a customer's own words
“Our estimators spent more time retyping quantities than thinking about scope. Ruh reads our drawings like a senior estimator and hands back a priced estimate we want to review, not rebuild.”
Director of PreconstructionADF Group- faster bid turnaround
- ~50%
- ADF Group, structural steel
- on every takeoff, the second one blind
- 2 counts
- Checks tab, before anything is priced
- tied to the sheet it came from
- Every line
- Takeoff and price sheet
Questions waterproofing estimators ask
What waterproofing contractors ask before trusting an AI takeoff on a real bid.
What is waterproofing takeoff software?
Waterproofing takeoff software reads foundation plans, wall sections, and waterproofing details and produces what a waterproofing bid is priced from: membranes and boards by the square foot, terminations, sealants, and joints by the foot, and drains and penetrations by the each. Ruh does the measuring for waterproofing contractors on commercial jobs, ties each quantity to its sheet, and leaves the pricing decisions to your estimator.
Is it waterproofing estimating software too?
Is waterproofing a built-in trade in Ruh?
Can it read wall sections and waterproofing details?
Does it take off joint sealants and expansion joints?
How accurate is the waterproofing takeoff?
Does it work for roofing and waterproofing contractors?
Is this waterproofing takeoff services or software?
Send a set. Judge the takeoff yourself.
One waterproofing set, a free takeoff, and a 30-minute walkthrough of the membranes, joints, and details. If the numbers do not match yours, it cost you nothing.