CSI 0304
Concrete and Masonry Takeoff Services
Concrete and masonry are the two scopes where a takeoff that reports only volume is nearly useless for pricing. Concrete cost tracks formwork contact area and reinforcing weight far more than it tracks cubic yards, and masonry cost tracks unit count and wall type. We quantify all three dimensions of concrete work — volume, form area, steel — and count masonry by unit and wall assembly, so the numbers map onto how the work is actually bought.
What we count on a Concrete & Masonry takeoff
- Footings, grade beams, pile caps and foundation walls by cubic yard, each with its formwork contact area
- Slab-on-grade and elevated slabs by area and volume, separated by thickness and by pour
- Columns, beams, shear walls and stairs quantified individually rather than lumped
- Reinforcing steel by bar size and weight, plus welded wire fabric by area
- Vapour barrier, granular fill and slab finishes carried alongside the slab they belong to
- CMU and brick by unit count and wall area, split by block size, bond and cavity assembly
- Lintels, bond beams, grout volume, ties, flashing and control joints as separate lines
What you receive
Concrete and masonry tabs, each broken down by element type and by level, with formwork area and rebar weight in their own columns so you can apply your own labour and steel rates rather than working back from a single blended volume.
How we handle Concrete & Masonry scope
- Formwork is quantified as contact area, not as a percentage of volume. The two diverge badly on anything with columns or complex foundations.
- Grout volume for reinforced CMU is calculated from the cells actually shown as grouted on the structural drawings, not applied as a flat allowance.
- Where a schedule and a section disagree on slab thickness or wall type, both are flagged on the line rather than averaged.
CSI divisions covered
Concrete & Masonry maps to the MasterFormat divisions below. Every line item we deliver is filed under one of them, which is how the takeoff stays legible to an estimator who has never seen our workbook before.
- 03Concrete
- 04Masonry
Send us the bid set
Send the drawings, specifications and any addenda and we will come back with a fixed price and a turnaround before we start. Most Concrete & Masonry scopes are delivered within 24-48 hours. Reach us at info@qtoexpert.com or +1 (718) 838-9754, Mon-Sat, 9AM-5PM ET.