DIV 06 · ROUGH CARPENTRY / WOOD FRAME

Wood-frame framing takeoff services

Two tiers: wall and sheathing areas by wall type and floor from $600, or a full lumber breakdown with piece counts and board footage from $1,500. Most subs want the first. For wood-frame framers across Canada, on time or 50% off.

Areas from $600Full lumber breakdown from $1,500Fixed quote in 4 business hoursOn time or 50% off ✓
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TIER 1Wall & sheathing areasFrom $600

Framing wall &
sheathing areas

The most-requested scope, and enough to bid most wood-frame jobs: wall areas and lineal runs by wall type and floor, sheathing areas, and openings counted — so you apply your own per-square-foot rates without anyone guessing at piece counts.

  • Wall area by wall type and floorSF / m²Exterior, interior, party and shear walls separated, level by level.
  • Wall length by wall type and floorLF / m
  • Wall heights by floorstatedTaken from the sections, so plate heights aren't assumed.
  • Floor sheathingSF / m²
  • Roof sheathingSF / m²On the slope, not the plan footprint.
  • Wall sheathing by elevationSF / m²
  • Openings — doors, windows, mechanicalEACounted each by size, so you can price headers your own way.
  • Shear wall areas identifiedSF + LFFlagged from the structural set — no nailing schedule quantities at this tier.

No lumber piece counts at this tier. If you need them, that's Tier 2 below.

TIER 2Full lumber breakdownFrom $1,500 · quoted per project

Full lumber
breakdown

Everything in Tier 1 plus a material list your yard can quote from. Quoted per project rather than off a schedule, and most multifamily sets price above the starting figure.

  • Everything in Tier 1included
  • Stud counts by size, length and spacingEAFloor by floor, against the wall types.
  • Plates — bottom, top and double topLF + EAPressure-treated bottom plates separated.
  • Headers and beams by openingEA + LFWith built-up members and engineered lumber identified.
  • Board footage by member sizeFBM
  • Blocking, strapping and firestoppingLF + EA
  • Joists, rafters and engineered membersEA + LF
  • Shear wall schedulesper schedulePanel type, nailing pattern, hold-downs and straps by mark, floor by floor.
  • Connection hardwareEAHangers, clips, straps, anchors and hold-downs by type.
  • Fasteners by assemblystated
METHODHow we measure it

How we measure
wood framing

Wall types come off the legend, and the structural set is read alongside the architectural — the shear walls, hold-downs and hardware that decide a framing bid are never on the architectural drawings.

WALL TYPE

Separated by function, not just by line

Exterior, interior, party and shear walls carry different studs, sheathing and acoustic or fire requirements. Measured separately by floor, so your rates apply to walls that build the same way.

S-SHEETS

Shear walls and hardware come from the structural set

Shear wall marks, nailing schedules, hold-downs and straps are structural items. Tier 1 identifies and locates them; Tier 2 quantifies them by mark, floor by floor.

SLOPE

Roof sheathing measured on the slope

Taken on the sloped surface using the pitch from the roof plan and sections, not the plan footprint. On a steep roof that difference is a material order you don't want wrong.

REPETITION

Typical floors extended visibly

A typical floor is measured in full and extended, with the workbook showing which levels were measured and which extended. Six-storey wood-frame is common in Metro Vancouver, and that repetition is where the efficiency is.

GAPSScope gaps we flag

Scope gaps we flag
on framing packages

Four that cost framers money most often, each written onto the assumptions page with the sheet it came from.

S-SHEETS

Hold-downs and straps priced as an allowance

Hardware is scheduled structurally by mark and floor. On a six-storey building the counts are large and the unit costs are not small — a lump allowance is either padding or a shortfall.

DIVISION LINE

Exterior sheathing that may not be yours

Sheathing sits with the framer, the drywall sub or the envelope trade depending on the spec. We name the division so it isn't excluded three times — the same question we flag on drywall and envelope takeoffs.

SECTIONS

Plate heights assumed from a typical detail

Ground floors, amenity space and transfer levels routinely differ from the typical floor above. Assumed off one detail, every wall on those levels is the wrong height.

DETAILS

Blocking and backing left to the field

Firestopping, strapping and backing are detail and schedule items that never appear in plan. On a repetitive residential floor plate they add up fast, and they're labour as much as material.

FAQFraming takeoff questions

Framing takeoff FAQs

How much does a framing takeoff cost?
Wall and sheathing areas start at $600. The full lumber breakdown starts at $1,500, quoted per project — most multifamily sets price higher. A written fixed quote comes back within 4 business hours either way. Full schedule on the takeoff pricing page.
Which tier do I need?
If you price framing by the square foot off your own production rates, Tier 1 is enough and it's what most subs ask for. If you need a material list your yard can quote, or you're checking a supplier's list against the drawings, that's Tier 2. Tell us which at quote time and we'll say if we think you've picked the wrong one.
Do you count shear wall hardware?
At Tier 1 shear walls are identified and located from the structural set, without hardware counts. At Tier 2 hold-downs, straps, hangers and clips are quantified by mark and floor against the shear wall schedule.
Is roof sheathing measured on the slope?
Yes — on the sloped surface, using the pitch from the roof plan and sections, not the plan footprint. Both tiers.
What drawings do you need?
Architectural plans and sections with the wall type legend, plus the structural set including shear wall and hardware schedules. Without the structural drawings we can measure areas but can't identify shear walls, and Tier 2 isn't possible at all. Send a link through the quote form.
What's excluded?
Pricing, unless you add price placeholders. Structural design, engineered member sizing and truss design are engineering scopes, not takeoffs. Mechanical and electrical entirely — SharpBid doesn't take off Divisions 21 through 28. Anything the drawings genuinely leave undetermined is listed on the assumptions page.
NEXTRelated scopes & regions

Send the drawings.
Fixed quote in 4 hours.

Drop a link through the quote form or email info@sharpbid.ca. Say which tier you want; a fixed price comes back within 4 business hours.

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Trades that usually come with it

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