by Daniel Wal | Aug 28, 2025 | BEST of Construction, Builder Estimating Software, Concrete, Construction Cost, Construction Estimating and Takeoff, Construction Estimating and Takeoff Software, Construction Professional, Construction Software, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software, Excavating, General Contractor, Paint and Wall Covering
Microsoft’s Windows 10 support ends this October, and if you’re still using older versions of PlanSwift, you’re about to hit a roadblock. But here’s the good news: PlanSwift 11 isn’t just about Windows 11 compatibility; it’s packed...
by Jim Yarrow | Oct 19, 2011 | Construction Cost, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
PlanSwift has the great ability to connect with a construction cost database and pull material prices directly from it. This allows users to have access current cost numbers and to add markup as needed to them. This is just one more way that PlanSwift, the #1...
by Jim Yarrow | Oct 5, 2011 | Construction Cost, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
To be able to calculate the costs in construction quickly and accurately requires a quality takeoff and estimating software program, or a full time employee dedicated to cost calculations. When comparing the two, software verse employee, the software wins every time....
by Jim Yarrow | Sep 28, 2011 | Construction Cost, Construction Estimating and Takeoff, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
Estimating commercial construction cost can quickly rob anyone of many hours of their day. This should be viewed as a crime, however most of the time nobody notices. This is because many contractors are not yet aware of how construction takeoff and estimating software...
by Jim Yarrow | Sep 7, 2011 | Construction Cost, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software, Residential Home Construction
The quickest, easiest, and most accurate way to calculate then cost per square foot to build a house with construction takeoff and estimating software like PlanSwift 9.0. With this ultra powerful program combining assembly based takeoffs and powerful formulas...
by Jim Yarrow | Sep 7, 2011 | Construction Cost, Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
There are many cost in construction calculations that need to be done and using takeoff and estimating software is a great way to do it. These programs will save you loads of hours over the course of even your first year. These timesavings alone will pay for your...
