Door, frame and hardware takeoff from the schedule out
Momo reads the door schedule and hardware sets, verifies every tag on the plans, counts doors and frames by type, rolls up hardware by set, and builds the priced estimate. Nothing counts until you commit it.
- Counts · Lengths
- Doors, frames, hardware and storefront
- Every line sourced
- Door tag, sheet and schedule row on each quantity
- $0 until committed
- Momo's work stays a proposal until you review it
What does a full Division 8 takeoff in DrawScale include?
A full doors, frames and hardware takeoff in DrawScale reconciles the door schedule with the plans and rolls hardware up by set. Momo reads the door schedule for each door number's size, material, frame type, fire rating and hardware set. It then counts the door tags on the floor plans and reports any tag that appears on one but not the other. Your formulas multiply each hardware set's components by the number of doors assigned to it, giving hinges, locksets, closers, stops and silencers. Storefront and curtain wall are measured as lengths by elevation. Everything carries into the priced estimate with its door number and source sheet.
New to the process? Read the construction takeoff guide or see how Momo runs a full takeoff and estimate.
Sheets Momo reads
- A-101 to A-104 floor plans
- A-601 door schedule
- A-602 door and frame types
- A-603 door details
- A-201 to A-202 exterior elevations
- Section 08 71 00 hardware sets
Typical CSI sections
- 08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames
- 08 14 16 Flush Wood Doors
- 08 31 13 Access Doors and Frames
- 08 41 13 Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts
- 08 71 00 Door Hardware
- 08 80 00 Glazing
The full takeoff
What Momo takes off for door, frame and hardware contractors
Every item is measured on the sheet as a count, a length or an area. Formulas then turn that measurement into the quantities you price. The sheets listed are typical; Momo reports the exact sheets it used for every quantity.
| Takeoff item | Measured as | Typical sheets | Outputs and formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doors by number and type | Count | A-101 to A-104, A-601 | Doors by size, material and rating; plan-to-schedule reconciliation |
| Frames by type | Count | A-601, A-602 | HM and aluminum frames by profile, gauge and rating |
| Hardware by set | Count | A-601, 08 71 00 | Components per set × doors assigned to the set |
| Storefront and curtain wall | Length | A-201 to A-202, A-104 | Framing LF and glass SF by elevation |
| Borrowed lites and sidelites | Count | A-101 to A-104, A-602 | Frames and glazing by type |
| Access doors | Count | A-121 to A-124 | Access panels by size and rating |
Doors and frames
- Hollow metal doors and frames
- Flush wood doors
- Fire-rated openings
- Borrowed lites and sidelites
- Access doors
Hardware
- Hinges and continuous hinges
- Locksets and exit devices
- Closers
- Stops and silencers
- Thresholds and weatherstripping
Entrances and glazing
- Aluminum storefront
- Entrance doors
- Curtain wall
- Interior glazing
Every number shows its work
Worked example: Hardware set 04 on Level 1
This is an illustrative example of how a DrawScale quantity is built. Each line shows its formula, and anything that depends on a rate, factor or spacing is marked as an assumption for you to confirm.
Office doors: 3'-0" × 7'-0" solid-core wood in 16 ga HM knock-down frames
A-601 Door Schedule, hardware set 04 in Section 08 71 00, tags counted on A-101
| Line | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Doors assigned to set 04 | Schedule rows with HW set 04, tags found on A-101 | 38 doors |
| Hinges | 38 × 3 per door | 114 EA |
| Office locksets | 38 × 1 | 38 EA |
| Closers | 38 × 1 | 38 EA |
| Wall stops | 38 × 1 | 38 EA |
| Silencers | 38 × 3 per frame | 114 EA |
Meet Momo
How Momo runs a Division 8 takeoff
Schedule first, plans second, and every mismatch reported.
- 01
Reads the door schedule
Momo reads each door number's size, material, frame, rating and hardware set before counting tags on the plans.
Schedule-driven counts - 02
Reconciles plans against the schedule
Door tags on the plans are matched to schedule rows. Tags found on only one side are reported for you to resolve.
Mismatches reported - 03
Rolls up hardware by set
Each set's components are multiplied by the doors assigned to it, so a change to one set updates every door that uses it.
Visible roll-up - 04
Keeps the work reviewable
Momo's work stays a proposal until you commit it, and every committed door links back to its tag on the plan.
You commit
What Momo checks for
Where Division 8 takeoffs go wrong
Door takeoffs fail at the seams between the plans, the schedule and the hardware spec.
Tags on the plan that aren't in the schedule
Door 118B shows up on A-101 but not in the schedule. It gets skipped, or priced as a guess.
Hardware sets rolled up by hand
Twenty hardware sets times dozens of doors is a spreadsheet exercise, and one wrong set assignment changes closers, locks and hinges together.
Storefront measured from the wrong view
Storefront length on plan misses the heights on the elevations, so glass and framing come up short.
Fire ratings lost between sheets
A 90-minute label on the schedule changes the door, frame and hardware. If it is missed, the whole opening is priced wrong.
From quantities to a bid
The priced estimate, schedule and export
Committed quantities flow into the estimate worksheet through visible formulas, and every unit rate, waste factor and production rate is labeled as an assumption to confirm. Nothing Momo proposed counts toward a total until you review and commit it.
Bid-stage schedule
The bid-stage schedule groups quantities into activities such as set frames by floor, hang doors, install hardware and storefront. Each duration is installed quantity divided by a labeled production rate you confirm, leveled to your crews, with a critical path and P50 and P80 finish dates.
Coming from another takeoff tool?
If you take off today in Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift or a spreadsheet, DrawScale opens the same PDF plan sets in the browser with nothing to install. Manual count, linear and area tools always work, and changing a sheet’s scale flags every quantity that depends on it.
What you hand your chief estimator
- A ledger of committed quantities, each linked to its sheet, scale and traced geometry
- A priced estimate worksheet with visible formulas and every rate labeled as an assumption to confirm
- A bid-stage schedule built from installed quantity divided by a labeled production rate
- An Excel or CSV export with audit columns that contains committed quantities only
Doors, Frames and Hardware takeoff and estimating FAQ
Direct answers for door, frame and hardware contractors.
Yes. Momo reads the door schedule for each door number's size, material, frame type, fire rating and hardware set, then counts the matching tags on the plans.
Hardware is a visible formula: each component in a hardware set times the number of doors assigned to that set. Change a set or a door's assignment and the totals update.
Momo reports it. Tags found on the plans but not in the schedule, and schedule rows with no tag on the plans, are listed for you to resolve before anything is committed.
Yes. Storefront and curtain wall are measured as lengths by elevation, and your formulas derive framing length and glass area from them.
No. Everything Momo produces is a proposal that counts for nothing until you review and commit it.
You get committed quantities linked to door numbers and sheets, a priced estimate worksheet, a bid-stage schedule and an Excel or CSV export with audit columns. The export contains committed quantities only.
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Send Momo your next door schedule
Bring a set you have already bid. We will run the full Division 8 takeoff and estimate with you so you can check every opening against numbers you trust.