Construction estimating services in Orlando, FL

They come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey for the city of Orlando, and they count new privately-owned residential units only. That means commercial, industrial and government permits are not in the total. For 2025 the city issued 2,986 residential units, up from 1,970 in 2024, with a permitted value of $690 million. Use these figures as a demand signal, not as a count of every project you might bid.

Yes. Florida wind requirements drive continuous load path details: anchor bolts, hold-downs, shear panel nailing and truss-to-wall connectors all get counted individually rather than as an allowance. On a wood-framed multifamily building the connector count can run into the thousands, and the nailing schedule changes the fastener quantity per sheet of sheathing. We take these from the structural sheets and the truss shop drawings, then carry them as separate lines so nothing is buried in a square-foot price.

We price unsuitable material removal, undercut and stabilization as separate lines from mass grading, because on Orlando sites the sand can be loose or saturated in the wet season. Structural fill is measured in compacted cubic yards, and we note the compaction method the geotech report specifies. Dewatering, exfiltration and retention areas are listed so you can see them rather than guess. If you send the geotech report with the plans, we match the takeoff to the recommendations instead of a generic allowance.

Send the architectural, structural, MEP and civil drawings you have, plus any specifications, geotech report and addenda. If the project is a repeat unit plan, tell us the unit mix and the number of buildings. We also need the site address or ZIP code so we can apply ZIP-code-adjusted material and labor pricing. Marked-up plan sets come back with the Excel and PDF takeoff, organized by CSI MasterFormat division. Most projects turn around in 24 to 48 hours.

Yes. Orlando permitted 2,041 multifamily units in 2025 against 945 single-family units, so multifamily repetition is the dominant local pattern. On a multifamily takeoff we price the typical unit once, then multiply by the unit count and add the common areas, corridor, stair, roof and podium separately. That keeps the repetition pricing honest and still captures the one-off scope. Single-family homes are taken off room by room with the same divisions, but without the unit-multiplier logic.

Yes. We cover Orlando and the surrounding Central Florida market, and we also produce takeoffs for Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Hialeah and Port St. Lucie. Each city has its own labor and material pricing adjustments, so the ZIP code matters. If your project is in one of those markets, send the plans and tell us the site address. The deliverable format is the same: Excel and PDF by CSI MasterFormat division with marked-up plan sets.

Roofing is taken off by square with starter, ridge, hip, valley and flashing counted in linear feet, and underlayment and ice and water shield measured by area. We apply a typical waste factor for the roof type and note it in the takeoff. Wind uplift requirements affect the fastener count, plate count and edge metal, so we read those from the specifications and the manufacturer's approval. On Orlando commercial roofs, drains, scuppers and overflow are separate lines.

You get an Excel workbook and a PDF, both organized by CSI MasterFormat division, plus a marked-up plan set showing what was measured. Each line has a CSI section number, a description, a quantity, a unit and the pricing basis. The Excel is set up so you can adjust waste factors, add your own markup and sort by trade. If you need a different structure for your estimating software, tell us at the start and we will format it that way.

We take off mechanical, electrical and plumbing from the drawings and then check the chases, soffits and plumbing walls against the architectural sheets so duct and pipe runs are not double counted. Cooling load drives tonnage, and ductwork is measured by linear feet and fitting count. On a four-story wood-frame building over a podium, the vertical chases and the roof-mounted equipment are the usual coordination points. If the MEP drawings are not complete, we price what is shown and list the missing scope as a clarification.

Yes. We produce industrial estimating services and sitework estimating services for Central Florida projects, including warehouse, distribution and manufacturing work. Sitework takeoffs cover clearing, mass grading, structural fill, storm drainage, utilities and paving, all measured in the units the trade uses. Industrial work often has process piping, equipment pads and crane-served bays, which we take off from the equipment drawings and the structural sheets. Send the civil and process drawings and we will scope the divisions that apply.