Design and Plan
Measure on the plan. Pricing auto-fills.
Takeoff in Ledge, landscape design-build software, lives inside the estimating wizard. The site plan on one side, your assembly parameters on the other. Measure once and the quantities flow into the estimate.
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What it does
Three measurement modes
Linear, area (with polygon holes for cutouts like a fire pit in a patio), and count, each flowing directly into the matching assembly parameter.
Per-page scale calibration
Multi-page PDFs each get independent scale calibration. Two-point click, survives zoom and page navigation.
Persistent measurement audit trail
Every polygon is saved with the estimate. "Where did 450 SF come from?" always has a visual answer you can share with the client.
How it works
Upload the site plan
Pick the project and upload the plan PDF, or start from an outside file. Each page gets its own independent scale.
- 1Start from a project in the CRM.
- 2Or from an outside file.
- 3Pick the project, then upload the plan.
Calibrate the scale
Click two reference points on the plan, enter the real distance. Ledge calculates the scale and it sticks across zoom and page navigation.
- 1Pick Scale and click two points on a known line.
- 2Type its real length.
- 3Set the scale. Every measurement uses it.
Measure and bind
Draw areas, trace runs, drop point counts. Each measurement flows straight into the assembly beside the plan. No tab-switching.
- 1Area, linear or count, from the toolbar.
- 2Draw the patio on the plan.
- 3The square footage fills the assembly.
Review the audit trail
Every polygon is persisted with the estimate. Any quantity on the proposal has a visual source you can pull up instantly.
- 1Each quantity links to the shape that made it.
- 2The edge too, at 80.1 feet.
- 3The scale stays on the plan.
Pricing sheets
The math behind it.
EP 09 · Pricing sheetPaver PatioThe pavers are 63% of your material and the fastest thing you'll do all week. The cheapest layer is the most expensive thing you do.EP 08 · Pricing sheetSegmental Retaining WallSame 24-inch wall, dry-stack block. No footer, no mortar, no grout, and within 34 cents of the mortared wall in material.EP 18 · Pricing sheetMoving DirtFour driveways, one estimate. 3.3 hours on one, 43.8 on another, and every number was wrong in the same direction, including the good ones.Questions
Asked by owners.
Can I measure the site plan without leaving the estimate?
Yes. Takeoff opens split-screen inside the estimating wizard. Draw an area, a line or a count on the plan and the quantity lands in the assembly parameter.
How is this different from LMN or Jobber?
Neither lists a takeoff tool on its site. LMN estimates from its budget and price lists; Jobber quotes from line items. Ledge measures the plan and prices from the measurement.