Automated takeoff software for building materials distributors

Quote more jobs and more of the materials you sell with the estimating team you already have

Higharc Estimate for Distributors is automated takeoff software that turns house plans into material quantities and bills of materials using your product specifications and estimating methods. Its reusable 3D building model lets distributors and suppliers quote more of the house — from wall framing to roofing and interior trim — and offer alternative product selections without remeasuring the plan.
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What makes Higharc Estimate for Distributors different?

Construction-aware 3D building models

Higharc Estimate for Distributors turns a 2D house plan into a construction-aware 3D building model that represents building components and their relationships as structured data and metadata. The building model understands every component, connection and condition that goes into the build.

Real-time material calculations

Higharc Estimate for Distributors calculates material quantities from the building model in real time. When an estimator changes a material or product selection, that change is immediately reflected in the takeoff and bill of materials without requiring the estimator to recalculate it manually. 

Hierarchical estimating logic with inherited defaults and overrides

Higharc Estimate for Distributors lets distributors centrally define estimating standards at the company, region, branch or customer level. Set defaults once and control which regional and customer variations are allowed, so every location quotes consistently while still accounting for local practices.

Additional takeoff capabilities

Automated material quantity calculations
Customizable estimating formulas
Shared templates
Product and catalogs
SKU-level estimating logic
Bill of materials generation
2D house plan intake (PDF)
Alternative material options and value engineering
Cloud-based access and multi-user collaboration

Is Higharc’s automated takeoff software right for my business?

Higharc Estimate for Distributors is built for building materials distributors and suppliers, including lumber dealers, with in-house estimating teams. It’s a strong fit for distributors that want to quote more material categories on each job, bid more work without adding estimators, or apply consistent estimating standards across multiple locations.

What Higharc’s automated takeoff software can change for your business

Increase estimating capacity

Pursue revenue you’re leaving on the table today

Higharc Estimate for Distributors helps building materials distributors produce single-category quotes in ~60% less time. In a Higharc customer timed test, a lumber takeoff took 45 minutes compared with a two-hour average. The estimator can use the same completed 3D model to quote the material categories and product options a builder requests without remeasuring the plan for each one.
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Bid more jobs with the estimating team you already have.
Quote more of the building materials you already sell on each job.
Get accurate quotes to builders sooner to stay ahead of the competition.

Standardize estimating across every branch

Make your best estimator the standard

Higharc Estimate for Distributors turns estimating methods held by a few experienced people into reusable estimating standards that every estimator and location can use, all while preserving the market, customer and category differences that matter.
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Standardize estimating methods without losing market and customer-specific practices.
Turn tribal knowledge into company-owned logic that every estimator, location and AI process can use.
Balance quote work across teams, and get new estimators productive sooner.

Quote more material categories and enter new markets

Compete for business you couldn’t before

With Higharc Estimate for Distributors, you can quote more material categories, offer builders alternative product selections and compete for more business in new markets — without building estimating capacity from scratch.
See how Higharc helps you compete for more business
Add material categories to quote more of the house without hiring specialized estimators.
Expand into new markets without building a new estimating team first.
Give builders more ways to say yes with more options on every quote.

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See how Higharc Estimate for Distributors can help your team quote more jobs and material categories while applying your estimating methods across locations.

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Frequently asked questions

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