MeasureSquare 8: Measure Estimating for Commercial Flooring

A Beginner's Guide to Commercial Floor Estimating with MeasureSquare

Created byJames Wisdom

Last updated 8/2022

English

What you'll learn

How to Complete a Commercial Flooring Estimate with MeasureSquare 8
Import and Scale a Blueprint PDF
Create and Layout Flooring Products in MeasureSquare 8
Estimate with Accuracy for all Flooring Trades

Course content

11 sections • 24 lectures • 2h 8m total length

Udemy Class Project Workflow2:33
In this video you'll learn the workflow for the Udemy course and how to check your class project progress by comparing to resources like reference takeoff project files and reference PDF's.
Download & Register Your MeasureSquare ID1:35
Learn How to download and register your free MeasureSquare trial and create your MeasureSquare ID.
Walkthrough of MeasureSquare Workflow3:53
This quick tour of MeasureSquare will set the table for how to navigate the software to complete our class project.
Setting Up Your Measurement System and Theme in Measure Square 81:57
A quick video on setting up your measurement system in MeasureSquare 8.
Workflow Quiz

Training Guide and Project Blueprint PDF1:19
Take a glance and print out our Training Guide and Download your Project PDF to get started on our Class project.
Metric Training Guide and Resources2:53
For students using the Metric System here is a dedicated Training Guide and Sample Plan PDF to work with.
The core concepts of the course will remain the same but these reference materials will differ. Please feel free to compare your project file to the reference project for review.
Plan Reading For Floor Estimating4:47
This lecture offers a crash course on blueprint plan reading for floor estimating, such as, finding information on project floor materials, and selecting the plan pages to bring into MeasureSquare.
Plan Reading for Floor Estimating Quiz

Drawing Project Rooms (Rectangular Rooms, Freedraw Rooms and Autocomplete)6:23
In Part 3 of our Class Project you'll learn how to trace out rectangular and odd shaped rooms off of the blueprint PDF.
Modifying Project Rooms (punching out central rooms, adjust walls, draw walls)5:16
In the conclusion to Part 3 of our Class Project you'll learn how to punch out central rooms, draw internal walls and modify rooms by adjusting corners and removing walls.
Room Drawing Quiz
Common Takeoff Topics Stairs, Dividers, Curves, Elevations, Legends and Notes11:58
In this lecture we will cover some essential additional topics that were not within the scope of our class project, such as, drawing stairs, dividing rooms for multiple flooring products, using elevations to trace around cabinets or columns within rooms and adding legends and notes to our drawings.
Common Takeoff Topics Quiz

Assigning Project Items to a Room5:35
In Part 4 of our Class Project we will learn how to read product room labels, apply flooring products and apply wall base.
Adding Doors and Transitions to a Project4:09
In this video we will learn how to add doorways and transitions to our class project.
Assigning Project Items to Walls4:58
In the conclusion to Part 4 of our Class Project we will cover assigning products to our walls, and tile pattern application.
Adding Products to a Project Quiz

Laying Out Roll Good Products7:30
In Part 5 of our Class Project we will learn how to layout and estimate our project products.
Estimating Roll Good Products13:37
In this video we will cover how to estimate roll good products including cut sheet manipulation, cut margins, and a brief introduction into pattern carpet estimating.
Estimating Roll Goods Quiz
Estimating Tile Products6:54
In the conclusion to Part 5 of our Class Project we will cover estimating tile products including waste add on methods, half reuse and cut and fit tile usage approaches.
Estimating Tile Quiz

Worksheet Creation10:33
In Part 6 of Class Project we will learn how to create a worksheet quotation and print it to PDF or export to Excel to hand off our numbers to a Sales Rep or Project Manager.
Creating a Proposal PDF or Printout3:54
In the conclusion to Part 6 of our Class Project we will learn how to print a PDF or hard copy of our proposal including 3D views of our project and shop drawings for our wall tile.
Worksheet and Printing Report Quiz

Requirements

Basic understanding of flooring products (helpful)
Basic blueprint reading skills (helpful)
Windows Computer running Win 7/8/10 with i7 Processor and 8GB DRAM for best results
A Trial or Paid License of MeasureSquare

Description

MeasureSquare 8 is a Windows program for estimators to measure estimate efficiently for commercial flooring jobs.

This course will walk you through all the basics of the software so that you can utilize it to best suit your needs.

This class is for MeasureSquare users of all levels- beginners and new users trying out MeasureSquare for the first time to intermediate and advanced users looking to refresh and hone their knowledge.

Key benefits of using MeasureSquare effectively include:

Fast and accurate bids: measure estimate and bid quickly in one program
Generate a polished professional bid packet that can be sent off with a cover letter
Share a 3D model of project to share your data with potential customers and members of your team out in the field

Who this course is for:

Beginner commercial flooring estimators or estimators new to MeasureSquare 8

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Class Workflow & Getting Started (Initial Setup)4 lectures • 10min

Course Materials and Introduction to Plan Reading3 lectures • 9min

Project Part 1 Importing and Scaling a Blueprint1 lecture • 5min

Project Part 2 Making Products and Product Types2 lectures • 13min

Project Part 3 Room Drawing (Takeoff)3 lectures • 24min

Project Part 4 Assigning Products to a Project3 lectures • 15min

Project Part 5 Layout and Estimating Products3 lectures • 28min

Project Part 6 Creating a Worksheet and Printing a Report2 lectures • 14min

Project Part 7 Project Conclusion and MeasureSquare Cloud and Viewer1 lecture • 4min

System Settings1 lecture • 5min

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