Course Description

This course will introduce you to the Interior Estimating Process and the Take Off Sheet.

Each Action item is listed in order of completion.


Start-Up Operations

Jordy Tait

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Interior Estimating

    • Introduction

    • Purpose & Outcomes

    • The Takeoff Sheet

    • The 7 Step Sales Process

    • Setting Expectations
  • 2

    How to Estimate

    • The 4 Steps of Estimating

    • Introduction to Interior Estimating (Video)

    • The Interior Take Off Sheet (Video)

    • Interior Measurements (Video)

    • Step 1: Take Measurements

    • Step 2: Calculate Hours and Materials

    • Production and Spread Rate

    • Interior Paint Failures (Video)

    • Variables

    • Interior Variables (Video)

    • Degree of Difficulty

    • Calculating Labor Hours

    • Calculating Paint and Supplies

    • Step 3: Calculate Price

    • Interior Room Demonstration (Video)

    • Example Room

    • Step 4: Prepare the Proposal

    • Practice, Practice, Practice!
  • 3

    Production and Spread Rates

    • Prep

    • Ceilings

    • Walls

    • Closets

    • Windows

    • Doors

    • Baseboard

    • Crown Moulding

    • Miscellaneous

    • Cabinets
  • 4

    Quiz and Next Steps

    • Quiz

    • Next Steps

    • Course Feedback

    • Course Completion