About
Built by an estimator who did takeoffs by hand for years.
Matt Laux
Founder
Why I built PipeTakeoff
I spent years doing material takeoffs (MTOs) by hand. The work was the same every time: open a PDF, count fittings, type rows into Excel, double-check schedules, and pass the MTO to a buyer. The drawings kept changing, and the takeoff and RFQs would inevitably fall behind. The error-prone hours were the parts a senior estimator wanted to be doing least.
PipeTakeoff.com is the tool I wish I had. Upload the iso, and it reads the BOM table printed on the drawing into a reviewed MTO in two minutes, export to the format your buyer expects. The estimator stays in the loop (the AI never commits on its own), but the typing goes away.
Who it's for
Mid-size piping contractors. Five to fifty estimators per shop. Process industries: chemical, refining, power, water. The kind of contractor that runs on AutoCAD prints and a shared Excel folder, where a Friday quote depends on the senior estimator finishing five drawings before five o'clock.
Where it's going
v1 is the take-off loop: iso PDF in, reviewed MTO out, aggregated rollup across the project, export. v2 layers RFQ (send the MTO to vendors, normalize quotes back). v2.5 opens a vendor portal so suppliers self-serve. v3 reaches upstream into the CAD tool so the MTO lives next to the drawing instead of being re-derived from it.
Talk to me
Email hello@pipetakeoff.com or call (314) 514-5831 if you've got a drawing you'd like to throw at it. I read every reply.