How a Sharp Pencil takeoff works
You upload a full commercial roofing plan set. You get marked-up drawings plus a sheet-cited takeoff sheet with its open questions (RFI) list, a material order list when the takeoff supports one, and a client-ready proposal if you send us your costs. Delivered within 48 hours*. Every takeoff is reviewed before delivery.
Pay per set, or pick a monthly plan. Nothing bills until you choose.
*Clock starts once any questions we send you are answered.
Video library
Short clips, same sales story
These clips are the same story we'd walk in a sales meeting, cut into pieces so you can skip to the part you care about. No login. No demo theater.
Clip 1
The no-bid pile
Why good jobs die on Tuesday afternoon.
Clip 2
What you get back
The takeoff workbook with its open questions (RFI) list, a material order list when the takeoff supports one, and a proposal when you send us your costs.
Clip 3
First one free
Try it on a live bid. Delivered within 48 hours*. $395 after that.
Coming next
More clips on the way
Second-wave videos for the rest of the story. Same anchors when they ship.
Upload the whole set
Whole set and specs. Drains, curbs, deck, structural. A roof-plan-only upload is almost never enough.
Where every number comes from
Every quantity checkable. Confidence and source on the line, so you can verify against the drawings.
We refuse to guess
Gaps become RFIs. Refusing to invent a number is a feature, not a bug.
FAQ
Quick answers
How fast do I get a takeoff back?
You upload a full commercial roofing plan set and get a sheet-cited quantity takeoff with its open questions (RFI) list, a material order list when the takeoff supports one, and a client-ready proposal when you send us your costs, delivered within 48 hours once any questions we send you are answered.
What do I get back?
What you can download from your account. A quantity takeoff workbook where every quantity cites the sheet it came from and carries a confidence grade. The open questions (RFI) list for the gaps, inside the workbook. A material order list rolled up from the same numbers, when the takeoff supports one. And a client-ready proposal when you send us your costs.
Is the first one free?
Yes. Pick a set out of the no-bid pile or a live bid you were about to pass on. Upload it at getsharppencil.com. First takeoff free. After that it is $395 for a new set of drawings or a new address, and answering the questions we ask puts one re-run of that same job in the price.
If you send several a month there are three plans instead: Shop 12 is $2,750 a month and covers 12 takeoffs, Shop 25 is $5,500 a month and covers 25, Shop 60 is $11,000 a month and covers 60. Every plan includes 3 seats, and paying the year up front is 12 months for the price of 11. Full terms on the pricing section.
Are quantities sheet-cited?
Yes. Every quantity cites the sheet it came from so you can check it. Gaps become RFIs rather than guesses in the number. More on pricing and deliverables on the homepage.
Stop no-bidding jobs you could win.
Upload a set at getsharppencil.com. First takeoff free.
Get your first takeoff freeCommercial low-slope roofing. Delivered within 48 hours*. Pay per set, or pick a monthly plan.
*Clock starts once any questions we send you are answered.