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Every transition, counted.
Every SF, priced.

Substrate prep takeoff. Transition LF at every door, threshold, and material change. ASTM F2170 moisture flags before the adhesive ships. Priced BOM by manufacturer and SKU.

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The pain · the AI

Four ways flooring bids leak margin.

Flooring estimators lose money in four predictable places. We mapped each one to an AI step that lives in the workflow, not on a checklist.

Pain · 01

Irregular rooms. Missed transitions.

Counting odd-shape SF off A-sheets is tedious. Transition LF at every door, threshold, and material change gets undercounted, then absorbed as a change order at punch.

A-101 · Finish Schedule · Threshold Detail 09/A-501
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Every threshold, pinned. Every SF, priced.

The AI reads the room finish plan, segments irregular SF by material, and draws a transition line at every material change. 5 thresholds become 5 pins. None gets missed.

Output · transitions.csv · SF-by-material.json · BOM-v01.xlsx
Pain · 02

Substrate prep, the silent kill.

Patching, leveling compound, shot-blast, crack repair. Routinely excluded by mistake and absorbed by the sub. On a 20,000 SF tenant fit-out, a 4-cent-per-SF prep miss erases a week of margin.

09 05 61 · Common Work Results for Flooring Preparation
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Prep zones, sized and bagged.

The AI maps every prep zone against the slab spec and the field notes. Self-leveler SF, shot-blast SF, crack-repair LF, patch SF, each priced by product and bag count, with hauling and disposal lines pre-filled.

SLU · ARDEX K 15 · 1 bag = 16 SF @ 1/4"
Pain · 03

Skipped moisture testing kills the job.

No ASTM F2170 in-situ RH probes on slab-on-grade. Adhesive fails on LVT or sheet vinyl, the floor goes up, the floor comes out, and the call-back is the most expensive line item in commercial fit-out.

ASTM F2170 · 3 probes per first 1,000 SF, +1 per additional 1,000
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RH limits, probe count, line item.

The AI reads the slab spec, climate zone, and finish system, then calculates probe count per ASTM F2170 and an RH-limit clause tied to the manufacturer's installation IFU. On the BOM. In the scope letter. In the RFI when the limit is missing.

Mannington · MR 75% · pH 9 · CaCl 5 lb/1000 SF
Pain · 04

BOM by feel, not by SKU.

SF totals turn into a price with a multiplier, not a real BOM. Waste factors guessed, accessories left off, base and reducers missed. The order release dies in a back-and-forth with the distributor.

09 65 13 · Resilient Base · 09 65 19 · Resilient Tile
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SF, waste, accessories, SKU, price.

Every product line on the BOM is a real SKU with the right waste factor (5% LVT plank, 10% sheet vinyl, 15% diagonal pattern), adhesive coverage rate, base LF, reducer count, and a distributor price you can release against.

Shaw · Armstrong · Tarkett · Mohawk · Mannington
Substrate prep · live build

The prep scope, watched grow across a 20K SF fit-out.

Scroll through how Preqonn AI builds a flooring takeoff from one plan PDF. Outline → SF by room → prep zones → priced BOM. Every step shows its work.

  1. STEP · 01

    Plan outline.

    AI traces every room boundary off the A-101 floor plan. Scale verified, partition types respected, doors located.

  2. STEP · 02

    SF callouts populate.

    Each room gets a material assignment from the finish schedule, an SF count, and a transition pin at every threshold.

  3. STEP · 03

    Substrate prep zones.

    Citrus zones show where leveling compound, shot-blast, or crack-repair are required, sized from slab spec and field notes.

  4. STEP · 04

    Total prep + BOM.

    Prep totals roll up. Material BOM by manufacturer and SKU drops in. Waste factors, base LF, adhesive coverage, all pre-filled.

SF by product · with waste

A real BOM, not a multiplier.

Every product line carries its own waste factor, accessory schedule, and adhesive coverage rate. Order release ready.

Product Mfr · SKU SF Waste $ / unit
LVT plank · Lobby5mm · WPC core
 Mohawk · LVT-440 / Charred Oak 480 5% $8.00
Carpet tile · Office24" sq · solution-dyed
 Shaw · 5T070 / Linear 660 7% $9.00
3/4" white oakSelect grade · NWFA
 Hartco · ASC4502 / Natural 660 12% $13.20
Sheet vinyl · Kitchen6' roll · heat-weld seam
 Armstrong · 84850 / Medintech 480 10% $4.70
Resilient base · 4"cove · pre-formed
 Roppe · 700 series / Black Brown 214 LF 8% $1.65
Self-leveler · SLU1/4" · over CSP 3
 Ardex · K 15 / 50 lb bag 80 10% $1.85
Subtotal · material + accessories $23,872
Compliance · auto-verified

Every floor passes the test that comes before the adhesive.

We check the slab spec, the climate zone, the wet-area locations, and the manufacturer install IFU. The code citations stay in the bid. So does the line item.

0% Auto-match on slab + finish spec
0 Standards checked per bid
0 Adhesive-failure call-backs
Compliance feed · Job 24-118 Verified · 02:14
ASTM F2170 · In-situ RH probe count 3 probes / 1,000 SF + 1 / additional 1,000 · 11 probes
In bid
ASTM F710 · Concrete subfloor preparation CSP 3 profile required · shot-blast 480 SF
In bid
ASTM F1869 · Calcium chloride MVER 3 lb / 1,000 SF max on LVT · 5 lb max on sheet vinyl
In bid
ADA §302 · Floor surface · stable, firm, slip-resistant Plus §303 for changes in level · transition T1–T5
Verified
MFMA · Maple wood floor guidelines N/A on this job · flagged for future scope
N/A
NWFA · Hardwood install · moisture differential Subfloor MC 8–10% · floor MC ≤ 6% · within 4%
Verified
NFPA 253 · Critical radiant flux · Corridor Class I required · CRF ≥ 0.45 W/cm²
Verified
FAQ · flooring buyers

What flooring estimators ask, day one.

If the answer is "it depends," we tell you what it depends on. No magic. No black boxes.

Yes. The AI reads the A-sheet floor plan, the slab spec section, and the structural notes for slab type (SOG, suspended, post-tensioned). It maps prep into four categories. Self-leveler SF, shot-blast SF, crack-repair LF, patch SF. Each one gets a product line, a coverage rate, and a bag count. If field notes say to fill all cracks over 1/16 inch, the LF number comes from the field walk, not a guess.
The bid carries the probe count. 3 probes for the first 1,000 SF, plus 1 per additional 1,000. The RH limit for each product comes from the manufacturer IFU (typically 75–85%). If the spec is silent on testing, we draft an RFI with the citation. If the spec calls for ASTM F1869 calcium chloride instead, we swap and re-price.
We draw a transition line at every threshold and every material change. 5 transitions on a small fit-out, 80+ on a hospital floor. Each one gets a profile (Schluter, Roppe, M-D), a height step (LVT to carpet, hardwood to tile), and an LF count. Resilient base LF runs perimeter, doors, columns, and casework returns. Reducers, T-molds, and stair nosings are line items.
Waste factors are tuned per product class. 5% for monolithic LVT, 7–8% for carpet tile, 10% for sheet vinyl, 12–15% for hardwood (and 18% for diagonal patterns). SKU prices come from distributor feeds the AI keeps current. Every line on the BOM is a real part number you can put on a release. A senior estimator signs the package before it leaves.
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