"Commercial office — 60 pages across power, lighting, and one-line. Device counts were accurate. Panel schedules extracted cleanly. Saved 3 days of estimating time on one job."
Commercial Electrical Estimating. Devices, Circuits, Wire Footage. About 15 Minutes.
Upload your commercial electrical plan set. Get device counts by room, wire footage by gauge, circuit maps, panel schedules, and conduit quantities — organized for your EC bid package.
Commercial Electrical Estimating
Devices, wire footage, panels — commercial projects
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What Commercial Electrical Estimating Includes
Commercial electrical plan sets include power plans, lighting plans, one-line diagrams, and panel schedules. TakeoffBuilder reads all sheets together — extracting device counts, circuit maps, wire footage, and panel schedules in a single coordinated output.
- Power plans: receptacles, switches, special systems by room
- Lighting plans: fixture counts by type and mounting
- One-line diagrams: panel schedules, circuit maps, service sizing
Commercial Electrical Plans
Power, lighting, one-line — all sheets counted
What Commercial Electrical Estimating Delivers
AI extracts device counts, wire footage, circuit maps, and panel schedules from your commercial electrical plan set.
Power Plan Takeoff
Receptacles, switches, dedicated circuits by room
Commercial Power Plan Counts
Receptacles (duplex, GFCI, dedicated, 20A, 30A), switches (standard, 3-way, dimmers, occupancy sensors), and special systems devices — counted by room across all power plan sheets.
- Receptacles: duplex, GFCI, dedicated circuits by amperage
- Switches: standard, 3-way, 4-way, dimmers, occupancy sensors
- Special systems: floor boxes, data/power combos, generator receptacles
Lighting Plan Takeoff
Fixtures by type, mounting, and lamp type
Commercial Lighting Plan Counts
Lighting fixtures by type (recessed, surface, pendant, track, exit/emergency), mounting type, and lamp specification. Emergency and egress lighting counted separately. Lighting control devices from the lighting plans.
- Fixtures: recessed, surface, pendant, track — by type and lamp
- Emergency and egress lighting by location
- Lighting control devices: dimmers, sensors, panels
One-Line & Panel Schedules
Panels, circuits, breaker sizing, service entrance
One-Line Diagrams & Panel Schedules
Panel schedules extracted from one-line diagrams — breaker counts, circuit assignments, spare capacity. Service entrance equipment, main breakers, and distribution panels. Feeder sizes and wire gauge for distribution.
- Panel schedules: breaker counts, circuit assignments, spares
- Service entrance: main breaker, CT cabinet, metering equipment
- Distribution feeders: wire size and conduit for each run
Commercial Electrical — Specific Plan Types
Commercial electrical work varies significantly by project type — office, retail, warehouse, healthcare, data center. TakeoffBuilder reads the plan type and adjusts for the specific electrical system in use.
- Office and retail: standard NEC commercial systems
- Healthcare: essential electrical systems, redundancy, isolation rooms
- Industrial and warehouse: three-phase, motor circuits, high-bay lighting
Why Commercial Electrical Contractors Choose TakeoffBuilder
Built for commercial ECs who bid 3-8 jobs per week and can't spend 3 days counting a 60-page commercial plan set.
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Reads All Three Electrical Plan Types Power plans, lighting plans, and one-line diagrams read together. Panel schedules cross-referenced to the power and lighting counts automatically.
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Review & Adjust Workflow AI delivers initial counts with flagged items for review. You verify flagged items — typically 5-15 minutes. Everything else you trust and export.
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No Training Required Upload PDF. Select electrical trade. Get counts. No certification, no software to install. Works the same on your first commercial takeoff as your hundredth.
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Pay When You Use It No monthly subscription. Buy credits when you need them — they never expire. Sign up free to see a live example takeoff.
Built for Commercial ECs
Power plans, lighting plans, one-line diagrams — all counted
Commercial Electrical Contractors Who Use It
Commercial ECs who needed to count more plan sets per week without adding estimators.
6 reviews
"The lighting fixture count was what sold me. It differentiated recessed from surface from emergency — organized exactly how I need it for my supplier order."
"Healthcare electrical — essential systems, AES panels, isolation room requirements. The AI read the plan notes and flagged healthcare-specific items for manual review. That's the kind of awareness I need."
"Use it to verify sub bids. Caught a 20% undercount on a recent electrical sub package. Paid for a month of credits on that one catch. Now I run every sub bid through it before signing."
"Sprinkler layouts are complex — density zones, obstruction calcs, riser diagrams. The AI catches head counts and pipe footage I'd need hours to verify manually. Especially useful on large commercial projects."
"No subscription is the key for me. I pay credits when I bid, not monthly whether I use it or not. Slow months cost me nothing. Busy months I load up credits at the 10-pack rate and save 25%."
Commercial Electrical Estimating — Questions
What commercial ECs and estimators ask about AI-assisted electrical takeoffs.
What does a commercial electrical takeoff include?
Receptacles (all types), switches (all types), lighting fixtures (all types and mounting), emergency and egress lighting, panel schedules (breakers, circuits, spares), service entrance equipment, feeder runs by wire size, conduit by diameter, and junction boxes.
- Power and lighting plans read together
- Panel schedules and one-line diagrams extracted
Does it handle multi-story commercial buildings?
Yes. Plans for multi-story buildings include plans organized by floor — the AI tracks quantities floor by floor and gives totals by floor and by overall project. Riser diagrams and panel schedules cross-referenced to floor plans.
- Floor-by-floor counts with project totals
- Riser diagrams cross-referenced to floor plan device counts
How long does it actually take?
About 15 minutes for a typical 30-page commercial set. Larger plan sets — 80-100 pages — run 25-40 minutes. You'll get an email when results are ready. Upload before lunch, have counts before you leave the office.
- 30 pages: ~15 minutes
- Email notification when complete — no waiting at the screen
What exactly do I get back?
An Excel spreadsheet (or CSV) organized by trade category — circuits, devices, wire footage by gauge, conduit runs with sizing. The same format you'd hand to a supplier or import into your estimating software. Plus a flagged items list with page references.
- Excel, CSV, or JSON — your choice
- Organized by category, ready to import or price
How long for a commercial electrical set?
About 15 minutes for a typical 30-page commercial electrical set (power + lighting + one-line). Larger commercial projects (80-100 pages) run 25-40 minutes. Review of flagged items takes most ECs 10-20 minutes additional.
- 30-page commercial set: ~15 minutes
- Plus 10-20 minutes for flagged item review
I already use PlanSwift / Bluebeam. Will this replace it?
No — and we're not trying to. TakeoffBuilder handles the counting. Your existing software handles pricing, markup, and workflow. We export to the formats your software imports. Think of it as a counting layer on top of what you already use.
- Exports to PlanSwift, Accubid, and Excel
- Complements your existing tools — doesn't replace them
Visit our complete FAQ page or contact support for specific questions about your projects
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Upload any commercial electrical plan set with a free account. Get device counts, wire footage, and panel schedules in about 15 minutes. No credit card required.
- See a live example takeoff — free when you sign up
- ~15 minutes for a 30-page commercial electrical set
- Export to Excel, CSV, Accubid, or your EC estimating software
Commercial Electrical Estimating
~15 minutes. Devices, wire, panels.