How AI takeoff actually works. How to bid a custom home without burning 30 hours. What scope-of-work language holds up when a client pushes back. No fluff, no SaaS-speak.
Practical framework for writing a defensible custom-home SOW: 12 trade categories, exclusions, allowances, and change-order language. Protects the builder-client relationship and prevents scope creep.
2026 Naples custom home costs from a local builder: $/SF by tier, trade-by-trade breakdown, wind code, flood-zone and lot factors, what changed vs 2025.
Step-by-step guide to bidding a custom home: 6-phase process from plan review to scope of work. Includes timelines, common mistakes, and the tools builders actually use.
Why takeoff matters more than the cost layer. How AI does the counting well, where it still fails, and why a finished bid beats any standalone takeoff feature.
Upload one plan set. Get a complete takeoff, cost estimate, scope of work, conflict report, and verification notes back, typically in under 4 hours. Free.