Guides
Practical notes on reading drawings, checking bids and buying, for New York builders.
How to check a mason's block count
A practical way to check a masonry bid against the drawings: wall types, openings, bond beams, grout and bars, floor by floor.
Reading a wall type schedule
What a wall type schedule tells you, how to read its rows, and how it drives the quantities for every wall in the building.
Reading an approved NYC drawing set for a takeoff
Which sheets of an approved New York City drawing set matter for a quantity takeoff, and in what order to read them.
Takeoff for 99-unit buildings under 485-x
Why many NYC developers are building 99-unit buildings under the 485-x tax break, and what that means for takeoff and buying.
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