Construction Estimating Software

Lumber Takeoff Software


Construction Estimating

Contract Writing

Job Cost Accounting

Project Schedules

Project Management

 

 

Goldenseal is a computer software program that gives lumber takeoffs for home builders, remodelers, and lumber yards that provide detailed estimates for their clients. It's part of an integrated package that also includes accounting, cost estimates, project management and general business management features.

Goldenseal makes it easy to get a list of lumber and other materials for a building project. Just do the following:

  1. Choose Estimates from the Income menu.
  2. Click the Template button (the little triangle next to the New button), and select a template for the type of construction on the project.
  3. Choose Estimate Dimensions from the Options menu, and choose Basic Dimensions (or click the blueprint button on the Estimate screen).
  4. Enter wall lengths, floor areas, ceiling heights and a few other measurements.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Hit the Update Quantities button, and Goldenseal will fill in quantities for each construction item.
  7. Enter the customer name and other info if you want, then hit the Enter key to save the Estimate.
  8. Choose Estimates from the Reports menu, and choose Bill of Materials from the submenu.
  9. Enter the estimate you just created, and click the Update button. You'll see a list of lumber and other materials needed for the project.
  10. You can also use Bill of Materials by Item to get a material breakdown for each task in the estimate.

The basic version of Goldenseal for construction includes all of the following (single user):

The complete version includes all of the items mentioned above, plus these accounting features:

Goldenseal lumber takeoff software is available for Macintosh and Windows computers. Click here for software pricing.