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K-VOLCost Estimating

Quantity Take-off from Drawings

Taking quantities off drawings in a way someone else can check.

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280170900150+0.000FFL BAWAH+1.020ANAK TANGGA 6RAILING PIPA BAJA Ø48.6 T.2.8FINISH CAT DUCO, LAS DIGERINDATIANG PLAT 50×12 @2 ANAK TANGGABASE PLATE + DYNABOLT M10GRANIT T.10 + SPESI T.20(ANTREDE & OPTREDE)NOSING ALUMINIUM ANTI-SLIP40×7, LEM EPOXYPELAT TANGGA BETON T.150TULANGAN LIHAT GAMBAR STR.PLESTER + ACI + CATSOFFIT TANGGAILUSTRASI CONTOHBUKAN UNTUK KONSTRUKSI1K-VOLQUANTITY TAKE-OFF FROM DRAWINGSSKALA 1:20
Level
Intermediate
Lessons
18
Time
1h 59m
Rating
4.8
Learners
12.9K
Updated
Aug 2026

After this course

What you'll be able to do yourself.

A wrong quantity ruins an estimate even when the prices are right. This course trains you to take off earthworks, concrete, rebar, formwork, walls, finishes and stairs from working drawings, with a clean back-up. You can repeat every calculation step by step.

  1. 1Make a quantity back-up that traces to its sheet and revision.
  2. 2Calculate excavation, backfill and spoil, including bulking.
  3. 3Measure concrete without double counting at the joints.
  4. 4Take off rebar from a detail and check it with a ratio.
  5. 5Measure walls, finishes, wet areas and stairs.

Good for

  • Drafters who want to move into estimating.
  • Junior quantity surveyors at contractors or consultants.
  • Civil engineering and architecture students getting ready for site work.

Best taken after

Full syllabus

Chapter by chapter, nothing hidden.

18 lessons, 1h 59m in total. Chapter 1 is open to everyone.

Chapter 1Ground rules and earthworksFreeQuantities that can be traced, then soil that comes out bigger than its hole.6 lessons / 39 min
  1. Quantities that can be traced5 min
  2. Words on the back-up sheet4 min
  3. Dimensions first, quantities second8 min
  4. Soil that comes out bigger than its hole5 min
  5. Excavation, backfill and spoil7 min
  6. Chapter 1 test10 min
Chapter 2Concrete, rebar, formworkMeasure the structure without double counting at joints, and check your rebar with a ratio.6 lessons / 40 min
  1. Concrete with no double count at joints5 min
  2. Concrete in a column, a beam and a slab7 min
  3. Rebar by the kilo, formwork by the face5 min
  4. Rebar and formwork for one beam7 min
  5. Short of steel halfway through6 min
  6. Chapter 2 test10 min
Chapter 3Walls, finishes, stairsNet areas, both faces of a wall, bathroom layers and the concrete under each step.6 lessons / 40 min
  1. Measure what actually gets built5 min
  2. Bathrooms: read the layers before you measure6 min
  3. Concrete stairs: read the model first6 min
  4. Walls, tiles and stairs7 min
  5. Two boxes of tile short6 min
  6. Chapter 3 test10 min

Lesson kinds

  • Concept
  • Glossary
  • Draw the detail
  • Calculate
  • Chapter test
  • Site case
  • Layer Stack
  • Read a model

Get a feel for it

You practise, you don't just watch.

Try it: Slide the ParameterIllustration, not for construction
280170900150+0.000FFL BAWAH+1.020ANAK TANGGA 6RAILING PIPA BAJA Ø48.6 T.2.8FINISH CAT DUCO, LAS DIGERINDATIANG PLAT 50×12 @2 ANAK TANGGABASE PLATE + DYNABOLT M10GRANIT T.10 + SPESI T.20(ANTREDE & OPTREDE)NOSING ALUMINIUM ANTI-SLIP40×7, LEM EPOXYPELAT TANGGA BETON T.150TULANGAN LIHAT GAMBAR STR.PLESTER + ACI + CATSOFFIT TANGGA

Slide the value. The drawing follows, just like in the lessons.

2R + T = 620 mm. Within a comfortable stride of 600 to 650 mm.

Illustration, not for construction

Your creator

Taught by someone who still does the work.

Your creator

Tiara Maheswari

Senior estimator

A practitioner who teaches from their everyday work.

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Learner reviews

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4.8out of 5

1.1K reviews

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  • Bagas Wicaksono

    Junior quantity surveyor

    The take-off method is tidy and traceable. Nobody asks where my numbers came from anymore.

  • Salsa Rahmadani

    Junior drafter

    I run a small contracting business, and this is the first time I could defend my quote in front of a client.

  • Rizal Maulana

    Site supervisor

    The unit rate chapter was an eye-opener. I now separate labour and materials.

Questions that come up

About this course.

All questions

01

What can I try for free?

All of chapter 1, "Ground rules and earthworks": 6 lessons, about 39 min. No card needed. If it isn't for you, stop there.

02

What should I know before starting?

It helps to have finished Reading Working Drawings from Zero first. It isn't locked, but the chapters assume you know that material.

03

Subscribe or buy this course?

Pro is Rp149.000 a month and opens every course, track, exam and certificate. Buying this course is Rp299.000 once and it stays yours. If you plan to take more than two courses, Pro usually comes out cheaper.

04

Do I get a certificate?

Certificates come from track exams, not single courses. This course counts toward Cost Estimating, Cost Estimator. The exam runs 60 minutes and you pass at 75 percent.

05

Can I use these drawings on a project?

No. Every drawing in the course is an illustration for learning, not for construction. Use them to understand the logic, then follow your firm's standard and your engineer's drawings.

Part of

This course counts toward these tracks.

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