For General Contractors, Framing Contractors & Lumber Suppliers
Remote Estimation is a remote estimating team serving Paramus and Bergen County. We provide lumber takeoff and framing estimating services in Paramus, NJ for framing contractors, lumber yards, and general contractors, with drawing-based quantities, complete Division 06 coverage, and bid-ready pricing delivered in 24 to 72 hours.
Contractors lose thousands of dollars every year to estimation errors, missed scope items, and wasted time. Here's exactly what we fix.
Our estimating team supports a wide variety of construction projects.
Every estimate is prepared from architectural drawings, structural plans, framing layouts, and specifications to provide accurate material quantities and procurement-ready reports.
Detailed, itemized takeoff reports with quantities, costs and clear breakdown of flowing materials. Here's a preview of that.
Every report includes color-coded marked plans, itemized quantity sheets, and a full cost summary — delivered in Excel and PDF formats, ready to attach directly to your bid submission.
For Paramus projects, we quantify roof trusses, floor trusses, plywood and OSB sheathing, wall plates and studs, headers and beams, blocking and backing, hold-downs and straps, joist hangers and connectors, fasteners, and stair framing. Energy-code wall assemblies are followed exactly. Repair framing is separated from new framing. Lumber quantities are organized in Excel by area and system, with waste factors and units clearly stated.
| Grid Items | Wall Studs | Plates | Headers |
| Blocking | Floor Joists | Beams | Rafters |
| Roof Trusses | Ridge Boards | Plywood | OSB Panels |
| Wall Sheathing | Roof Sheathing | Floor Sheathing | Deck Framing |
| Deck Boards | Structural Lumber | Engineered Lumber |
From drawings to detailed estimates — fast, accurate, and hassle-free.
Begin by sending us your project drawings through our secure upload portal, email, Google Drive, Dropbox, or your preferred file-sharing method. Please include all necessary details to help us prepare an accurate estimate.
Upload Plans & Get a QuoteWithin just one hour, we'll analyze your plans and provide a detailed, negotiable quotation. A 50% upfront payment initiates the project upon agreement of the quote.
Our skilled team prepares a comprehensive material takeoff and labor estimate delivered in a detailed Excel spreadsheet. Pay the remaining balance to finalize.
Upload your plans, drawings, specifications, and project documents today. Our team will review your scope and provide a custom quote based on project size, complexity, and turnaround requirements.
We combine current market pricing, historical project data, and industry expertise to deliver reliable estimates that help contractors bid with confidence.
From residential and commercial developments to industrial and infrastructure projects, we provide estimating support tailored to your project requirements.
Receive organized pricing breakdowns for materials, labor, and equipment, helping you plan budgets with greater accuracy and control.
Our skilled Construction Cost Estimator professionals understand project complexities and deliver tailored estimates that align with your scope and budget.
Receive detailed Construction Takeoff Services and professionally prepared estimates within 24–72 hours, helping you meet bid deadlines and keep projects moving forward.
Work with dedicated estimators who act as an extension of your team. We provide consistent support for contractors across Alaska, helping you manage lumber bids efficiently and maintain accuracy.
Paramus is the retail capital of North Jersey, so tenant fit-outs, mall repositioning, and medical-office conversions along Routes 4 and 17 drive most commercial bids. That's the market we estimate for every day, building lumber and framing takeoffs for projects from retail and mall redevelopment to restaurant and pad-site construction.
Energy-code requirements in Paramus often push framing to 2×6 walls, advanced framing, or continuous exterior insulation, which changes stud counts, sheathing, and fasteners. We take off the exact wall system specified. Framing in older local homes means sistering joists, replacing rot, adding headers for new openings, and framing additions onto out-of-square structures.
Code requirements change quantities, so our framing estimators review every Paramus drawing set against the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (UCC), paying attention to nailing schedules, connector requirements, shear walls, and energy-code wall assemblies. The takeoff is built in PlanSwift, Bluebeam Revu, and Buildertrend and delivered as an Excel workbook with color-coded, marked-up plans.
Hiring an in-house lumber and framing estimator is expensive, and missing a bid deadline is worse. Our remote team covers Paramus with fast, itemized lumber and framing estimates and a 98% bid-hit ratio, and we serve nearby Fair Lawn and Oradell as well. Labor assumptions for the lumber and framing scope are yours to choose: union, prevailing wage, or open shop. Public jobs in New Jersey follow the state Prevailing Wage Act, and redevelopment projects that receive public assistance often do too. Your first lumber and framing estimate is 10% off.
Beyond Paramus itself, our lumber and framing estimators regularly price projects in Hackensack, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, and Oradell, along with Rochelle Park and Maywood. Closer in, we see steady work in the Route 4 and Route 17 corridors, the Garden State Plaza area, Paramus Park, and the Bergen Community College area. All estimating is done remotely, and the rest of New Jersey is handled by the same team.
Yes. Paramus is one of our core lumber and framing markets. Our framing estimators handle residential, commercial, and industrial projects here and in nearby Hackensack, Ridgewood, and Fair Lawn, with a 24 to 72 hour turnaround.
Yes. We quantify 2x6 and advanced-framed walls, insulated headers, and longer fasteners for exterior insulation, matching the Paramus wall assemblies on your drawings.
Yes. We quantify joist sistering, rot repair, new headers and beams, and addition framing separately for these renovations.
Send the drawings, we send a fixed quote, and the lumber and framing takeoff starts once you approve it. Most Paramus estimates are back in your inbox in 24 to 72 hours as an Excel workbook with marked-up plans.
