For General Contractors, Framing Contractors & Lumber Suppliers
Remote Estimation is a remote estimating team serving Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. We provide lumber takeoff and framing estimating services in Poughkeepsie, NY 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.
Here is what we measure on a typical Poughkeepsie lumber and framing job: joist hangers and connectors, fasteners, stair framing, dimensional lumber, engineered wood (LVL, PSL, I-joists), roof trusses, floor trusses, plywood and OSB sheathing, wall plates and studs, and headers and beams. Energy-code wall assemblies are followed exactly. Repair framing is separated from new framing. Each lumber and framing line carries its unit of measure and sheet reference, so pricing and verification are straightforward.
| 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.
Poughkeepsie's riverfront apartments, Vassar and Marist campus work, and nearby semiconductor and tech facilities make it a mid-Hudson construction center. Whether you're bidding Vassar and Marist campus projects or waterfront residential, our framing estimators build quantities from your drawings, not from rules of thumb.
Cold-climate walls in Poughkeepsie use deeper studs and exterior insulation, so our lumber takeoffs follow the specified assembly. Renovation framing in the area is labor-heavy, so our takeoffs separate structural repairs, new openings, and additions.
Code requirements change quantities, so our framing estimators review every Poughkeepsie drawing set against the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, 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.
Remote Estimation has prepared estimates on more than 5,000 projects for 500+ contractors, and that experience goes into every Poughkeepsie lumber and framing bid we touch. Labor assumptions for the lumber and framing scope are yours to choose: union, prevailing wage, or open shop. Prevailing wage rates for public work in New York State come from the Department of Labor, organized by county and trade. Request a quote today, and your first estimate comes with 10% off.
We support lumber and framing contractors in Poughkeepsie and all of Dutchess County, plus nearby communities such as Hyde Park, Wappingers Falls, Beacon, LaGrange, Fishkill, and Highland. Within Poughkeepsie, we see steady work in Downtown Poughkeepsie, the Waterfront, and Arlington. Since our team works remotely, you can upload drawings from the jobsite or the office and get a Poughkeepsie lumber and framing estimate without a site visit. For projects elsewhere, the rest of New York is covered by the same team.
Yes. Remote Estimation provides lumber takeoff and framing estimating services for framing contractors, lumber yards, and general contractors in Poughkeepsie and nearby Hyde Park, Wappingers Falls, and Beacon. We cover residential, commercial, and industrial projects, including work tied to IBM and semiconductor-related facilities.
Yes. We quantify 2x6 and advanced-framed walls, insulated headers, and longer fasteners for exterior insulation, matching the Poughkeepsie wall assemblies on your drawings.
Yes. We quantify joist sistering, rot repair, new headers and beams, and addition framing separately for these renovations.
Yes. We can apply union, prevailing-wage, or open-shop rates to your Poughkeepsie lumber and framing estimate. On public work in New York, rates come from the State Department of Labor's prevailing wage schedules, and some privately built projects with significant public funding now fall under them too.
