Built for How Residential Quantities Are Actually Measured
Residential work covers two very different realities. Volume housebuilders repeat the same house type across dozens of plots, and one-off custom homes have no repeat efficiencies to rely on. AedisPro is built to support both, structured around how residential quantities are actually measured rather than a generic takeoff workflow borrowed from commercial buildings.
Repeat-Unit Measurement for Volume Housebuilders
A housing development is rarely dozens of unique buildings. It is usually a small number of house types repeated across many plots. The real measurement work is taking off one house type fully and accurately, then applying that quantity set across every plot it is used on, adjusting only for what actually changes. That includes corner plots, handed or mirrored units, and foundation depth differences driven by varying site levels.
AedisPro's takeoff is built around that repeat-unit pattern. A house type measured once can be reused across plots, with adjustments layered on top rather than re-measuring the whole unit from scratch each time.
One-Off Custom and Self-Build Homes
Not all residential work is repeat-unit. A single custom home, commissioned by an individual homeowner, has no repeat efficiencies to lean on. Every drawing set is unique, and the full takeoff has to be done from scratch each time.
For this kind of work, the value is not reuse. It is the speed of a single complete takeoff, because a homeowner deciding between contractors is often working to a much shorter and more informal decision timeline than a developer running a multi-plot scheme.
Structured Around How Residential Quantities Are Actually Organized
Generic takeoff output is only useful if it lines up with how residential quantities need to be organized for pricing and reporting. That means grouping quantities by work section in a way that matches recognised cost planning and measurement conventions, such as NRM2 in the UK, rather than an arbitrary list of measured items.
Working With Lower Drawing Maturity at the Estimating Stage
Residential estimates are often requested from a lighter drawing set than commercial work. They usually include architectural layouts and basic structural information, without the fully coordinated services drawings a commercial multi-discipline package would include at the same stage.
AedisPro's AI-assisted takeoff is built to work with that lighter set of information rather than assuming a fully coordinated drawing package is available before measurement can start.
Measurement Built Around Residential Realities
Residential work is not one thing. It is repeat-unit housing developments and one-off custom homes, usually measured from a lighter drawing set than commercial projects. AedisPro is built around those specific realities.
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Renovation
The defining difference there is existing-conditions measurement, including strip-out and demolition quantities alongside new work and provisional sums for concealed conditions. Residential new-build does not have either of those patterns. It is measured from a clean drawing set, not an existing building.
Commercial
The defining difference is multi-discipline coordination, with structural, MEP, and facade packages measured and reconciled against each other on a fully developed drawing set. Residential work usually begins from a lighter and less coordinated set at the same project stage.
Contractors
That page covers large multi-trade projects in general, regardless of building type. This page is specifically about the measurement patterns unique to houses, including repeat units and custom one-off homes, and it applies whether the contractor is a large developer-facing builder or a smaller residential specialist.
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