FLOORING ESTIMATING & TAKEOFF SOFTWARE

Flooring Estimating Software Built for Faster Takeoffs

Vega uses AI to detect rooms and measure floor areas from PDF plans, then turns your material assignments into editable flooring material and labor estimates.

From room-by-room area takeoff to a priced flooring estimate — connected directly to the plan.

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B. Pantry53 sqftMudroom82 sqft1/2 Bath31 sqftOffice121 sqftKitchen193 sqftDining121 sqftLiving Room277 sqftEntry Corridor115 sqftPrimary Bed131 sqftPrimary Closet78 sqftPrimary Bath80 sqftFront Porch318 sqftBack Deck358 sqft

ROOM TAKEOFF

B. Pantry
53 sqft
Mudroom
82 sqft
1/2 Bath
31 sqft
Office
121 sqft
Kitchen
193 sqft
Dining
121 sqft
Living Room
277 sqft
Entry Corridor
115 sqft
Primary Bed
131 sqft
Primary Closet
78 sqft
Primary Bath
80 sqft
Front Porch
318 sqft
Back Deck
358 sqft
Conditioned1,282 sqft
AI-DETECTED ROOMS
Measured, you assign material
Upload the floor plan
Architectural PDF
AI detects rooms & measures area
SF + perimeter per room
Priced flooring estimate
Reviewable and editable
THE FLOORING WORKFLOW

From PDF Floor Plan to a Priced Flooring Estimate in One Workflow

STEP 01

Upload the floor plan

Start with the architectural floor plan. Vega reads the PDF and prepares the sheet for room detection — no dedicated finish plan or flooring schedule required.

STEP 02

AI detects rooms

Vega analyzes the floor plan with an AI vision reader and detects room polygons — bedrooms, baths, kitchens, living rooms, halls — placing each as an editable boundary on the takeoff canvas.

STEP 03

Measure area & perimeter

From each detected room polygon, Vega calculates the room’s floor area in square feet and its perimeter in linear feet — the two geometric inputs every flooring quantity is built on.

STEP 04

Assign flooring material

The estimator assigns the appropriate flooring material to each room — carpet, LVP, hardwood, laminate, and more — using a paint-bucket workflow directly on the plan. Material selection stays under human control.

STEP 05

Build material & labor

Reviewed room areas and material assignments feed Vega’s flooring estimator — material quantities, accessories, perimeter-based trim, and labor — priced from an editable flooring catalog.

STEP 06

Review & export

Carry the priced flooring estimate into a proposal alongside the other trades — one project, one proposal — and export to PDF, Excel, or Word.

AI detects rooms and measures area and perimeter. The estimator assigns the flooring material. Vega builds the quantities and the priced estimate — every step reviewable on the plan and editable.

AI ROOM DETECTION FROM FLOOR PLANS

Turn Floor Plans Into Measured Flooring Areas

Upload the floor plan. Vega analyzes it with an AI vision reader and detects room polygons — bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, halls, and closets. From each room boundary Vega calculates the floor area in square feet and the perimeter in linear feet — the two geometric inputs every flooring quantity is built on.

Room geometry
Room polygons detected from the floor plan
Room area (SF) calculated from each polygon
Room perimeter (LF) calculated from each polygon
Room name read where labeled
Room awareness
Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms
Halls, closets, and utility rooms
Room-by-room takeoff retained through the estimate
Unassigned rooms flagged for review
What Vega measures
Floor area per room
Perimeter per room
Room count by flooring type
Total flooring area across the plan

AI detects rooms and measures floor area and perimeter. The estimator assigns the flooring material to each room — Vega does not automatically identify flooring types.

ASSIGN THE RIGHT MATERIAL TO EVERY ROOM

Build the Takeoff Room by Room

Detected rooms remain visible on the plan. The estimator assigns the appropriate flooring material to each room using a paint-bucket workflow — pick a material, click rooms, and the material and accessory quantities follow. The estimator stays in control of material selection.

CARPET

Carpet

Flooring SF, pad, tack strip, transitions, and labor — priced per square foot.

LVP

LVP / LVT

Planks, underlayment, moisture barrier, adhesive, transitions, quarter round, and labor.

LAM

Laminate

Planks, underlayment, vapor barrier, transitions, quarter round, adhesive, and labor.

ENG HW

Engineered Hardwood

Planks, underlayment, adhesive or fasteners, baseboard, transitions, and labor.

SOLID HW

Solid Hardwood

Planks, building paper, fasteners, filler, finish, nosing, baseboard, and labor.

COMM

Commercial types

VCT, rubber flooring, polished concrete, and epoxy — for commercial flooring scopes.

Paint-bucket assignment

Pick a material, then click rooms to paint it on
Change a room’s material without rebuilding the takeoff
Rooms with no assignment are flagged for review
Every assignment is an estimator decision

Quantities follow the assignment

Flooring SF from the room’s measured area
Perimeter LF from the room’s boundary
Material and accessory quantities by type
Labor by material type and measured area

Vega detects rooms and measures their geometry. The estimator assigns the flooring material — keeping material selection under human control. Tile estimating is handled through Vega\u2019s dedicated Tile trade.

GO BEYOND SQUARE FOOTAGE

Turn Measured Room Areas Into Flooring and Accessory Quantities

The takeoff goes beyond floor area. After material assignment, Vega calculates applicable quantities for the supported flooring system — underlayment, pad, adhesives, fasteners, moisture barrier, and perimeter-based trim — based on the material assigned to each room.

Flooring SF

Room floor area drives the material quantity for the assigned flooring type.

Perimeter LF

Room perimeter drives base, transition, quarter round, and tack strip quantities.

Underlayment & pad

Underlayment for laminate, LVP, and hardwood; pad for carpet — calculated from floor SF.

Moisture & vapor barrier

Vapor barrier over concrete subfloors for laminate and LVP — calculated from floor SF.

Adhesives & fasteners

Coverage-based adhesive for glue-down installations; fasteners for nail/staple-down hardwood.

Baseboard & quarter round

Perimeter-based trim quantities derived from room geometry — not detected as plan symbols.

Quantities are calculated from measured room geometry and the assigned flooring type. Vega does not calculate carton quantities, roll quantities, or waste-adjusted quantities.

USE ROOM GEOMETRY FOR PERIMETER-BASED QUANTITIES

Calculate Base and Transition Quantities From Room Perimeter

Vega uses each room\u2019s perimeter to calculate applicable trim and transition quantities. These quantities are derived from room geometry — they are not detected as symbols from the drawing.

Derived from room perimeter

Baseboard
Quarter round / shoe molding
Transition strips (T-mold, reducer, threshold)
Tack strip (carpet)
Stair nosing (hardwood)

How it works

Room perimeter is measured from the detected polygon
Trim quantities are calculated from that perimeter
Quantities are editable before pricing
Not detected as symbols from the drawing

Base and transition quantities are derived from room geometry. Vega does not detect base or transition symbols on the plan.

REVIEW ON THE PLAN

Review the Flooring Takeoff Directly on the Plan

Detected room polygons appear over the plan underlay. Room names remain visible, material assignments are shown visually, unassigned rooms can be identified, and room boundaries can be corrected. Review and edit flooring takeoffs directly on the plan — every room is visible and every assignment is yours to set.

See rooms on the plan

Detected room polygons are placed over the plan image at their detected positions, so you can visually review the AI-generated room boundaries instead of trusting a black-box number.

Edit room boundaries

Every detected room polygon is editable. Correct a boundary the AI drew wrong, split a room it merged, or adjust a wall the reader missed — the area and perimeter recompute immediately.

Assign & change materials

Pick a flooring material and paint it onto rooms directly on the plan. Change a room’s material without rebuilding the takeoff — the quantities follow the assignment.

Spot unassigned rooms

Rooms with no flooring assignment are flagged so nothing slips through. Every room is visible, every area is accounted for, and every assignment is yours to set.

Edit any price or quantity

Material prices, labor rates, coverage assumptions, and prep toggles are all editable. Changes cascade through every total; clearing overrides restores the defaults.

Include, exclude, or add lines

Remove a line you do not want to bid, add a custom item for a specialty accessory, and adjust the final estimate — the AI starts the takeoff, you stay in control.

Flooring BreakdownILLUSTRATIVE

Rooms

—

Detected from plan

Floor area

—

SF per room

Perimeter

—

LF per room

ITEMQTYUNIT
LVP planks (living room)
—SF
Carpet + pad (bedrooms)
—SF
Hardwood planks (kitchen)
—SF
Underlayment
—SF
Baseboard
—LF
Transition strips
—LF
Tack strip
—LF
Labor (by material type)
—SF
Every line editable \u2014 overrides saved, defaults preserved

Illustrative breakdown \u2014 quantities and prices shown as placeholders, not actual Vega output.

FLOOR PREPARATION

Account for Floor Preparation When the Job Needs It

Floor preparation is user-controlled. Add floor-prep scope where the job requires it — self-leveling, existing flooring removal, subfloor patching, moisture barrier, and more. Vega does not automatically detect floor-prep conditions from the plans.

Self-leveling compound
Prep / leveling labor
Existing flooring removal (carpet, laminate, tile, hardwood)
Subfloor patching
Plywood underlayment
Moisture barrier
Moisture mitigation
Crack repair
Grinding / surface prep

Floor-prep items are user-controlled estimate lines. Vega does not automatically detect subfloor conditions, moisture, or existing flooring from the plans.

ESTIMATE DIFFERENT FLOORING SYSTEMS

Estimate Different Flooring Systems From the Same Plan

Each flooring system carries its own material, accessory, and labor quantities. Assign the material to each room and Vega builds the quantities for that system — all from the same room-based workflow.

Carpet

Flooring SF
Pad
Tack strip
Transitions
Labor

LVP / LVT

Flooring SF
Underlayment
Moisture barrier
Adhesive (glue-down)
Transitions
Quarter round
Labor

Hardwood

Solid & engineered
Underlayment
Adhesive / fasteners
Baseboard
Transitions
Selected nosing
Labor

Quantities are calculated from measured room geometry and the assigned flooring type. Vega does not calculate carton quantities, roll quantities, or waste-adjusted quantities.

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

Support Residential and Commercial Flooring Estimates

Residential flooring is the strongest workflow. Current commercial flooring types also include VCT, rubber flooring, polished concrete, and epoxy — estimated from the same room-based workflow. Estimate common residential flooring systems and selected commercial flooring types from the same room-based workflow.

VCT
Rubber flooring
Polished concrete
Epoxy coating

Commercial flooring types are supported as installed per-SF lines. Vega does not provide manufacturer specifications, commercial finish schedule extraction, product-grade selection, or healthcare flooring specification compliance.

TAKEOFF TO ESTIMATE

From Floor Plan to Priced Flooring Estimate

Reviewed room areas and material assignments feed Vega\u2019s flooring estimator. Build priced estimates using Vega\u2019s flooring catalog — covering material, accessories, perimeter-based trim, floor prep, and labor — with editable material and labor pricing.

Flooring material

Carpet, LVP, laminate, engineered and solid hardwood — priced per SF from the assigned material

Underlayment & pad

Underlayment, pad, and vapor barrier — calculated from floor SF based on the flooring type

Base & transitions

Baseboard, quarter round, transition strips, tack strip, nosing — derived from room perimeter LF

Adhesives & fasteners

Coverage-based adhesive for glue-down; fasteners for nail/staple-down — calculated from floor SF

Floor prep

Self-leveler, removal, patching, moisture barrier, grinding — user-controlled estimate items where needed

Labor

Per-type install labor priced per SF with editable union / non-union labor multipliers

Markup & overhead

Contingency and GC overhead — editable per estimate, applied to the running subtotal

Flooring catalog covering material, accessories, perimeter-based trim, floor prep, and labor. Material and labor pricing is editable per estimate. Quantities are calculated from measured room geometry and the assigned flooring type.

LABOR & PRICING

Build Labor Into the Flooring Estimate

Vega generates flooring labor estimates by material type and measured area. Labor is priced per square foot with editable union and non-union labor multipliers. Material and labor pricing remain editable — so the final number is yours.

Editable material pricing

Override any material, accessory, or trim price — the material total and line provenance follow.

Editable labor

Adjust per-type labor rates and the union / non-union labor multiplier — the labor total recomputes with every change.

Editable coverage assumptions

Change coverage yields for adhesives, fasteners, and underlayment — the quantities follow.

Control floor prep

Toggle prep items on or off where the job requires it — self-leveler, removal, patching, moisture, grinding.

Custom estimate lines

Add a custom item for a specialty accessory that is not in the catalog, and price it yourself.

Include / exclude & markup

Remove a line you do not want to bid, and adjust contingency and GC overhead per estimate.

Build priced flooring estimates with editable material and labor costs. Pricing is editable to match your actuals. Vega does not provide local, regional, real-time, or supplier-backed pricing.

AI MEASURES THE ROOMS. YOU CONTROL THE FLOORING.

AI Measures the Rooms. You Control the Flooring.

AI detects rooms and measures floor area and perimeter. The estimator assigns the flooring material and controls the pricing. Every quantity, price, and line is editable — and the final estimate is yours.

AI DOES

Detects rooms & measures

Detects room polygons from the floor plan
Measures room area in square feet
Measures room perimeter in linear feet
Reads room names where labeled
Flags unassigned rooms for review
Places every room on the plan for you to check

YOU CONTROL

Assign materials & price

Assign the flooring material to each room
Change a room’s material without rebuilding
Edit room boundaries when the AI is wrong
Toggle floor-prep scope where the job needs it
Edit material prices, labor rates, and coverage
Include, exclude, or add custom estimate lines

The estimator remains responsible for the material choice. Vega does not automatically identify flooring types, read finish schedules, or infer materials from room names.

WHO IT'S FOR

Built for the People Who Price the Flooring

FLOORING SUBCONTRACTORS & CONTRACTORS

From the plan to a flooring bid

Focus on the room areas, the material assignments, and the trim quantities — and carry it into a trade-specific bid without rebuilding the takeoff from scratch.

AI room detection from the floor plan
Material assignment on the plan
Priced flooring catalog

GENERAL CONTRACTORS & ESTIMATORS

Carry flooring alongside the other trades

Estimate flooring alongside framing, drywall, electrical, and plumbing — one project, one proposal — instead of rebuilding each scope in a separate tool.

Multi-trade estimate in one workflow
One proposal from many trades
Reviewable, editable results

Built for residential flooring estimating and adaptable to many multifamily and commercial takeoff workflows. Vega does not perform manufacturer-level pricing, finish schedule extraction, or waste calculation.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is flooring estimating software?

Flooring estimating software helps contractors turn construction plans into flooring quantities — room-by-room floor area, perimeter-based trim, and material quantities by flooring type — and then into material and labor pricing and a reviewable estimate. Vega is built around that workflow for flooring contractors, subcontractors, and estimators.

Can Vega perform flooring takeoffs from PDF plans?

Yes. Upload a PDF floor plan and Vega analyzes it with an AI vision reader, detecting room polygons and measuring each room’s floor area and perimeter. You review the rooms on the plan, assign the flooring material to each room, and carry the reviewed quantities into a priced estimate.

Does Vega automatically measure flooring area?

Yes. Vega uses AI to detect rooms from the floor plan and measures each room’s floor area in square feet and its perimeter in linear feet directly from the detected room polygon. The area and perimeter are the geometric inputs every flooring quantity is built on.

Does Vega automatically identify flooring materials?

No. Vega uses AI to detect and measure rooms. The estimator then assigns the appropriate flooring material to each room, keeping material selection under human control. Vega does not automatically identify flooring types, read finish schedules, or infer materials from room names — the material assignment is an estimator decision made directly on the plan.

How do I assign flooring types to rooms?

Vega uses a paint-bucket workflow on the takeoff canvas. Pick a flooring material — carpet, LVP, hardwood, laminate, and more — and click rooms to assign it. Change a room’s material at any time without rebuilding the takeoff; the material and accessory quantities follow the assignment. Rooms with no assignment are flagged so nothing is missed.

Can Vega estimate carpet, LVP, and hardwood?

Yes. Vega estimates carpet (with pad, tack strip, and transitions), LVP and LVT (with underlayment, moisture barrier, adhesive, and quarter round), laminate, engineered hardwood, and solid hardwood — each with its own material, accessory, and labor quantities. Commercial flooring types including VCT, rubber flooring, polished concrete, and epoxy are also supported.

Can Vega calculate base and transition quantities?

Yes. Vega calculates baseboard, quarter round, transition strips, tack strip, and selected nosing quantities from each room’s perimeter. These quantities are derived from room geometry — they are not detected as symbols from the drawing. The perimeter is measured from the detected room polygon, and the trim quantities follow.

Can I edit the flooring takeoff?

Yes. Every detected room polygon is placed over the plan and is fully editable — correct boundaries, split rooms, or adjust walls. You can assign and change flooring materials, edit material and labor prices, change coverage assumptions, toggle floor-prep scope, add custom lines, include or exclude estimate lines, and adjust markup. The AI starts the takeoff; you stay in control of the final numbers.

Can Vega estimate flooring labor and materials?

Yes. Reviewed room areas and material assignments feed Vega’s flooring estimator, which prices material, accessories, perimeter-based trim, floor prep, and labor from an editable flooring catalog. Material and labor pricing is editable, and the estimate carries editable union and non-union labor multipliers. The result is a priced flooring estimate you can edit and carry into a proposal.

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