Duncan Cartlidge Online

What is taking off quantities in quantity surveying? Taking off quantities from drawings involves a quantity surveyor recording the quantities and descriptions of all the items of labour and materials required for a construction project on dimension paper, as the first step in preparing a bill of quantities or schedule of rates.  Best practice for taking off quantities is contained in the New Rules of Measurement: Detailed measurement for building works (NRM2), compiled and published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, (RICS).  Drawings and take off paper have been largely replaced by computer software packages even so the basic taking off skills are still required if you wish to know how to produce a construction take off. Duncan Cartlidge Online contains a series of quantity take off video tutorials covering a wide range of trades including taking off quantities for civil engineering work and can be accessed at www.duncancartlidgeonline.com