Material Takeoffs

[kristy3983]

I have never really used the material takeoff list function on Chief but have a client that was looking to get numbers for siding. I have a 4" wood lap siding as well as a 12" board and batten. When I generated the material list, all it showed was the 4" wood lap siding. I opened a wall that had the board and batten, went down to the component tab, and the ID says siding, the size says 4", and the description says lap siding. Is there a way to change this so when I run the materials list it will separate the two? Thanks.

 

 

[Kbird1]

On 8/10/2021 at 6:35 PM, kristy3983 said:

I opened a wall that had the board and batten, went down to the component tab, and the ID says siding, the size says 4", and the description says lap siding. Is there a way to change this so when I run the materials list it will separate the two? Thanks.

 

Yes , don't use the Paint Can Tool on Exterior Walls     instead make two different Wall Definitions and apply them as appropriate.

 

M.

[glennw]

Yes, as stated by Mick, if you use the Material Painter tools to paint ANY walls (if that is what you did), the materials are not included in the Materials List.