A Countersheet overhead door takeoff lists every coiling door, coiling grille, counter door and sectional door in your bid set by opening size, type, operation, fire rating and wall, with the operator, controls, sensors and fire release counted as separate lines. Power, the fire alarm connection and the jamb steel are noted for the trades that carry them. You get a report, a workbook, a CSV and marked sheets within 48 hours of complete documents.
What a Countersheet overhead door takeoff includes
One row per door:
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Mark and location | Door mark, room, wall, sheet |
| Size | Opening width and height, and the source: schedule, written dimension or scaled |
| Type | Coiling door, coiling grille, counter door or sectional door; track type on sectional doors |
| Operation | Push-up, chain, crank or motor |
| Rating | Fire rating, and the release device on rated doors |
| Build | Insulation, windows, curtain or panel material, spring cycle life where the spec sets it |
| Wind | Design pressure from the structural notes, and the product approval basis where required |
| Operator | Operator, wall control station, sensors and interlocks, each its own line |
| By others | Jamb and head steel, power and disconnect, fire alarm connection |
| Clearance | Headroom, side room and backroom checked, or a question |
Every motor-operated door carries at least four lines: door, operator, controls and sensors.
How we count it
- Read the spec. 08 33 23 coiling doors, 08 33 26 grilles, 08 33 13 counter doors, 08 36 13 sectional doors: operation, cycle rating, wind load, fire rating and release, controls, sensors, insulation and track. Divisions 26 and 28 say who powers and wires the doors.
- Check the scale of every sheet we measure against its own written dimensions.
- First count: the schedule. The overhead door schedule when the set has one, or the overhead rows of the door schedule.
- Second count, by a different method. Every overhead door drawn on the exterior elevations and shown on the plans, counted without the schedule. Every difference is explained.
- Sizes with their source. Schedule first, then a written dimension, then the scaled drawing.
- Options per door from the spec and the schedule, and the wind design pressure from the structural general notes.
- Clearances. Headroom, side room and backroom against the building sections and the RCP, using the specified manufacturer's published data. A door that may not fit becomes a question for the GC.
What estimators often miss on overhead door bids
- The operator without its controls and sensors. Motor operators are built to UL 325 and need non-contact sensors in the opening. The wall control station, the sensors and any interlock with the fire alarm or access control are separate lines.
- Manual doors built for a motor. One VA spec requires coiling doors over 80 sq ft shown as manual to be built for a future motor, and pull-down straps on doors over 7 ft.
- Fire release on rated doors. Fire-rated coiling doors close automatically, through fusible links or a release device tied to the fire alarm, with a governor to control the descent. The release devices are in Division 08; the alarm connection is often Division 28. We count both and note who wires them.
- Spring cycle life. Sectional door specs choose it. One manufacturer's guide spec offers 10,000 to 100,000 cycles, and another's standard is 10,000. High-cycle springs change the price.
- Wind load and product approval. Exterior doors are designed to the project's wind pressures in the structural notes. In Florida, exterior and garage doors need product approval, and in Miami-Dade and Broward the approvals are product-specific notices that expire. The approval drives price and lead time.
- Headroom, side room and backroom. By one manufacturer's data, a standard-lift sectional door with torsion springs needs about 12" above the opening; by another's, a vertical-lift door needs about twice the door height plus 9". Backroom grows when an operator is added. Ductwork, sprinkler mains and lights above the opening can block a door the plan shows fitting.
- Jamb and head steel. Guides mount to steel jambs or masonry, and the framing is often Division 05. We list who the documents name.
- Doors on elevations only. A door drawn on an elevation can be missing from the schedule. The second count catches it.
What you get
- The report (PDF): totals, the overhead door schedule with sources, inclusions and exclusions, questions for the GC, the field-verify list and the quality check that shows both counts.
- The workbook (Excel): every door with its option lines, field-measure columns and totals as live formulas.
- A CSV of the door schedule.
- The marked sheets (PDF): every overhead door marked on the plans and elevations, ready for Bluebeam or Acrobat.
- Scope language to paste into your proposal, including the power, alarm and steel exclusions.
Overhead door dealers price per door from its size and options, then add the operator, controls, sensors and installation. Each is its own line, so a quote request can come straight from the workbook.
Price and turnaround
Per trade, by the pages we work from: drawing sheets plus the trade's spec pages.
| Pages | Fee |
|---|---|
| Under 5 | $139 |
| 5 to 9 | $179 |
| 10 to 24 | $279 |
| 25 to 39 | $349 |
| 40 or more | Quoted |
Your first takeoff is free: one trade, a set under 25 pages. Plans run $449 a month for 3 takeoffs, $799 for 6 and $1,499 for 12 (pricing). We confirm the fee by email before work starts; you pay by card or bank through Stripe. The package is back 48 hours from complete documents, faster on request when we can, and revisions are free until bid day, plus one addendum. Send the bid set.
What's not included
- Personnel doors, frames and hardware, which are their own door and frame takeoff.
- Jamb and head steel (often Division 05), and bollards and guards (Division 05 or 32).
- Power, conduit and the disconnect (Division 26), and the fire alarm connection (Division 28).
- Wind-load engineering and checking product approvals. We list the design pressure and the approval basis the documents give.
- Code-compliance review. Possible code issues go to the GC as questions.
- Site visits. In renovations, rough openings, headroom, side room and obstructions go on the field-verify list.
Frequently asked questions
What does an overhead door takeoff include besides the doors?
Each door's operator, wall controls, sensors and interlocks as separate lines, plus insulation, windows, spring cycle life, fire release devices on rated doors and the wind design pressure. Power, the fire alarm connection and the jamb steel are listed with the trade the documents assign them to.
Do you check whether each door fits?
Yes, against the drawings. We compare headroom, side room and backroom from the specified manufacturer's published data with the building sections and the RCP. A door that may not fit, or a duct or pipe in the way, goes to the GC as a question.
How do you handle fire-rated coiling doors?
Each rated door carries its rating and its automatic closing hardware: fusible links or a release device tied to the fire alarm. We count the release devices and alarm connections and note who wires them, usually the fire alarm contractor under Division 28.
Can I get overhead doors and doors and frames on one request?
Yes. Pick both trades on the request. Each is its own takeoff priced by its own pages, and they come back together.
Do you cover Florida product approvals for overhead doors?
We list the wind design pressure from the structural notes and the approval basis the spec or schedule names for each exterior door. We do not check or certify approvals; the selected product's approval decides, and missing information goes to the GC as a question.