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title: Takeoff Scripts
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tags: []
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up: "[[conest-processes]]"
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---
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# Takeoff Scripts
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I often refer to "ConEst takeoff scripts"
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as justification for certain of decisions,
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but they do not really exist in writing.[^1]
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[^1]: See [[conest-body-of-knowledge]]
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Scripts should be directed,
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limiting extraneous information.
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## Systems
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The structure and names of scripts
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were originally intended to match how the terms
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are generally understood in ConEst,
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such that a new estimator could be told "Do _electrical_,"
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find `electrical-takeoff.md`, complete all its instructions,
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and in doing so satisfy the expectations of the estimator making the request.
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I've since come to the conclusion
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that the names of systems are ambiguously understood.
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A request that an estimator "do _electrical_"
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may or may not come with the expectation
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that any of lightning protection, slab deck budgets,
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or temporary power be completed as well.
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Because I feel I lose nothing in doing so,
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## Citations
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For the purpose of accountability,
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it is crucial that all direction has a documented origin.
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Use footnotes to reference timestamped notes.
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Do this:
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```markdown
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Even when drawings show 2 separate duplex receptacles,
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use `DW & DISPOSAL DUAL CIR - ...`,
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which includes only one receptacle.[^1]
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[^1]: [[2026-01-12_10-42-30#Unit Dishwasher/Disposal]]
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```
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not this:
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```markdown
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> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]] 2026-01-12 in reference to [[woodbrook]] (pp.)
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> Even when drawings show 2 separate duplex receptacles,
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> use `DW & DISPOSAL DUAL CIR - ...`,
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> which includes only one receptacle.
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```
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