Buying guide
How to choose waterproofing estimating software (2026 guide)
Brand-specific worksheets, real company rates, and margin-based pricing — what actually separates estimating software that works from a prettier spreadsheet.
· 8 min read
Resources
The Division 7 Estimating blog
Practical writing on waterproofing estimating, takeoffs, and running envelope projects — from people who price this work for a living.
Latest articles
Takeoffs
The below-grade takeoff checklist: 12 items estimators miss
Terminations, penetrations, protection board, waterstop — the quantities that quietly eat your margin when they don't make it into the takeoff.
· 7 min read
Estimating
Estimating deck coating systems: coverage, waste & labor
Why the data sheet coverage rate is a starting point, not an answer — and how packaging, substrate, and crew production change your real cost per square foot.
· 9 min read
Project management
Building a schedule of values that gets you paid
How waterproofing subs should break out SOV lines, treat mobilization honestly, and keep billing tied to the estimate the job was won on.
· 6 min read
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