PAGE 1 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE GETTING STARTED This Program does NOT make allowances for :shortages ,breakage,shrinkage ,rooms being out of square,roll goods not having square ends, narrow widths ,such as manufacturing tolerances,inaccurate measurements, inaccurate computer input,human error of any kind or hardware malfunction or hardware incompatibility Pattern match allows 1 match for every other seam per room ,1 match for each piece used from 1 room to another. Patterm match is for length only and does not deal with width. If additional allowances are desired, you may enter (for example) 19 or 20 inches for a 18 inch pattern match. 12 by 12 for a room that is 11 ft 10 inches by 11 ft 10 inches IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU READ ALL PAGES AND TRY SOME EXAMPLES OF YOUR OWN TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY THIS PROGRAM WORKS AND HANDLES DIFFERENT THINGS TEST YOUR RESULTS Page 2 Step 1 Measure the areas you want covered length and width (and ceiling height if you are covering walls) If you are using floor covering be sure to measure into doorways Measure doors and windows. Note if they are on outside walls or inside. Count how many of each size. If you are using carpet Measure your stairs,width,tread length and rizer height. Count your rizers. do this for each set of stairs Measure the width of material for floor covering or wall paper Measure the length of material if dry wall paneling parquet floor tile ceramic tile ceiling tile blocks or bricks NOTE For ceramic concrete blocks or bricks include grout thickness or center to center of finished product including 1 grout thickness Now you are ready to enter in computer files for Takeoff NOTE ENTER 1 TAKEOFF FOR EACH PATTERN AND COLOR Page 3 NOTE for L shaped rooms _______________________24 ft______________________________ | * | | For this example enter as two rooms | | 12 by 13 * and 12 by 7 | | * 7 ft | * | | * | 13 ft * | | *__________12 ft_____________| | | | | also enter 1 door 7 ft wide by ceiling | | height as inside door. even if you are | | not covering walls this will deduct | | 14 ft from your base board or cove base | | | 6 ft |__________12 ft____________| Page 4 Step 2 Place Takeoff diskette in your computer in drive that has M.S. DOS (2.0 or later ) at the DOS prompt A> type in TAKEOFF and wait for program to be loaded. After COPYRIGHT NOTICES appears and you read screen press enter and you will be prompted to ENTER DRIVE FOR DATA FILES ? FOR 1 DISK DRIVE ENTER A : FOR 2 DISK DRIVE ENTER B FOR FIXED HARD DISK ENTER C APROX LIMIT FOR 1 DISK DRIVE IS 75 TO 80 ROOMS FOR MATERIAL TYPE 1 AND 2 SENCE THE PROGRAMS USE MOST OF THE SPACE ON A 360 KB DISK APROX LIMIT FOR 2 DISK DRIVE USING 360 KB DISKETTE FOR MATERIAL TYPE 1 OR 2 IS 10 TAKEOFFS WITH 250 ROOMS EACH MATERIAL TYPES OTHER THAN 1 AND 2 USE LESS SPACE ON YOUR DISK OR DISKETTE FIXED OR HARD DISK IS LIMITED BY THE SIZE AND CAN HOLD MORE IF YOU ARE USING A HARD DISK IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MAKE A DIRECTORY ON YOUR HARD DISK BY TYPING IN AT THE PROMPT C>MD\TAKEOFF THEN PRESS ENTER NEXT TYPE IN C>CD\TAKEOFF THEN COPY PROGRAM DISKETTE FROM DRIVE A TO C BY TYPING A: THEN AT PROMPT A>COPY *.* C: AFTER ALL FILES ARE COPIED STORE THE PROGRAM DISK IN A SAFE PLACE TYPE IN C: THEN AT PROMPT C>TAKEOFF press enter to continue Page 5 Step 3 Enter material type and sizes NOTE (added 10/86 + or - in file number will scan existing files) Now you must enter file number for your take off.and press enter or F9 to review what is already in file. if none are on the disk you have selected enter 1 and start entering the information requested by prompt and press enter. when you get to ENTER OPTION you may enter 5 to go back and make changes Step 4 Enter room sizes When you get to ENTER OPTION you may enter 1 and press enter and go to room size menu If room sizes are already in file they will be displayed 16 at a time Enter A to add if some room sizes are already in file Enter C and press enter to change them Enter + in length ft. field to repeat size of previous room Press F6 or ESC in length ft. field to end changes press F6 or ESC to return to material type menu Enter D and press enter to delete them X is delete code Enter N and press enter to display the next 16 rooms If in file Enter P and press enter to display the previous 16 Page 6 NOTE X in delete code in room,door,window & stairs does not remove the record it just de-activates it Step 5 enter doors window and stairs From ENTER OPTION on material type menu Enter 2 and press enter to enter or edit doors Enter 3 and press enter for windows Enter 4 and press enter from stairs For all of these the procedure is much the same as Page 4 Step 4 NOTE for doors and windows At prompt OUTSIDE ? Doors are assumed to be outside unless Y is entered Windows are assumed to be outside unless N is entered X deactivates record On both doors and windows inside means it is connected to another room you have entered for your Takeoff Allowances are made 1 time for outside 2 times for inside Base board or cove base is only deducted for doors So if you have a window that goes all the way to the floor and you dont want to include base for it enter it as a door NOTE see page 6 for other information about doors windows and stairs Page 7 NOTES When your information is processed Stairs are ignored if material type is NOT 1 or 2 CAUTION if you have entered stairs and process your takeoff for carpet and change material width to process for wall paper in the same areas you must enter 0 in number of stairs or you will end up with enough wall paper to cover your stairs Windows are ignored if you have not entered Y to WALLS Prompt in areas covered If you have entered Y to prompt ARE ALL WALLS THE SAME HEIGHT ?,then ALL ceiling heights in ALL rooms are assumed to be the same as room 1 north wall Doors windows and stairs are ignored if material type 8 is entered If you want to pour a slab enter material type 8 and enter 1 room. EXAMPLE length = 17 feet , width = 12 feet , ceiling height = 4 inches Material type 6 ignores Y in FLOOR & Y in CEILING ONLY WALLS ARE PROCESSED If you enter material type 6 each room is assumed to be a seperate building not connected to any other room you have entered For material type 6 measure outside walls Page 8 MORE NOTES If material type 7 is entered material length,width and thickness are ignored If material type 1 or 2 is entered material length and thickness are ignored If material type 1 or 2 is entered and Y is entered to FLOOR or CEILING or both.Results will be given for north to south and west to east If material type 1 or 2 is entered and Y is entered to WALLS North to south and west to east = vertical and horizontal If material type 1 or 2 is entered and Y is entered to WALLS and Y is entered to either FLOOR or CEILING then results will be given for north to south on floor and ceiling vertical on walls west to east on floor and ceiling and vertical on walls Printed cross referance is only for material type 1 and 2 "GET FROM" AND "USED IN" Refer to room number and area EXAMPLE 1N = room 1 north wall 1F = room 1 floor 1C = room 1 ceiling If material type 3 tru 5 is entered and material length = width results will be given only 1 way Page 9 Processing your Takeoff From prompt ENTER OPTION on material type menu enter 6 and press enter after takeoff is processed results will be displayed If changes are made in material sizes or type or if you go to 1 edit rooms 2 doors 3 windows 4 stairs Changes are assumed to have been made and 6 at ENTER CHOICE will reprocess takeoff Otherwise 6 at ENTER OPTION will display results without having to re-process takeoff FILL 1 Means 1 piece no end seams FILL 2,3,4,5 or 6 means end seams may be needed The above refers to printed cross reference material type 1 & 2 ONLY NOTE (added 11/86 for material type 1 or 2 only you may enter price tax % and labor price for total pricing information at screen display) Page 10 NOTE MAXIMUM Number of room entrys that will be processed is as follows Material types 1 tru 5 FLOOR OR CEILING ONLY 250 FLOOR AND CEILING 125 FLOOR AND WALLS 50 WALLS ONLY 62 CEILING AND WALLS 50 FLOOR,WALLS AND CEILING 41 Material types 6 tru 8 250 ***********> WARNING <************* IF You have entered (for example) material type 1 with Y to FLOOR only and you have 70 room sizes entered and change Your entry to Y to WALLS only when You process or reprocess Yor takeoff only 62 rooms will be processed SO if You have made entrys for DOORS,WINDOWS and/or STAIRS and some or all of them happen to be in the 8 rooms that are not processed * *****> RESULTS WILL BE WRONG <******* Page 11 ------ LICENSE AGREEMENT ------- LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT LICENSEE SHALL BE RESPONSABLE FOR TESTING AND EVALUATING ALL RESULTS PRODUCED LICENSEE MAY MAKE AS MANY BACKUP COPIES OF PROGRAM DISKETTE AS NEEDED LICENSE IS GIVEN FOR 1 MACHINE AT 1 LOCATION ONLY AND IS NON TRANSFERABLE LICENSEE SHALL BE RESPONSABLE FOR SECURITY OF UN-AUTHORIZED COPY PROGRAM SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF PRODUCER SITE LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FOR USERS WITH LOTS OF P.C.'S Page 12 **********> LIMITED WARRANTY <************ THE PROGRAM ,DISKETTE AND REFERENCE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ,EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED ,INCLUDING ,BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MURCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU (ORIGINAL LICENSEE IS END USER) HOWEVER ,AS TO THE ORIGINAL LICENSEE ONLY ,THE PUBLISHER WARRANTS THE MAGNETIC DISKETTE ,ON WHICH THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED,TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP UNDER NORMAL USE FOR A PERIOD OF THIRITY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY TO YOU. IF DURING THE THIRITY (30) DAY PERIOD ,THE DISKETTE SHOULS BECOME DEFECTIVE ,IT MAY BE RETURNED TO PUBLISHER FOR A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE ,PROVIDED YOU HAVE SENT YOUR LIMITED WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD TO PUBLISHOR OR SEND PROOF OF YOUR LICENSE TO USE THE PROGRAM CONTAINED IN THE DISKETTE NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY ,CONTAINED IN LIMITED WARRANTY, T.E.H.'S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page 13 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE 1: THE REPLACEMENT OF ANY DISKETTE NOT MEETING T.E.H.'S LIMITED WARRANTY AND WHICH IS RETURNED TO T.E.H.INC ALONG WITH A COPY OF YOUR LICENSE OR 2: IF T.E.H.INC. IS UNABLE TO DELIVER A REPLACEMENT DISKETTE WHICH IS FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP, YOU MAY TERMINATE YOUR AGREEMENT WITH T.E.H.INC BY RETURNING THE PROGRAM AND DISKETTE AND DESTROY ALL BACKUP COPIES AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED IN NO EVENT WILL T.E.H. INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR QONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE PAGE 14 FINAL NOTE The producer of this program has made every reasonable effort to produce results that have the least "Patch work" with the least material No claims are made that results are best layout They represent only 1 possibility This program is designed for use by General contractors Sub-contractors Builders Building owners and managers Building material suppliers And do it your self people Your comments are welcome WRITE TAKEOFF OR CALL 404-945-1521 P.O.BOX 235 BUFORD,GA. 30518
