How to Do Painting Takeoffs in Houzz Pro | Full Tutorial for Painters, Builders & Remodelers

Learn how to complete a full painting takeoff using Houzz Pro — perfect for painters, remodelers, builders, and anyone estimating interior/exterior finishes. In this step-by-step tutorial, Ernesto walks through how to measure walls, ceilings, trim, doors, windows, and exteriors directly from digital plans.

You’ll also learn how to:
✔ Build painting assemblies that automatically calculate paint, & labor
✔ Use Automate for Takeoffs to speed up your workflow
✔ Organize groups for accurate, clean estimates
✔ Export your marked-up plans and turn measurements into an estimate instantly

Whether you're bidding a full home repaint or a single room refresh, Houzz Pro helps you estimate faster and more accurately — all in one place.

👉 Try Houzz Pro Takeoffs and upload your plans today.
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What You’ll Learn In This Video:

Painting takeoff fundamentals
Coverage formulas for paint
Best practices for measuring walls, ceilings & trim
How to build reusable assemblies
How to connect takeoffs → estimates
Speed tips using Automate for Takeoffs & Symbol Recognition







00:00, Intro: What we’re covering
00:45, Project setup & takeoff group structure
01:22, Measuring walls using the Length Tool
03:01, Measuring ceilings
04:15, Measuring trim using Length Tool
05:09, Doors & windows (counts or linear)
07:11, Exterior siding & Fascia/Soffit
14:08, Building a painting assembly (paint, door trim)
16:25, Automate for Takeoffs demo & Symbol Recognition
17:14, Exporting plans + turning takeoffs into an estimate
18:36, Final recap