09/07/2026
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Manually working out cladding takeoffs for every new estimate? Counting boards, guessing carpentry hours, ringing painters for a rough square-metre rate, then hoping the insulation and flashing numbers stack up?
There's a faster way.
In this tutorial, we walk you through the full Cladding Takeoff Runthrough inside our Wunderbuild Detailed Builders Template, a pre-built estimating system that automatically calculates boards, carpentry labour, painting, insulation, corners, trims, and flashings across every cladding type from a simple set of takeoffs.
Axon, linear board, blue board, HardieFlex, Matrix, weatherboard, eaves and external ceilings โ all pre-built, all calculating in the background, all ready to quote.
You just do the takeoffs. The template does the rest.
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โฑ๏ธ WHAT'S COVERED
00:00 โ The problem with manual cladding takeoffs
00:39 โ Inside the cladding calculator in Wunderbuild
00:44 โ Available cladding types (Axon, linear, blue board, HardieFlex, Matrix & more)
01:02 โ Axon takeoff walkthrough
01:20 โ External & internal corners (timber vs aluminium options)
01:31 โ Window and door surrounds, trims, and H-flashings
01:52 โ Adding a linear board takeoff (with deductions)
03:07 โ External corners & starter strips
04:42 โ Costings section: how the recipes calculate in the background
05:33 โ Editing labour rates (e.g. $80/hr vs $100/hr)
07:19 โ Automatic insulation calculations behind cladding
07:39 โ Automatic painting calculations (mยฒ by cladding type)
07:53 โ Why this saves hours per estimate
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WHAT'S INSIDE THE DETAILED BUILDERS TEMPLATE
- Pre-built recipes for every major cladding type
- Automatic board, corner, trim, and flashing calculations
- Carpentry labour, install labour, and painting all included
- Insulation quantities calculated behind cladding automatically
- Timber vs aluminium options for corners and surrounds
- Live pricing maintained by our team
- Fully editable labour rates to match your business
- Order-ready material lists
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๐ฉ GET THE WUNDERBUILD DETAILED BUILDERS TEMPLATE
Ready to stop guessing and start quoting cladding in minutes?
๐ campbellsestimatingservices.com.au
๐ 0432 888 992
๐ง [email protected]
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๐ฏ WHO THIS IS FOR
Residential builders, project managers, and estimators using Wunderbuild who want to speed up cladding quotes, remove the guesswork from board, labour, and paint calculations, and protect margins on every job.
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