PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR FINISH-TRADE CONTRACTORS
Accurate Takeoffs, Scoped for Your Next Bid.
Takeoffs, consulting and estimating tools for finish-trade contractors who won’t settle for a generalist takeoff. We cover Division 09 finishes, masonry and millwork — including public works and prevailing-wage bids.
YEARS IN THE TRADES
Construction Management degree, 35+ years in the trades — not an overseas takeoff mill.
U.S.-BASED, REMOTE NATIONWIDE
Remote and based here in California, not an overseas takeoff mill, working with finish-trade contractors nationwide.
A remote team, so yours doesn’t have to be
Digital takeoffs eat hours a project manager should be spending on the job, not the plan set. We work remotely as your estimating desk, full document review, quantities traced and flagged with an RFI before a gap becomes a change order, so your PMs stay on the project, not in a takeoff.
We also consult on the business side: back-office pricing structure and certified payroll setup, so your bids are priced by a real burdened-labor model, not by feel.
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Division 09 — Finishes
- Painting, ceramic and porcelain tile, hardwood and resilient flooring.
- Waste, prep and substrate accounted for line by line, our most-requested division.
Division 04 — Masonry
- Brick, block and stone veneer, tuckpointing and repair on both new construction and restoration work.
- Coursing, flashing and control joints checked against spec before the crew ever sets a unit.
Division 06 — Millwork
- Custom trim, cabinetry and door and hardware packages, shop-drawn and field-fit.
- Quantities broken out by profile and species, so material orders match what actually gets installed.
Why choose us
Results Built on Reliability
Every takeoff follows the same documented process, so quantities are consistent whether it’s a $50K remodel or a public works bid — no surprises when the numbers get checked.
READ MOREMeasurable Influence
Scoped bids come with a clear breakdown of quantities and costs by division, so you can see exactly where the numbers came from — and win more bids with confidence.
READ MOREquality management
Certification for Quality Management
Estimates built to a documented process, so every takeoff gets the same level of scrutiny regardless of who’s on the desk that week.
Backed by a Construction Management degree and 35+ years in the trades, not a checklist someone learned from a manual.
Meet the team
Two people, one focused on the numbers and one who’s spent decades on the tools, so every takeoff gets checked from both angles.
Jeff
Owner and lead estimator. Construction Management degree, plus 35+ years in the trades – runs every takeoff himself before it goes out the door.
Field Estimator
Decades on the tools in the field before moving into estimating – checks every quantity against how it actually gets built.
Latest News
Notes from the field, on takeoffs, bidding and the finish-trade details that make or break a schedule.
Documenting Scope Creep Before It Costs You the Job
What “Certified-Payroll-Ready” Actually Means
What our clients say about us
“JVI Design has been doing my estimates and proposals since 2017. It’s increased my productivity tenfold.” – Jesus Martinez, West Coast Floor Company
“JVI catches every wall and every coat before we ever pick up a brush. Bids that used to take us a day now take an hour, and they’re tighter than what we used to turn in ourselves.” – Green Valley Painting
“Overall, JVI reads a plan set better than most of our own guys. Waste factors, transitions, layout – it’s all worked out before material ever gets ordered. Nobody else has touched our tile bids since.” – Jesse Jones, Tile Sonora