10 Minute BidsSiding takeoffs from plans
in the San Juan Islands.
Upload the plan set for a house in Friday Harbor, Eastsound, Lopez Island and Deer Harbor. We build it in 3D and measure the siding off the model, with San Juan Islands's design numbers in view. You spend about 10 minutes checking it against your plans, and it's ready to price and send.
Priced per plan setSiding bid, 3D model includedSiding takeoff, 3D model included
Launch offer: the first 100 sign-ups get their first trade bid for $10.
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Bidding siding off a set of plans? Here's the fast way. Upload the plans. Within minutes we've read every elevation and you see your price. Every wall measured in 3D: 4,628 sq ft of siding on 31 wall faces. 33 windows and doors, counted and sized. They stay in the wall area to cover the waste.
164 ft of outside corners, every gable end, trim around every opening. Every siding note on the plans, pinned on its wall. Your siding takeoff and a draft bid, ready to price and send. Plus a supplier order sheet: save it as a PDF and email it. Every piece of siding and trim. Upload your plans at 10minutebids.com
Example house · address hidden
The local numbers behind a siding bid.
What the San Juan Islands builds to, and what it means for the takeoff.
| Where | Design wind speed | Energy code climate zone |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan County (unincorporated: Orcas / Eastsound, Lopez, San Juan outside Friday Harbor, other islands) | 110 mph | 4C |
| Friday Harbor | 110 mph | 4C |
- Design wind speed: 110 mph (San Juan County (unincorporated: Orcas / Eastsound, Lopez, San Juan outside Friday Harbor, other islands)). Siding and trim are nailed to the maker's schedule for the wind speed, which sets the nail size and spacing.
- Energy code climate zone 4C: any continuous insulation on the outside of the walls moves the siding out, which changes nail length, trim widths and window and door extensions.
Sources: San Juan County (unincorporated: Orcas / Eastsound, Lopez, San Juan outside Friday Harbor, other islands): San Juan County Community Development · Friday Harbor: Town of Friday Harbor. Read 2026-09-28. Climate zones: Washington State Energy Code, Table R301.1. Every number is as the jurisdiction publishes it (its design criteria for houses, IRC Table R301.2(1)); a dash means it isn't published. Your lot can differ with elevation and exposure, so confirm it with the building department before you order.
Every wall, opening and corner, measured.
Your takeoff is built from the model, not a tape measure. Here's what it covers, with the numbers from our example house.
- Wall area by elevation, with every opening listed and sized
- Openings left in the wall area, where they cover the waste
- Outside and inside corners, in linear feet
- Starter along the bottom, flashing where roof meets wall
- A supplier order sheet to save as a PDF and email to your supplier. See a sample
Every trade in the San Juan Islands.
Add another trade to the same order: each one after the first in the same order is half price. All of San Juan Islands · Every area
Siding takeoffs in San Juan Islands
Do you do siding takeoffs for houses in Friday Harbor?
Yes. Upload the plan set for a house anywhere in the San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor, Eastsound, Lopez Island, Deer Harbor and Orcas Island), or anywhere else. Nothing has to be built yet: we measure the house on the plans.
What design numbers apply in San Juan County (unincorporated: Orcas / Eastsound, Lopez, San Juan outside Friday Harbor, other islands)?
San Juan County (unincorporated: Orcas / Eastsound, Lopez, San Juan outside Friday Harbor, other islands) publishes design wind speed: 110 mph; energy code climate zone: 4C. The design on your plans should match them, and the takeoff follows your plans. Elevation and exposure can change them for your lot, so confirm with the building department.
Does a takeoff cost more in San Juan Islands?
No. The price is the same everywhere, and you see it before you pay. The 3D model is included, and each trade after the first in the same order is half price.
Is this an exact price?
No. It's an estimate built from your plans. Plans don't show pony walls and other framing built in the field under the siding line, or walls changed during construction. Anything built differently from the drawings won't be in the bid. We recommend a site visit to confirm measurements and conditions before you sign a contract or order materials.
Have a plan set?
Send it in.
Any house in the San Juan Islands. The 3D model and the takeoff come off your own plans.