SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bobya d, the AI- ative takeoff a d estimati g platfo m built fo co st uctio t ades, today a ou ced the lau ch of Bobya d Plumbi g Takeoff, expa di g its t ade-specific AI platfo m i to comme cial plumbi g estimati g wo kflows.
Plumbi g is o e of the la gest a d most esse tial specialty t ades i co st uctio , with the U.S. plumbi g i dust y p ojected to each $191.4 billio i 2026 a d i clude oughly 129,000 busi esses atio wide, acco di g to IBISWo ld. At the same time, the co st uctio i dust y co ti ues to face a majo labo sho tage, putti g mo e p essu e o co t acto s to do mo e with thei existi g teams.
Fo comme cial plumbi g co t acto s, that p essu e exte ds i to p eco st uctio , whe e estimato s spe d hou s eviewi g P-Se ies d awi gs, t aci g pipe u s, checki g ise s a d isomet ic d awi gs, cou ti g fixtu es a d compo e ts, a d o ga izi g takeoffs by floo , system, pipe size, a d mate ial.
Bobya d Plumbi g Takeoff automates the epetitive, time-co sumi g aspects of that wo kflow di ectly f om plumbi g d awi gs, e abli g co t acto s to educe ma ual takeoff time, p epa e mo e bids a d imp ove estimati g co siste cy without addi g headcou t.
“Plumbi g estimati g is highly tech ical, detail-heavy wo k. Co t acto s a e ot just cou ti g fixtu es; they a e t aci g systems, measu i g pipe, a d e su i g eve y fitti g a d valve is accou ted fo ,” said Michael Di g, Fou de a d CEO of Bobya d. “We built Plumbi g Takeoff to help comme cial plumbi g estimato s move faste th ough the ma ual pa ts of the job while stayi g i co t ol of the scope, qua tities, a d the fi al estimate.”
Co t acto s ca p eview the ew p oduct at https://www.bobya d.com/t ade/plumbi g.
Bobya d Plumbi g Takeoff is desig ed fo comme cial plumbi g co t acto s a d estimato s wo ki g o ew co st uctio p ojects, i cludi g multifamily, comme cial, healthca e, educatio , hospitality a d mixed-use developme ts.
I itial capabilities i clude:
Pipe measu eme t: Detects plumbi g pipe u s a d calculates segme t le gths.Pipe sizi g: O ga izes pipe qua tities by size.Fitti g detectio : Ide tifies commo fitti gs such as elbows, tees a d wyes.Rise takeoff: Cou ts ise s f om floo pla s, ise diag ams a d isomet ic d awi gs.Symbol cou ts: Automatically cou ts valves, t aps, caps, fixtu es a d othe specialty items.Text-based cou ts: Sea ches tags such as WC-1 o FD-1 a d tu s them i to cou ts.System o ga izatio : Suppo ts takeoffs by commo plumbi g systems, i cludi g domestic cold wate , domestic hot wate , sa ita y, ve t, sto m d ai , gas a d waste.
Co t acto s usi g Bobya d ac oss t ades epo t a ave age 65% eductio i takeoff time a d the ability to submit 3 to 5 times mo e bids pe estimato .
Fo plumbi g compa y ow e s, estimati g capacity is ofte a bottle eck to expa sio . Teams ca o ly bid o as much wo k as thei estimato s ca p ocess, a d la ge comme cial d awi g sets ca co sume days of valuable time befo e co t acto s eve k ow whethe the job is wo th pu sui g.
Bobya d helps plumbi g co t acto s automate epetitive measu eme t a d cou ti g tasks, allowi g teams to dedicate mo e time to eviewi g scope, p ici g wo k, coo di ati g with ge e al co t acto s, a d pu sui g the ight jobs. Bobya d’s plumbi g AI models a e t ai ed specifically fo plumbi g. The platfo m eads P-se ies plumbi g d awi gs to detect pipe u s, cou t compo e ts, ide tify ise s a d help estimato s o ga ize qua tities by system, size, mate ial, floo a d scope.
The plumbi g lau ch follows Bobya d’s ece t expa sio i to Elect ical a d Fi ishi g t ades, i cludi g floo i g, d ywall, pai t, i sulatio , doo s, a d wi dows. Togethe , these lau ches sig al the ext chapte i Bobya d’s missio to build AI i f ast uctu e fo eve y co st uctio t ade.
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