ONE SKU TRUTH.
Normalize product, dimensions, grade, unit, bundle conversion, bin, and approved substitutes before forecasting anything.
STRATEGY / IN MOTION
SEE THE NEXT
JOB COMING.
See where building is starting, turn plans into material lists, and connect the yard to every promise made to a builder.
Explore the data ↓01 / REAL PUBLIC DATAWHERE THE WORK
WHERE THE WORK
IS STARTING.
Explore new-home permit activity across Rockingham, neighboring North Carolina counties, and Southern Virginia. The heat uses located permit records; Virginia office totals without verified addresses appear as shaded areas and in the ledger below.
SEPTEMBER 2026 · CHECKED NOV 2THE VIRGINIA CORRIDORLOOK NORTH.
LOOK NORTH.
IT'S NEXT DOOR.
Henry and Pittsylvania county lines are each about 13 miles from RBS; Danville city limits are about 17. Straight-line distance to the nearest boundary.
HENRY COUNTY3reported to Census · 3 located in county payment report
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY6 est.Census estimate · no verified site locations
DANVILLE CITY1 est.Separate issuing city · no verified site location
MARTINSVILLE CITY—No September office report; no verified site location
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THE JURISDICTION LEDGEREVERY OFFICE HAS
EVERY OFFICE HAS
ITS OWN SIGNAL.
Official Census Building Permits Survey totals fill in the wider regional picture. Choose a county or office to inspect monthly one-unit authorizations. These totals are never turned into invented map pins.
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Map heat uses individual permit locations, including three Henry County records marked “Permit Issued” in a September payment report; their exact issue dates were not published. Pittsylvania and Danville Census values are estimates, shown only as office-area signals. Kernersville points sometimes represent shared project locations; one Burlington record lacks a verified point. Census office totals cannot be added to mapped records. Distances are straight line from RBS, not a delivery promise.
02 / PLAN TO MATERIALSTHE PLAN
THE PLAN
BECOMES THE LIST.
Give us the drawings. We turn them into a material list you can actually work from: counted items, measured quantities, source sheets, and the questions that still need an answer.
SANITIZED COMPLETED-PROJECT EXCERPTTHE RESULT FROM ONE COMPLETED ANALYSISEVERY LINE
EVERY LINE
HAS A SOURCE.
A real mixed PDF/CAD plan set became a reviewable Excel material list across architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
264Traceable material records
241Quantified lines
05Drawing disciplines
01Reviewable Excel list
Plans → measurements → sourced quantities → estimator reviewDownload five-line sample ↗
FIVE LINES FROM THE MATERIAL LISTSEE THE
SEE THE
TAKEOFF.
Concrete, reinforcing, fixtures, equipment, and life safety. Open any line to see the drawing reference and how its quantity was determined.
STRUCTURAL / S-101Footing concrete4.938 CY
Four 5′ × 5′ × 16″ footings. Gross volume: 4 × 5 × 5 × 16 ÷ 324 = 4.938 cubic yards.
STRUCTURAL / S-101#6 footing reinforcing96 pieces
Six bars × two directions × two layers × four footings. Cut lengths remain open for review.
PLUMBING / P2.1 + P2.4Flush-valve water closets14 each
Count unique placed tags. Waste and vent repetitions are cross-checks, not additional fixtures.
MECHANICAL / M4.2 + M1.1Packaged rooftop unit1 each
Roof placement cross-checked against the equipment schedule.
ELECTRICAL / FA1Fire-alarm control panel1 each
Placed symbol counted once, excluding legends and schematics. Final specification remains open.
Sanitized excerpt from a completed analysis. Original customer plan pages are private; open specifications and cut lengths still require review.
TRY THE PLAN-TO-LIST EXPERIENCE
Use the sample drawing below to explore how a builder and estimator could inspect and adjust a material list together.
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THE PROMISEA useful takeoff shows the source and calculation behind each number, flags what needs an answer, and gets reviewed before it becomes a quote.
03 / OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTKNOW WHAT'S
KNOW WHAT'S
READY TO MOVE.
Connect the approved list to stock, the yard, the supplier, and the truck. Every promise to a builder starts with a trustworthy SKU and count.
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SCAN THE WORK.
Receive, count, pick, load, and photograph proof of delivery against the same job and product record.
RESERVE WITH CONFIDENCE.
Link the approved takeoff and quote to available-to-promise stock by delivery date, then flag shortages early.
SEE AHEAD.
Use sales, committed jobs, lead times, and supplier scorecards for reorder recommendations that people approve.
04 / A CREDIBLE ROLLOUTBUILD THE PROMISE
BUILD THE PROMISE
IN THE RIGHT ORDER.
Start with a better builder experience, prove the plan-to-list offer, then make every stock and delivery promise more reliable.
Win the first conversation
Make it easy for builders to find the right products, send a plan, and get a clear response.
Website · Builder serviceTurn plans into lists
Deliver reviewed material lists with source sheets and open questions, then shorten the path from plan to quote.
Plans · Material listsMake inventory trustworthy
Give the yard a clear picture of what is on hand, committed, and ready for the next job.
Yard · Stock truthConnect the loop
Connect the material list, stock, supplier options, and delivery so builders get one dependable answer.
Quote · Promise · DeliveryMEASURE WHAT MOVES THE BUSINESSQuote turnaround · Inventory accuracy · Fill rate · Stockouts · Pick-to-load time · On-time delivery · Supplier lead time
THE RESEARCH BEHIND THE CONCEPTTHE PATTERN IS PROVEN.
THE PATTERN IS PROVEN.
THE LOCAL VERSION CAN BE BETTER.
Among 304 building-supply sites tracked in the August 2026 organic-traffic estimates, Do it Best, McCoy's, Builders FirstSource, and 84 Lumber are leaders. We studied the useful job workflows—not their branding—and paired those patterns with RBS's local strategy. Estimated traffic does not prove any feature caused the visits.