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Houzz Pro Demo | Electrical Takeoffs

This tutorial provides a step-by-step overview of completing an electrical takeoff in Houzz Pro, covering both commercial and residential plans. Learn how to prepare plan pages, organize groups, calibrate scale, measure wire runs, and calculate fixture counts using the count and length tools. The video also demonstrates techniques for handling crowded drawings, duplicating and editing measurements, accounting for vertical wire drops, and adding annotations to document assumptions. Finally, see how to export a clean, professional markup and legend for use in project communication. For further information about the Houzz Pro business management software, visit: https://houzz.com/pro 00:00 – Introduction & overview 00:49 – Cloning a page and starting from a clean copy 01:16 – Renaming pages and using pinned pages for navigation 02:01 – Using keyword search to find relevant sheets 02:24 – Canvas overview and adjusting the workspace (toolbars, zoom) 03:36 – Learning Hub and in-app help (chat bubble, keyboard shortcuts) 04:14 – Part 2: Setting up groups for electrical takeoffs 04:44 – Creating a recessed LED light count group (naming, categories, favorites) 06:12 – Switching to the length tool and selecting wire groups 06:44 – Calibrating and verifying page scale before measuring 07:29 – Measuring wire runs with polylines and straight-line constraints (Shift key) 08:27 – Using the count tool to tally fixtures (LED strips, track lights, etc.) 09:14 – Moving and deleting count markers; multi-select cleanup 11:03 – Measuring track light linear footage and hiding layers to declutter the view 12:02 – Duplicating length measurements and repositioning copies 12:49 – Deleting incorrect polylines and redrawing measurements 13:18 – Accounting for vertical wire drops using a baseline and wire-drop count 15:09 – Using annotations and symbols to document assumptions on the plan 16:21 – Exporting markups: Save to Files and downloading a single page 16:59 – Final view of exported PDF with legend and closing remarks