For HVAC & mechanical contractors
AI takeoff software for HVAC and mechanical contractors
Mylar is AI-assisted takeoff software for mechanical and HVAC contractors. It reads the drawing, finds the ducts and suggests the takeoff for your estimator to confirm, prices it your way, and keeps up with every addendum.
Private beta, taking a few pilot partners
What it does
From the drawing to a priced bid.
The slow, repetitive part of a mechanical takeoff, done for your estimator to review.
It reads the drawing
Mylar reads your mechanical drawings, finds the ducts and suggests the takeoff: ductwork, air devices and equipment. Your estimator reviews the draft instead of starting from a blank sheet.
It prices the job your way
The takeoff becomes a priced bid using your own prices and labor standards, so every estimator on your team prices the same way. You approve the bid.
It keeps up with the addendum
When the drawings change, Mylar shows what changed and what it does to the number, so you can re-price and back up the change order without starting over.
Your estimator stays in charge
Mylar suggests; your estimator decides. Nothing goes into the bid until someone on your team has confirmed it.
Scope
Ductwork, air devices and equipment.
Built for the sheet-metal side of mechanical work. Your estimator confirms every item before it goes into the bid. Piping isn't supported yet.
Ductwork
- Supply
- Return
- Exhaust
- Fittings
- Dampers
Air devices
- Grilles
- Registers
- Diffusers
- Louvers
Equipment
- Rooftop units
- Fans
- Makeup air
- Thermostats
How a takeoff goes
Mylar suggests. Your estimator signs off.
Every number in the bid is one your team has confirmed.
You upload the drawings
Your mechanical drawings, the set you are bidding.
Mylar suggests the takeoff
Suggestions land on the plan where you can see them, and Mylar finds the ducts.
Your estimator confirms
Fix anything it got wrong, accept the rest. Your estimator confirms every number.
Priced your way
Your prices and labor standards turn the takeoff into a priced bid, and you approve it.
Export
Mylar works alongside the estimating tools you already use, with exports you can bring into them.
Addenda
Know what the revision does to the number.
See what changed
Re-price without starting over
Who it's for
Your bid desk is the bottleneck. Widen it.
For mechanical contractors with several estimators who bid a lot of work. Smaller shop? Run one live bid with Mylar alongside your normal process.
More bids, same team
One standard across estimators
Fits how you work
Pricing
We're betting on your bottom line.
We believe in Mylar, and we price it that way: it’s built to help your bottom line, with more bids out the door and hours back for your estimators. We’ll walk through pricing with you directly.
Getting started
Run a bake-off before you decide.
Your drawings are the test that matters. Two of your estimators take the same bids off, one the way you do today and one with Mylar, and we score it side by side.
Pick 2–3 past bids
Jobs you've already priced, so there's a known answer.
Two estimators, side by side
Your current process next to Mylar.
Score it
Time, accuracy against your final numbers, and the addendum. You keep the scorecard either way.
Or write to contact@mylar.ai.
Your data
Straight answers about your drawings.
When your security team has questions, we answer them in writing.
- Your drawings and data stay yours.
- Encrypted in transit.
- Export any time.
- Every company's data kept separate.
- Full security overview under NDA.
More questions answered in the Mylar FAQ.