To take off One-time items:

1. Open the One-time Item window:
   • On the ribbon, from the Takeoff group on the Takeoff tab, click One-Time Item.
   • In classic view, select Takeoff menu > Takeoff Tools > One-Time Item (or click on the One-Time Item icon on the toolbar.
2. Complete the fields in the window. At a minimum, you need to complete the Phase, Description, and Takeoff unit fields to set up a one-time item:
3. (optional) Click [Go to Detail] to enter more information about the item.
4. When you finish setting up the One-time item, click [OK] in the One-time Item window.

The one-time item appears on the spreadsheet, or in the takeoff grid if you are taking off a one-time item from the Item Takeoff window. Hyphens (----) in the Item column identify a one-time item in the estimate.

Here is an example of Item Takeoff:

Here is an example of Item Takeoff: