<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Amptake guides</title><link>https://amptake.com/</link><description>Amptake reads your plan set, counts devices and fixtures against your legend, and builds a bid from your labor units and supplier pricing. Join the waitlist for founding pricing.</description><item><title>How to do electrical takeoffs faster without missing anything</title><link>https://amptake.com/blog/faster-electrical-takeoffs/</link><guid>https://amptake.com/blog/faster-electrical-takeoffs/</guid><description>A repeatable takeoff routine for electrical estimators: sheet review, legend-first counting, fixture schedules, branch and feeder runs, and a final check.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Electrical estimating software in 2026: desktop suites, on-screen takeoff and AI</title><link>https://amptake.com/blog/electrical-estimating-software-2026/</link><guid>https://amptake.com/blog/electrical-estimating-software-2026/</guid><description>An honest look at the three kinds of electrical estimating tools, what each is good at, what they cost you in time, and questions to ask before you buy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Protecting electrical bids from copper and material price swings</title><link>https://amptake.com/blog/copper-price-swings-electrical-bids/</link><guid>https://amptake.com/blog/copper-price-swings-electrical-bids/</guid><description>Practical ways electrical contractors limit material price risk: quote validity, supplier locks, escalation clauses, alternates and fast re-pricing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>