It may be somewhat true that manual way to calculate square feet is much more accurate than that of any other mode. But the time consumed for such process is 10 times more than that of the software option. Getting correct estimate can be decided upon initially by comparing your manual estimate to that of software square feet estimate.

If you are still not satisfied with the result of comparison you can try out with another project. Thus you can take your time to decide upon which option is suitable for you.

If you run a very small construction company and also don?t worry about time or labor costs, then it is advisable to choose the option of manual way to calculate square feet. But for larger companies and for those don?t like wasting time or money with additional labor or time, it is really recommended to go for the software square feet estimate.

Although it could be slightly costlier in some ways initially but in the long run this would just prove to be an ideal investment that you have ever made. But you should take time on deciding which software is ideal for you, as each of them have a different function and would not work well for some and vice versa.