{"id":249,"date":"2023-09-19T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonesquaresupply.com\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2023-09-19T23:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:40:09","slug":"quantity-survey-take-offs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stonesquaresupply.com\/quantity-survey-take-offs\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantity Survey Take-offs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"249\" class=\"elementor elementor-249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eac5e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eac5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859afb9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"859afb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Waste factors account for materials that are typically wasted during construction due to cutting, spoilage, or other reasons. 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