How PlanScanAI helps drainage contractors
Below-ground drainage drawings are packed with precision detail that determines both programme and cost. Pipe runs, invert levels, manhole types, connection details, soakaway specifications, inspection chambers — miss any of it and you’ll be raising variations before the first trench is opened. PlanScanAI was built to eliminate that risk from your estimating process.
Upload your drainage drawings, select ‘Drainage’ as your trade, and run a Guided Scan targeting what you need — pipe diameters, fall requirements, manhole chamber sizes, connection inverts. Results come back with drawing references so every item is verifiable.
What PlanScanAI extracts from drainage drawings
- Drainage runs — pipe sizes, materials, gradients and lengths
- Manhole schedules — chamber sizes, cover types, invert levels, benching details
- Inspection chambers — sizes, access cover types, connection angles
- Pipe materials — vitrified clay, UPVC, concrete, HDPE — with class/series
- Fall calculations — minimum/designed falls, self-cleansing velocity notes
- Soakaway specifications — type, size, depth, separation distances
- Below-ground drainage layouts — full run co-ordination across sheets
- Surface water connections — gulley types, trapped/untrapped, road gullies
- Drainage to adoptable standards — Sewers for Adoption references
- Pumping station and rising main details
- Grease trap and interceptor specifications
- Rodding eye and CCTV access point positions
Why drainage contractors choose PlanScanAI
- Faster tender returns — complete drainage take-offs the same day drawings arrive, not two days later.
- Accurate pipe schedules — no more missed runs because they were on a separate drainage layout sheet.
- Spot specification details early — catch adoptable vs. private drainage requirements before pricing.
- Trade-tuned accuracy — our AI understands UK drainage conventions and BS EN 752 terminology.
- Verifiable output — every extracted item links back to its exact drawing reference.
Ready to try it?
PlanScanAI is currently in public beta with early-adopter pricing locked in for life. Start with a free trial — five scans, every feature unlocked, no card required. See the AI run on your own drawings and decide from there.