# Does Tally include top plate and base board in its estimates?

**URL:** https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/does-tally-include-top-plate-and-base-board-in-its-estimates/6797
**Category:** LCA Data & Tools
**Tags:** wood
**Created:** [May 23, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/does-tally-include-top-plate-and-base-board-in-its-estimates/6797 "2023-05-23T16:07:09Z")
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### Author: ![YureSuarez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c89c15/32.png) [@YureSuarez](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/YureSuarez)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/does-tally-include-top-plate-and-base-board-in-its-estimates/6797/1 "2023-05-23T16:07:09Z")

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Looking into modeling residential and I wonder:  
Does Tally include top plate and base board in its estimates?

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### Author: ![Vaclav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/vaclav/32/2029_2.png) [@Vaclav](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/Vaclav)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/does-tally-include-top-plate-and-base-board-in-its-estimates/6797/2 "2023-05-25T18:54:37Z")

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It depends on the takeoff method settings that you select.

If you select (1) just “1-way spacing” then it does not include top and bottom plates.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/carbonleadershipforum/original/2X/b/bcffcec60a94268f1e084837b309a1b852aa0704.png)

If you select (2) “1-way spacing with perimeter members” then it includes top and bottom plates.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/carbonleadershipforum/original/2X/2/202d56626cc71608fa49ad8c87cdc99c7a5995c2.png)