The proven first choice for reliable unit costs, and the most respected unit price guide available to the construction industry, this title provides unit costs for over 20,000 building components and access to thousands of 2004 materials and labor price shifts in response to new labor contracts.
For courses in Beginning to intermediate courses in construction estimating in two- and four-year construction management programs. An update of the proven estimating text by Frank Dagostino, Estimating in Building Construction, Seventh Edition, provides everything you need for a course in Estimating. It combines sound coverage of principles with ...
Over 30,000 Construction Costs on Every Area of Construction! The National Construction Estimator is our most popular book for pricing construction, and has been for years. It has proven to be the "industry standard" for construction costs. Here's why: Material Costs: You'll find the current cost of every commonly-used construction material and ...
A guide to estimating for interior designers. It offers basic information, along with sections on Faux finishing, including trompe l'oeil; Roman shades; using upholstery fabrics for drapery and bed coverings; and more. This edition contains new chapters on hard floor coverings, including marble, stone, wood, painted canvas and vinyl. All material ...
The late Robert Peurifoy was a giant in the field of construction engineering. In this latest edition of one of his many books, computer calculations of costs and of modelling have been added as well as updated statistics, computer related examples and new problems. Civil, environmental and construction management engineering majors and ...
A complete guide to estimating painting costs for just about any type of residential, commercial, or industrial painting, whether by brush, spray, mitt, or roller. Includes prices for every type of job imaginable, from baseboards to wine racks -- if it can be painted, it's prbably listed here. Shows typical costs and bid prices for fast, medium, ...
Appropriate for courses in Construction Estimation and Management.Assuming no prior knowledge of blueprint reading and mathematics, this text guides readers through a material quantity survey, the conversion of the material quantities to a monetary value, and the addition of labor and equipment costs, using actual construction plans as a reference.
The flagship of Means construction cost titles, the 57th annual edition contains up-to-date prices on major construction materials, labor and equipment costs associated with new construction projects and includes additional information on square foot costs, reference and productivity data. It also includes City Cost Indexes for localizing costs to ...
Reliable, up-to-date material costs and labor figures based on thousands of repair and remodeling jobs across the country. Listings are for high and low volume builders, so prices can be customized for any size business. Includes remodeling estimating techniques to help you find the right quantity of material, labor manhours needed, the correct ...
A comprehensive guide to graphic design pricing procedures. It seeks to provide start-up and experienced design business owners with useful, creative methods for achieving profitability. Revised and updated, this edition covers: how to set rates; flushing out the competition; Internet pricing; pricing options; preparing an estimate; proposals; ...
In order to succeed in a construction business you have to be able to mark up the price of your jobs to cover overhead expenses and make a decent profit. The problem is how much to mark it up. You don't want to lose jobs because you charge too much, and you don't want to work for free because you've charged too little. If you know how much to mark ...
"Means Estimating Handbook" simplifies the task of evaluating construction plans and specs to obtain reliable quantities for pricing. This comprehensive reference is a true handbook for use in the field and the office.
Often referred to as the black art because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward once you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to ...
One of the most popular books on construction estimating. This recent revision includes a new chapter on conceptual cost estimating (the latest trend in this growing field), new material on computer applications, and new material on highway recycling costs. It's completely updated, too, with the most current material on cost data, references, and ...
Walks anyone through Quickbooks Pro's detailed setup procedure and explains step-by-step how to create a first-rate accounting system for a construction business. It teaches in days, rather than weeks, how to use QuickBooks Pro to get a construction business organized, with simple, fast accounting proceedures. On the CD included with the book, ...
For undergraduate or graduate courses in Cost and Analysis Estimating in engineering, management, and technology settings. This popular text provides the latest principles and techniques for the evaluation of engineering design. The emphasis is on analysis and estimating, with loads of material in this first edition. It analyzes labor, material, ...
QuickBooks Pro can save you hours of time in keeping your books and keeping track of your finances. But setting up the new 2009 QuickBooks Pro can be complex and time-consuming. Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2009 can save hours of time in setting up and putting to use all the new features that this 2009 edition offers. QuickBooks Pro isn ...
Provides the 300 most useful manhour tables for practically every item of construction. Labor requirements are listed for sitework, concrete work, masonry, steel, carpentry, thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, mechanical, and electrical. Each section details the work being estimated and gives appropriate crew size and ...
Current prices for thousands of hard-to-find renovation and insurance items. Covers specialty items like foundation buttressing, subsidence remediation, compaction grouting, cleaning, even post and beam framing. All prices include labor, material, and equipment breakouts. Over 600 clear illustrations help you identify exactly what is being ...
Answers all your questions about preparing competitive landscape construction estimates... Means Landscape Estimating is a thorough, easy-reading, organized working tool that "talks you through" every step of preparing effective bids and estimates in a minimum of time -plus guidance for planning jobs and marketing your company. Written by an award ...
With 66 updated estimates for the most popular projects, such as home offices, in-law apartments and remodeling for disabled residents, this reference includes new guidance for remodeling older homes and for attic and basement conversions, kitchen and bath remodeling, home offices, lighting & security, and more. Illustrations.
This book has been designed to help the student, tradesman, prospective builder or Contractor learn how to estimate materials for room additions or residential structures.
Every interior designer must estimate costs for fabric and other materials. However, poor estimating puts many good designers out of business either because they do not calculate the right amount of material needed or they do not understand the scheduling for specifying the material, getting it in, getting it to the shop and getting into finished ...
This manual shows you, in simple, easy -to-understand language, how to calculate the amount of dirt you'll have to move, the cost of owning and operating the machines you'll do it with, and finally, how to assign bid prices to each part of the job. Using clear, detailed illustrations and examples, the author makes it easy to follow and duplicate ...
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