2009 National Framing & Finish Carpentry Estimator
Labor and Material Prices for Thousands of Framing and Finish Carpentry Jobs

Includes labor and material prices for installing practically all framing lumber, from girders to roof sheathing. Even includes hard-to-find demolition labor estimates. Lists costs and manhours for finish carpentry such as ceiling sheathing, interior trim, molding, paneling, cabinets, countertops, hardwood flooring, wood stairways, and more.

Also included is a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates. Revised annually.

Manhours, Labor and Material Costs for Residential and Commercial Framing & Finish Carpentry Work

• Carpentry Estimating Basics - Board Foot Conversion Factors, Calculating Lumber & Dress Waste
• Floors - Posts, Girders, Joists, Foundation Plates, Floor Openings, Blocking & Cross Bridging, Subflooring
• Walls - Plates, Studs, Corners, Door & Window Openings, Bracing, Wall Sheathing & Cladding
• Ceilings - Joist Installation, Ceiling Backing, Lowered & Sloped Ceilings, Engineered Beams
• Roofing - Slope & Area Calculation, Rafters, Interior Supports, Sheathing, Trusses, Attic Ventilation
• Exterior Finish Carpentry - Windows, Doors, Fascia, Cornices, Porch Posts & Ceilings, Cupolas
• Interior Finish Carpentry - Paneling, Molding, Door Hardware & Trim, Wood Flooring
• Cabinets - Layout, Installation & Labor, Hardware, Drawers, Joints, Trim & Finish, Countertops
• Wood Stairways - Configurations, Carriages, Stairway Openings, Treads & Risers, Main Stairways
• Porches & Decks - Solid Floor Porches, Porch Columns, Balustrades & Railings, Elevated Decks
• Demolition - Pre-Demolition Checklist, Removing Partitions, Flooring, Framing, Roof Covering
• Remodeling & Repair - Adding Partitions, Window Repair & Replacement, Adding Floor & Ceiling Joists

If you need to estimate the cost of framing or finish carpentry, this book will be your most reliable guide to figuring the time required for installation and the labor and material cost. You get the in-place cost for all common framing or finish carpentry work in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Carpentry estimators will also appreciate the explanations, figures and illustrations explaining practical procedures included in this manual.

Free Estimating Disk Enclosed-

Inside the back cover of this book you'll find National Estimator, a CD-ROM with all the cost estimates in the book plus an easy-to-use estimating program for Windows™. National Estimator works just like a book. Page through the entire book one screen at a time or use the electronic index to search (in seconds) for what you need. Then select the cost estimates you want and copy them to your estimate with the touch of a key. It's quick and easy (costs are extended and columns totaled automatically). And you can change any price or quantity, including subtotals, and add the markup of your choice.

Monthly price updates on the Web are FREE and automatic all during 2009

Job Cost Wizard

• Turns estimates into invoices and exports to QuickBooks Pro.
• Export entire estimates or invoices to track job costs for each item or category in your estimate. Then compare estimated and actual costs for each part of any job. Handles progressive billing (invoices for each phase of the job) with QuickBooks Pro. Requires Win 98, or higher.

Included with National Estimator CD-ROM:

• Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks
• Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software
• Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2009 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2009. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required.