2010 National Home Improvement Estimator
Labor and Material Prices for Thousands of Home Improvement
Projects
By Ray Hicks
Current labor and material
prices for home improvement
projects. Provides manhours
for each job, recommended
crew size, and the labor
cost for the removal and
installation work.
Material
prices are current, with
location adjustment factors
and free monthly updates on
the Web. Gives step-by-step
instructions for the work,
with helpful diagrams, and
home improvement shortcuts
and tips from an expert.
Includes a
CD-ROM with an
electronic version of the
book, and National
Estimator, a stand-alone
Windows estimating program,
plus an interactive
multimedia tutorial that
shows how to use the disk to
compile home improvement
cost estimates.
Revised annually.
Labor Costs, Material Costs, City Cost
Modifiers and Selling Prices for All Home Improvement
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Demolition - Gutting a Building, Porches and Decks, Slabs,
Roof Cover, Walls, Ceilings, Floors
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Foundations - Board and Plywood Forms, Reinforcing,
Footings, Slabs, Walls, Finishing
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Framing - Room Additions, Wall Bracing, Sheathing,
Breakthrough Window and Door Openings
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Structural Repairs - Sagging Floors, Replacing Posts and
Plates, Roof Frame Jacking, Sheathing
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Insulation - Ceilings, Walls, Crawl Spaces, Attics,
Insulation Board, Fiberglass, Foam, Ventilation
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Siding - Repairs, New Siding Over Old, Vinyl, Wood,
Hardboard, Plywood, Shingle, Veneer, Stucco
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Roofing Repairs - Finding and Fixing Leaks, Temporary and
Permanent Repairs, Flashing Repairs
- New
Roofing - Re-Roofing Over Old, Composition Shingles, Wood
Shingles, Built-Up, Concrete Tile
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Window Repairs - Loosening Stuck Sash, Sash and Balance
Repair, Moving a Window, Trim
- New
Windows - Custom Made, Vinyl, Aluminum, Vinyl-Clad, Bow
Windows, Storms, Skylights
- Door
Repairs - Refurbishing, Antiquing, Re-Hanging, Moving Doors,
Adding Doors, Casing, Stops
- New
Doors - Security, Hardwood, Steel, Fiberglass, Prehung,
Locksets, Storms, Patio, Weatherstrip
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Walls and Ceiling Repairs - Patching, New Over Old, Furring,
Textures and Finishes, Molding
- New
Walls and Ceilings - Gypsum Drywall, Plywood, Hardboard,
Plank Paneling, Drop Ceilings
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Floor Repairs - Surface Prep, Underlayment, Emboss Filler,
Flooring Over Concrete, Tile Backer
- New
Flooring - Resilient, Sheet Vinyl, Wood Strip and Laminate,
Base, Trim, Paver Tile, Ceramics
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Modern Kitchens - Estimating Checklist, What to Renew, What
to Replace, Making Good Choices
- The
New Kitchen - Finished and Unfinished Cabinets, Fixtures,
Soffits, Installed Appliances, Hoods
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Modern Bathrooms - Adding a Bath, Replacing Fixtures, Moving
Plumbing, Electric & HVAC Lines
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Painting - Surface Prep, Interiors, Exteriors, Windows,
Doors, Trim, using Brush, Roller or Spray
Use
this manual (and the National Estimator disk in the back of
the book) as your company price book when bidding home
improvement work. Following the figures in this guide will
help you develop reliable, comprehensive estimates that
result in consistently profitable completed jobs.
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
2010
Job Cost
Wizard
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Turns estimates into invoices and exports to QuickBooks
Pro.
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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 2010 costbooks
and zip code modification factors are updated monthly.
Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic
all during 2010. You'll be prompted when it's time to
collect the next update. A connection to the Web is
required.

Paperback, 520 pages

2010 National Home Improvement Estimator
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