2008 NATIONAL PAINTING COST
ESTIMATOR - by Dennis D.
Gleason, CPE
Cost Estimates and Bid
Prices for Surface Prep and
Painting on Any Job - Brush,
Roll or Spray
This is the most complete,
authoritative and reliable
unit cost guide ever made
available to paint
estimators.
No matter what types of work
you estimate, no matter what
your costs are, this book
will help you produce
consistently reliable
painting estimates in
dollars and cents.
The most accurate paint
estimates are always
custom-made for a particular
job. That's because no
single material cost, no man
hour estimate, no pricing
system fits all work and all
bidders. Your estimates have
to be based on your
actual productivity rate,
your material costs,
labor costs, overhead
percentage and profit
expectations.
Here you have accurate
estimates for coating any
common surface with any type
of paint, whether
application is by brush,
spray, roller or mitt:
Manhours per 100 square feet or 100 linear
feet whether the job is new
construction or custom
repaint.
Material coverage rates that
apply whether the job is new
construction or custom
repainting.
Material costs that reflect
the discount you expect to
receive.
The
labor cost per 100 square
feet or linear feet, no
matter what hourly wage you
pay and no matter what your
overhead percentage.
The
profit margin to include
(based on your own profit
goals).
This book isn't a substitute
for judgment. It's not a
simple way to do in minutes
what an experienced paint
estimator might not be able
to do in hours. But this
book is the best guide
you'll ever find if you have
to estimate any type of
painting, whether
residential, industrial,
commercial or institutional.
Dennis D. Gleason
brings 15 years of painting
business experience to this
manual, having worked as a
painter, field
superintendent, estimator,
contract administrator,
project manager and director
of marketing. After earning
the title Certified
Professional Estimator from
the ASPE (American
Society of Professional
Estimators), he taught
estimating for the
Associated Builders &
Contractors and lectured
at San Diego State
University, where he earned
his degree.
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 2008
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.
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