2013 National Building Cost Manual
Square Foot Costs for Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Farm Buildings

By Dave Ogershok

Craftsman’s National (square foot) Building Cost Estimator software combines computing power with trusted 2013 National Building Cost Manual cost data, allowing you to create fast, reliable estimates of a building's replacement cost.

Following an easy step-by-step process, the software calculates total in-place cost estimates for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural or military structures using current construction data. Use the included regional cost adjustment factors to tailor the estimate to any job site in the U.S. Then view, print, email or save the detailed PDF report as you’d like.

Quarterly updates are free (throughout the 2013 calendar year) and are delivered via Craftsman Software Update as they become available.

This purchased software program is guaranteed to run perfectly on your Windows 7, Vista and XP computer. Unlimited phone support is free from 8 AM to 5 PM (Pacific) M-F.

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2013 Total In-Place Costs for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Military Structures

• Single Family Residences – With 4, 6, 8, or 10 Corners, Masonry or Wood Frame
• Multi-Family Residences – 2 or 3 Units, 4 or 9 Units, 10 or more Units
• Motels – 9 Units or Less, 10 to 24 Units, Over 24 Units, by Quality Class
• Cabins & Recreational Dwellings – With 4, 6, 8, or 10 Corners, by Quality Class
• A-Frame Cabins – With 4, 6, or 8 Corners, by Square Foot Area and Quality Class
• Urban Stores – Masonry, Concrete, or Wood Frame, by Size and Number of Floors
• Suburban Stores – Masonry, Concrete, or Wood Frame, by Shape, Size and Floors
• Supermarkets – Masonry, Concrete, Wood or Steel Frame, by Size and Quality
• Small Food Stores – Masonry or Wood Frame, by Size, Height and Quality Class
• Discount Houses – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Size, Height and Quality
• Banks & Savings Offices – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Number of Floors
• Department Stores – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Area on each Floor
• Offices – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, with Interior or Exterior Entrances
• Medical-Dental Buildings - Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Entrance Type
• Convalescent Hospitals – Wood Frame, by Quality Class and Square Foot Area
• Funeral Homes – Masonry or Wood Frame, by Quality Class and Square Foot Area
• Restaurants – Self-Service, Coffee Shops, Conventional, and A-Frame Types
• Theaters - Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Shape, Size, and Quality Class
• Mobile Home Parks – By Quality, Type of Facilities, and Square Feet per Space
• Service Stations – Wood, Masonry, or Steel, Conventional or Rustic Design
• Service Garages – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Shape and Floor Area
• Industrial Buildings – Tilt-up Concrete Warehouses and Factory Buildings
• Steel Buildings – Prefabricated Steel Warehouse and Factory Buildings
• Farm Buildings – Barns, Shops, Sheds, Dairy Buildings, Poultry Houses and Camps
• Churches – Places of Worship and Sunday Schools by Square Foot and Quality Class
• Greenhouses – Steel Frame or Wood Frame by Square Foot and Quality Class
• Modular Building – by Square Footage and Quality Class

Free Estimating Disk Enclosed

Inside the back cover of this book you'll find a CD-ROM to help you quickly estimate or appraise the building types featured in this book. All you do is choose the building type, quality class, square feet, and other unique features. Includes modification factors for over 700 communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and a construction cost index to adjust costs for buildings built in any given location and previous year to current costs.

Paperback, 264 pages

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