2010 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator
Complete Pricing Guide for Dwelling Reconstruction Costs, Repairs and Remodeling Jobs

By Albert S. Paxton

The complete pricing guide for dwelling reconstruction costs. Reliable, specific data you can apply on every repair and remodeling job. Up-to-date material costs and labor figures based on thousands of jobs across the country.

Provides recommended crew sizes; average production rates; exact material, equipment, and labor costs; a total unit cost and a total price including overhead and profit. Separate listings for high- and low-volume builders, so prices shown are specific for any size business. Estimating tips specific to repair and remodeling work to make your bids complete, realistic, and profitable.

Includes 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.

2010 Guide to Pricing Repair and Remodeling Work

• Cabinetry - Base, Corner, Broom, Drawer, Sink, Oven, Wall, Island, Vanity, Utility Closets
• Closet Doors - Bi-folding, Sliding, Bypassing, Mirror Doors, Louver Doors
• Concrete - Footings, Forms, Reinforcing, Foundations, Slabs, Finishing, Screed
• Demolition - Concrete, Masonry, Framing, Sheathing, Flooring, Trim, Paneling
• Doors - Prehung, Screen, Glass Sliding, Panel, Flush, Garage
• Electrical - Service Entrance, Sub-Panels, Flex, Romex, BX, Outlets, Switches
• Fences - Board, Basketweave, Chain Link, Split Rail, Gates, Posts and Rails
• Flooring - Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Asphalt Tile, Sheet Vinyl, Base and Cove
• Framing - Plates, Studs, Rafters, Joists, Sheathing, Subflooring, Headers
• Heating - Radiant Ceiling, Bathroom, Wall Heaters, Furnaces, Controls, Vents
• Insulation - Batts, Blankets, Vermiculite, Fiberboard, Pouring Wool, Board
• Lighting - Fluorescent, Incandescent Ceiling & Wall Fixtures, Track Lighting
• Masonry - Brick, Block, Chimneys, Veneer, Columns, Foundations, Reinforcing
• Painting - Removal, Surface Preparation, Sanding, Puttying, Stain, Varnish
• Paneling - Hardboard, Particleboard, Masonite, Birch, Mahogany, Oak, Ash
• Plaster & Stucco - Gypsum Lath, Metal Lath, Wood Lath, Two & Three Coat Plaster
• Plumbing - Tubs, Dishwashers, Disposers, Lavatories, Showers, Sinks, Spas
• Roofing - Asphalt Shingles, Wood Shingles & Shakes, Built-up Asphalt
• Siding - Aluminum, Cedar & Redwood Bevel & Drop, Board & Batten, Plywood, Shingle
• Suspended Ceilings - Fiberglass, Luminous & Mineral Panels with Grid System
• Windows - Aluminum & Wood Double Hung, Sliding, Casement, Awning, Picture

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 I 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

• 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 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, 496 pages

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