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Finishing Techniques and Hanging Wallpaper

Painting  Painting for Collision Repair  Drywall Revised - Professional techniques for walls and ceilings - Book and Video Combo

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Painting Estimating

2008 National Painting Cost Estimator

RC-CR310-08
$53.00

2008 National Painting Cost Estimator
A complete guide to estimating painting costs for just about any type of residential, commercial, or industrial painting, whether by brush, spray, or roller. Shows typical costs and bid prices for fast, medium, and slow work, including material costs per gallon; square feet covered per gallon; square feet covered per manhour; labor, material, overhead, and taxes per 100 square feet; and how much to add for profit. 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
Painting & Wallpaper

Decoración del Hogar: Pinturas y Papel Tapiz

RC-CP-1589231007
$12.95

Decoración del Hogar: Pinturas y Papel Tapiz (Spanish)
"Decorating with Paint & Wallcovering" is a new Spanish language book that takes readers, step-by-step, through a variety of decorating projects. Get expert advice on everything from what materials and tools you'll need to design help. This book is beautifully illustrated with detailed, full-color photos showing the key aspects of each project.  Soft-cover, 128 pages

 Drywall Revised - Professional techniques for walls and ceilings - Book and Video Combo
(DVD or VHS)

Drywall Revised - with Companion Video
Professional techniques for walls and ceilings
This is the definitive guide to drywall, now updated and revised. Longtime drywall contractor Myron Ferguson spells out the full range of information on installation and materials. You'll learn everything from how to choose the best wallboard for any job to tips and tricks for creating attractive textured finishes.  Book and Video also available separately

Exterior Siding, Trim and Finishes - For Pros by Pros

RC-T070741
$17.95

Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes - Pro Building Guide
Essential design and installation information - A home’s appeal depends a great deal on its exterior paint or stain, brick and stonework, siding, trim, and other details -- and it’s not just the type of finish that’s important. It’s also how well the job was done. This first-ever collection of Fine Homebuilding magazine’s most popular articles on the subject provides you with ideas for choosing the correct finishes for exteriors, plus solid how-to information covering everything from building shutters to the much debated use of PVC.

Laser Dimension Master

RC-CI3338
$37.95

Laser Dimension Master
Ultrasonic Distance Measurer With Laser-Pointer-- Helps You See Exactly Where You're Measuring! - Real Estate Agents/Brokers,  Interior Designers,  Contractors/Builders, Remodelers, Estimators, Do-It-Yourselfers--Anyone Who Takes Interior or Room Measurements - Forget the cumbersome tape measure! Use the Laser Dimension Master to measure interior distances with the press of a button! Just aim & shoot to get an instant digital readout. Measure with 99% accuracy up to 50 feet. Carry it in your pocket or briefcase, in the office or out in the field. 

Paint Contractor's Manual

CR436
$28.50

Paint Contractor's Manual
How to start and run a profitable paint contracting company: getting set up and organized to handle volume work, avoiding mistakes, squeezing top production from your crews and the most value from your advertising dollar. Shows how to estimate all prep and painting. Loaded with manhour estimates, sample forms, contracts, charts, tables and examples you can use.

Painter's Handbook

CR437
$33.00

Painters' Handbook
Loaded with "how-to" information you'll use every day to get professional results on any job: the best way to prepare a surface for painting or repainting; selecting and using the right materials and tools (including airless spray); tips for repainting kitchens, bathrooms, cabinets, eaves and porches; how to match and blend colors; why coatings fail and what to do about it. Lists 30 profitable specialties in the painting business.

Painting and Finishing - Build Like a Pro Series

RC-T070603
$19.95

Painting and Finishing - Build Like A Pro
A practical painting and finishing guide for the homeowner. Painting and finishing around the home can be daunting, both from the scale of the work and the bewildering array of finishing options available. But you can save yourself frustration, time, and money with the help of Build Like a Pro: Painting and Finishing. Written by a finishing professional, it’s an authoritative and practical guide to accomplishing the major finishing tasks around the home.
 

Paint Transformations - Do It Now / Do It Fast / Do It Right Series

RC-T070751
$16.95

Paint Transformations
Quick and Easy Paint Projects You can Do Yourself -  Change the mood, express your sense of style, create beautiful decorative effects and complete other paint makeover projects. Paint Transformations features high-impact paint projects for every room in your home. More than 300 step-by-step photos help you to quickly and dramatically change the look of a room with a can of paint and a few basic tools.. All projects can be completed in 1-3 days.
NEW!
Ultra Scale
Master Pro
with Smart
Takeoff
Software

Ultra Scale Master Pro with Smart Takeoff Software Combo

RC-CI6270
$319.95

NEW!
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Master Pro
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Ultra Scale Master Pro

RC-CI6260
$219.95

Ultra Scale Master Pro with protective hardcover case
New Area, Digital Take-Off Tool and Digitizer System With 72 Built-in Scales
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is an affordable and portable area takeoff and digitizing system. Ultra Scale Master® Pro allows you to measure plans at your office or on the job site without the need for additional computing devices or software. Ergonomic design with large targeting window allows you to accurately measure areas, segment lengths, perimeters, and volumes for simple or complex polygons, polylines, irregular shapes, arcs and circles.

72 built-in architectural and engineering scales allow you to measure plans and drawing up to 24" x 36" in size. Four custom scales allow you to measure out of scale drawings.

The Ultra Scale Master® Pro operates as a stand alone digital area takeoff tool, or you can connect it to your PC to transfer measurements into any estimating and spreadsheet program that accept text input from a number pad or keyboard. It also can send digitized (x,y) coordinates to takeoff software programs like our Smart Takeoff! graphic digitizing software.

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is ideal for construction trades such as concrete, flooring/tile, paving, roofing, landscaping, electrical, plumbing and small site excavation.

  • Measure and calculate areas, lengths, volumes for all types of polygons
  • Fast and easy-to-use
  • Affordable, portable and powerful
  • Works with or without a PC

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo

RC-CI6325
$139.95

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo Pack
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints - Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check plans. Transfer data directly to your PC & estimating program (with included PC interface). Cut estimating errors and improve profits

Scale Master II

RC-CI6130
$89.95

Scale Master II
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales &
Optional PC Interface -
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints - Obtain fast, accurate take-offs from blueprints in any scale, anywhere! Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master series of digital plan measures to bid faster and more accurately.
Also Available >> Optional PC Interface for Scale Master II
 
 

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