Labor Costs, Material Costs, City Cost Modifiers and Selling Prices for All Home Improvement Projects
Demolition – Gutting a Building, Porches and Decks, Slabs, Roof Cover, Walls, Ceilings, Floors Foundations – Board and Plywood Forms, Reinforcing, Footings, Slabs, Walls, Finishing Framing – Room Additions, Wall Bracing, Sheathing, Breakthrough Window and Door Openings Structural Repairs – Sagging Floors, Replacing Posts and Plates, Roof Frame Jacking, Sheathing Insulation – Ceilings, Walls, Crawl Spaces, Attics, Insulation Board, Fiberglass, Foam, Ventilation Siding – Repairs, New Siding Over Old, Vinyl, Wood, Hardboard, Plywood, Shingle, Veneer, Stucco 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 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 – Re-furbishing, Antiquing, Re-Hanging, Moving Doors, Adding Doors, Casing, Stops New Doors – Security, Hardwood, Steel, Fiberglass Prehung, Locksets, Storms, Patio, Weatherstrip Walls and Ceiling Repairs – Patching, New Over Old, Furring, Textures and Finishes, Moulding New Walls and Ceilings – Gypsum Drywall, Plywood, Hardboard, Plank Paneling, Drop Ceilings Floor Repairs – Surface Prep, Underlayment, Emboss Filler, Filling Over Concrete, Tile Backer New Flooring – Resilient, Sheet Vinyl, Wood Strip and Laminate, Base, Trim, Paver Tile, Ceramics 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 Modern Bathrooms – Adding a Bath, Replacing Fixtures, Moving Plumbing, Electric & HVAC Lines 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 Monthly price updates on the Web are FREE and automatic all during 2006 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.
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 part of the job) with QuickBooks Pro. Requires Win 98 or higher.
