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More than 14,000 components costs at your fingertips! For building professionals working in residential and light commercial construction, this affordable guide offers complete, reliable information on labor and material prices. You'll find all kinds of uses for this easy-to-use field reference, including everything from drafting accurate estimates and budgets to performing spot-checks of project costs. Updated annually to provide the most current pricing information possible, the book is arranged according to the CSI MasterFormatTM code identification number so you can easily cross-reference costs with other resources. You'll find details on overhead costs, profit margins, crew sizes, and productivity rates, as well as more than 14,000 units-of-construction costs for components involving: Site preparation; Concrete formwork; Masonry; Toilet and bath accessories, plumbing, lighting, and more; Rough and finish carpentry; Doors and windows; Tiles and wood flooring. Plus... make almost any adjustment to customize your costs, using the special table at the end of each chapter! To make sure you get the most precise cost information possible, more than 1,000 location multipliers allow you to adjust for the prevailing costs in any geographic area of the United States or Canada. Marshall & Swift has been the leader in building industry cost data for over 65 years, providing a wide range of building cost products, as well as industry-specific and standardize publications, annual books, software products, and computer services. Marshall & Swift's other Cost Books include Home Repair and Remodel Cost Guide 1998, Dodge Heavy Construction Cost Book 1998, Dodge Electrical Cost Book 1998, and Dodge Unit Cost Book 1998-all available from McGraw-Hill.