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More than 14,000 component costs at your fingertips! For building professionals working in residential and light commercial construction, this afordable 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; rough and finish carpentry; doors and windows; tile and wood flooring; toilet and bath accessories, plumbing, lighting, and more. 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.