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Estimating & Bidding for Builders & Remodelers

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I originally discovered this book on Craftsman's website along with HUNDREDS of other industry-specific titles and software but ultimately bought from Amazon because of PRICE (Amazon's price is about $20 below Craftsman's and the free super saver shipping clinched it!)

Being new to estimating,I really enjoy the no-fail system that puts every number and calculation right at my fingertips. I was nervous about screwing up the first estimate but once I got used to the National Estimator software, it got really easy, really fast! And, since this program is point and click, there is no need to be a computer geek to use it. If you can use a keyboard and print a page, you can use this software.

One caveat here though - the edition that Amazon is shipping includes the 2006 National Estimator disk. Updating from craftsman's website only updates the 2006 figures NOT 2008, but one call (or email) to Craftsman will have the new disk on its way to you. I received a call back from Craftsman first thing the following morning after requesting the updates and the disk was overnighted immediately.

Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded fourth edition, Richard Langedyk's Estimating & Bidding For Builders & Remodelers includes the National Home Estimator CD-Rom (which includes a 45-minute interactive multimedia tutorial). An essential instructional reference for professionals needing to accurate scope out and reliably estimate the cost of building new structures and/or remodeling existing structures, Richard Langedyk (Senior Instructor for Construction Estimating Institute of America, Sarasota, Florida) draws upon more than twenty-two years of professional experience to show how to avoid common estimating mistakes, determine both labor and material costs, and put in a bid that is expert in both quality and appearance. Estimating & Bidding For Builders & Remodelers is a practical, accessible, superbly organized, comprehensive, and "user friendly" workbook which should be on the personal reference shelf of every professional building contractor.