A comphrensive guide to estimating remodeling jobs from the construction industry's leading publisher since 1915. Approaches remodeling estimates step by step-- figuring the labor costs to remove old installations; figuring the amount of material needed for new installations; and estimating the labor costs to complete such installations. With quick reference cost tables, this book is a must for everyone involved in remodeling; and it's useful for homeowners who intend to oversee projects on their residences. It contains 17 chapters covering interior and exterior residential remodeling. You get detailed information on: Kitchens; Baths; Room Conversions; Decks and Porches; Stairways and Flooring; Interior and Exterior Painting; Electrical; Roofing and Siding; Windows and Doors and more.
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Great information dated costs,
This review is from: F.R. Walker's Remodeling Reference Book: A Guide for Accurate Remodeling Cost Estimates for Construction Professionals and Homeowners (Paperback)
This bookl is very helpful to anyone remodeling and reroofing. The absolute cost data rea dated and thus need to be revised in practice but his ratios and productivity figures are excellent.
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This review is from: F.R. Walker's Remodeling Reference Book: A Guide for Accurate Remodeling Cost Estimates for Construction Professionals and Homeowners (Paperback)
I AM A HOME REPAIR "HANDYMAN PROFESSIONAL" AND THIS BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT REFERENCE FOR DETERMINING MAN HOURS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS REPAIR WORK.
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Remodel Reference Book,
This review is from: F.R. Walker's Remodeling Reference Book: A Guide for Accurate Remodeling Cost Estimates for Construction Professionals and Homeowners (Paperback)
Purchased as a gift - although I was a little disappointed by the size of the book! Very costly for the amount of information within its contents.
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In recent years remodeling has been the fastest growing sector of the residential housing market, and the growth has been explosive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first grade workmanship, following labor cost, figure one worker, dry tile grout mix, including ceiling fixture, gallons adhesive, glazed ceramic wall tile, sand finish plaster, hardboard panel siding, covering capacity, one roofer, hours carpenter, custom stairs, ceramic mosaic tile, hardboard lap siding, glazed wall tile, sacks portland cement, service entrance panel, wall primer, place stringers, similar decimals, tile setter, priming coat, third coat, paste filler Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rate Total Rate Total, Red Oak, Flat Med, Long Dia, Casing Blunt Dia, Fitted Ends, Mitered Corners, Smooth Finish Plaster, Rough Ends, Hours Coverage, Basic Installations, First Coal, Quarry Tile Floors, Sheathing Boards, Flat Blunt Dia, Inches Inches Width Surface, Stronghold Shingle Nail, Chrome Green, Face Paneling, Feet of Joists, Given Siding, Hours Machine Expense, Hours Paper, Inches of Run, Labor Installing One-Pipe Heating Systems New!
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In recent years remodeling has been the fastest growing sector of the residential housing market, and the growth has been explosive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first grade workmanship, following labor cost, figure one worker, dry tile grout mix, including ceiling fixture, gallons adhesive, glazed ceramic wall tile, sand finish plaster, hardboard panel siding, covering capacity, one roofer, hours carpenter, custom stairs, ceramic mosaic tile, hardboard lap siding, glazed wall tile, sacks portland cement, service entrance panel, wall primer, place stringers, similar decimals, tile setter, priming coat, third coat, paste filler Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rate Total Rate Total, Red Oak, Flat Med, Long Dia, Casing Blunt Dia, Fitted Ends, Mitered Corners, Smooth Finish Plaster, Rough Ends, Hours Coverage, Basic Installations, First Coal, Quarry Tile Floors, Sheathing Boards, Flat Blunt Dia, Inches Inches Width Surface, Stronghold Shingle Nail, Chrome Green, Face Paneling, Feet of Joists, Given Siding, Hours Machine Expense, Hours Paper, Inches of Run, Labor Installing One-Pipe Heating Systems New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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