Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book [Paperback]

Frank R. Walker Co. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

A guide to estimating material and labor costs, the Walker Building Estimator's Reference Book is renowned for the depth of detail and description contained in its 1,728 pages, providing the user a reference that is unique among books relating to estimating.

Updated continuously since 1915, this hands-on manual covers updated construction methods, material and labor costs and labor productivity (man-hours). It walks you through each phase of the estimate in each CSI Division, 1 to 16. It also contains valuable information on construction finance, scheduling, construction management, bidding, negotiating contracts, value engineering, types of cost estimates, overhead, insurance, profit, change orders, and more.

It is this level of substance that makes "Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book" a standard in the curriculum of dozens of universities' construction programs.

Used by builders, contractors, architects, engineers, adjusters, appraisers, home-craftsmen, colleges, universities and technical schools. It is also mandated reference for the State of Florida General License Examination, in addition to 16 states which license contractors on the basis of competency exams.

Accepted in many courts as industry-normative data for construction dispute resolution. (1,728 pages, CSI format)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1728 pages
• Publisher: Frank R Walker; 26th edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911592261
• ISBN-13: 978-0911592269
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of book for your buck, August 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book (Paperback)

This is like five books in one. I think it's an amazing value. My father used this book for about 40 years and, as a result, I became a disciple of the Walker method. I just picked up the new edition and I found the concrete and masonry chapters vastly improved. It teaches you how to factor in all those variables and to account for the unexpected and how to put together your own bid, something that estimating software has yet to do.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Source, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book (Paperback)

Walker's shows you how to work up a price and customize your bids. It takes some computation of your own (you definitely have to know your local labor costs) but it's definitely worth the effort because Walker's explains how jobs wind up costing a certain amount. A great book for sure.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool!!!, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book (Paperback)

This book is unique in that it gives you the tools to obtain an accurate cost for your project with its own specific data. Having control over a project, and its BUDGET, depends on how well you know your estimate; and this book will teach you most of what you need to know about estimating.