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Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book, 27th Edition

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I've been using Walker's for over 30 years, and it has never failed me. I recommend it to anyone who wants to estimate.

There are plenty of programs and books for estimating, but when you get right down to it there's only one Walker's -- an authoritative reference that shows you how to work up your own costs.

The estimating guides I've seen amount to little more than unit cost catalogs. With a cost data book, you wind up with someone else's estimate for someone else's job. This book is much more thorough. It's a "how-to" approach. You can do custom bids that cost out the job you are faced with, with real accuracy, and allow yourself flexibility and control.

It's a great reference book for new and seasoned estimators. We were looking for a "how-to" book that gives insight to productivity as well as material costs. If applicable, well worth the investment to purchase one for every estimator in your office.

Have used Walkers for info not readily available elsewhere or from experience for over almost 60 years ... many editions.

No substitute or accurate and well kept costs but really helpful when into the unknown and for "guesstimating."

We were early adapter of Design/Build with two companies; one a general contractor and the other a full service architecture and engineering - both working in more than 30 states in multiple type structures. Many copies of current edition in both companies.