Current labor and material prices for thousands of concrete and masonry jobs and specialty items. Don’t waste hours working up a material list for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you have the contract.

Provides manhours, recommended crew, and gives the labor cost for installation. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates. Revised annually.

Manhours, Labor and Material Costs for All Concrete and Masonry Work

• Brick Assemblies - Standard, Norman, Jumbo, Modular, Padre, Commercial, Pavers
• Brick Bonds - Running, Common, English, Flemish, Soldier, Sailor, Headers, Rowlock
• Brick Specialties - Arches, Columns, Fireplaces, 8" Garden Walls, 12" Garden Walls
• Concrete Block - 4" to 12" Wall Assemblies, Lintel Block, Radius Walls, Cavity Walls
• CMU - Dur-O-Wal Reinforcing, Cell Grout, Shear Walls, Columns, Foundation Walls
• Specialties - Retaining Walls, Glass Block, Stone Work, Gravity Walls, Lintels, Sills
• Concrete Footings & Foundations - Caissons, Column Pads, Continuous Footings
• Concrete on Grade - Spread Footings, Thickened Edge Footings, Slabs, Sidewalks
• Concrete Specialties - Concrete Walls, Dowels, Stairs On Grade, Stairs Above Grade
• Concrete Beams & Columns - Tie Beams, Rake Beams, Square & Round Columns
• Beams for Elevated Slabs - Interior Beams & Girders, Spandrel Beams, Reinforcing
• Elevated Slabs - Pan Slabs, Waffle Slabs, Flat Slabs, Concrete Accessories, Rebar
• In-Place Assembly Costs - Including Concrete, Formwork, Steel, Placing and Finish

Don't waste hours working up material lists for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you've got the contract.

The Author: Dan Atcheson, the son of a Texas architect, began working on construction sites as a teenager. During his career he worked at most of the construction trades, from earthwork and masonry to framing and roofing. He added estimating to his skills in the 70s, teaching construction cost estimating at Texas Tech University. In the 1980s and 1990s he was a featured presenter at estimating seminars and conventions nationwide. He now divides his time among his construction consulting business, writing on construction topics and raising English bulldogs. His technical papers on construction and estimating have been published in many trade magazines, and he has authored several construction manuals: Estimating Earthwork Quantities, Earthmoving Equipment, Production Rates & Costs, Estimating Framing Quantities and Roofing Construction & Estimating.

Included with National Estimator CD-ROM:

• Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks
• Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software
• Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2008 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2008. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required

Requires Windows 98SE or greater.

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