Current building costs for residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Estimated prices for every common building material. 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.This product’s data is included with the 2008 CD Estimator.

Labor & Material Costs, Manhours and City Cost Adjustments For All Residential, Commercial and Industrial Construction

• Assemblies – Carpentry, Concrete, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing, Roofing
• Cabinets – Corner, Custom, Island, Metal, Utility, Wall, Wood
• Carpentry – Assemblies, Framing, Glu-lam Beams, Molding, Paneling, Piecework Rates, Sheathing
• Concrete – Beams, Finishing, Forming, Foundations, Pouring, Reinforcing, Slabs
• Cooling – Air Handlers, Chillers, Condensers, Cooling Fans, Cooling Towers, Heat Pumps
• Demolition – Asbestos, Building, Curbs, Flooring, Foundations, Framing, Roofing, Walkways
• Doors – Closet, Colonial, Entrance, Fire, French, Glazed, Screen, Sliding
• Electrical – Breakers, Conduit, Fixtures, Lighting, Panels, Switches, Wiring
• Excavation – By Equipment Type and Hand, Backfilling, Clearing, Grading, Trenching
• Finishes – Acoustical Ceilings, Lath and Plaster, Paint, Wallboard, Wallpaper
• Flooring – Carpet, Composition, Masonry, Tile, Treads and Risers, Vinyl, Wood
• Hardware – Door Closers, Framing Connectors, Locksets, Straps, Weatherstripping
• Heating – Baseboard, Ducting, Fans, Furnaces, Heat Pumps, Hydronic, Radiant, Steam, Wall
• Insulation – Fiberglass, Foil, Perlite, Polystyrene, Urethane, Vermiculite
• Lumber – Cedar, Fir, Pine, Plywood, Posts, Redwood, Siding, Spruce, Trim
• Masonry – Accessories, Assemblies, Block, Brick, Flagstone, Marble, Pavers, Reinforcing
• Metals – Decking, Joists, Pre-Engineered Buildings, Structural Steel, Trusses
• Pipe – Cast Iron, Concrete, Corrugated Metal, Clay, Ductile Iron, PVC, Transite
• Plumbing – Cleanouts, Drains, Fire Protection, Pumps, Rough-in, Sinks, Tubs, Water Closets
• Roofing – Assemblies, Built-up, Corrugated, Elastomeric, Flashing, Shingles, Slate, Tile
• Site Work – Clearing, Curb and Gutter, Fencing, Irrigation, Landscaping, Paving, Piping
• Windows – Awning, Casement, Double Hung, Louvered Glass, Sliding, Skylights

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.

Ordering:

Product Price Order 2008 National Construction Estimator 631 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, & CD-ROM $58.00   Recommendation: Threshold Builder Forms & Contracts go well with this for your business $179.00   Shipping $5.95 will be added for UPS Ground Shipping to US addresses; $16.50 added for Air shipment to Canadian addresses

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