If your computer has Windows and a CD-ROM drive, CD Estimator puts at your fingertips 85,000 construction costs for new construction, remodeling, renovation & insurance repair, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and painting. You'll also have the National Estimator program - a stand-alone estimating program for Windows that Remodeling magazine called a "computer wiz." Quarterly cost updates are available at no charge on the Internet. To help you create professional-looking estimates, the disk includes over 40 construction estimating and bidding forms in a format that's perfect for nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program for Windows. And to top it off, a 70-minute interactive video teaches you how to use this CD-ROM to estimate construction costs.
The estimating program that works like a book. Turn to any page or use the electronic index to find in seconds exactly the cost estimates you need.
Use your mouse to copy and paste cost estimates from the costbook to your electronic estimating form. Costs are extended and costs are totaled automatically.
40 estimating and bidding forms are in the CD Estimator disk. Open any of these forms with your favorite word processing or spreadsheet program. You may never need to but another estimating form.
It’s quick and flexible. Change any price or description in your estimate. Add anything you want, including the tax and markup of your choice.
Then print your estimate directly or export it to nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program under Windows.
Free quarterly cost updates are available all during 2008 on the internet
More ways to work faster and easier. Copy costs from one estimate to another. Open all six databases at once and use costs from each in a single estimate.
Use the 9 volumes of cost data right off the CD Estimator disk. No need to install this data on your computer. Saves valuable hard disk space!
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.
