Step-by-Step estimating methods for residential and light commercial contracting

Every contractor has a unique system for putting a bid together... but when you submit a price, you must be prepared to back it up with a reliable estimate. This book gives you a step-by-step process for organizing all the information you need to assemble an estimate you can rely on… so you'll be competitive and know that you'll make a worthwhile profit.

• Correctly interpreting plans and specifications.
• Developing accurate and complete labor and material costs.
• Understanding direct and indirect overhead costs... and accounting for time-sensitive costs.
• Using historical cost data to generate new project budgets.

Includes a detailed look at every construction specialty – explaining all the components, take-off units, and labor hours – for site work, concrete and masonry, framing, roofing, siding, and finish work -- plus HVAC, plumbing and electrical, and special construction. 400+ pp.