The newly updated 5th Edition of Estimating & Bidding for Builders & Remodelers

Here is all the information you need for estimating and bidding construction and home improvement projects. Explains what you need for a career as a construction estimator, how to construct a take-off from the plans, how to check the details of an estimate, prepare a schedule, deal with subs, and calculate project overhead and profit. Also covers how to estimate remodeling work for typical remove and replace jobs, and include markup for remodeling work. Explains how to profit from estimating commercial work.

Includes the National Estimator stand-alone estimating program with a 50,000 item database for residential, commercial, and home improvement work. A video tutorial, and a program that lets you export completed estimates into QuickBooks Pro for job costing, or progressive billing. Contains the database of the National Construction Estimator and the National Home Improvement Estimator. 272 pp.

• Get Started Right
• Planning your Estimate
• Getting Ready to Estimate
• The Estimating Process
• Estimating Repair & Remodeling Work
• Estimating Commercial Work
• Pricing With a Computer
• Cost Recording
• Planning Overhead
• Estimating Overhead & Profit
• Smart Bidding
• Pricing Strategies
• Index