1998 National Construction Estimator

by Kiley, Martin D.

• ISBN13: 9781572180529
• ISBN10: 1572180528
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Co

Summary

If you have contractors in your store looking for quick, reliable square foot costs based on the type of building and what it's made of, steer them to the National Building Cost Manual. It's probably the easiest-to-use estimating reference published today. It covers square foot costs for building types from homes to commercial, military and agricultural buildings. This 1998 edition is now available!

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	3-5	(2)
Abbreviations and Symbols	6	(1)
Craft Codes and Crews	7-9	(2)
Residential Division Labor Cost	10	(1)
Adjusting Labor Costs	11	(1)
Area Modification Factors	12-15	(3)
Credits and Acknowledgments	16	(1)
Residential Division	17-251	(23)
Adhesives	17	(5)
Basement doors	22	(5)
Building permit fees	27	(1)
Cabinets, kitchen	27	(2)
Carpentry, rule of thumb	29	(1)
Carpentry, assemblies	30	(3)
Carpentry, piecework rates	33	(2)
Carpentry, detailed breakdown	35	(10)
Carpentry, finish work	45	(7)
Ceilings, suspended	52	(7)
Concrete work	59	(11)
Decking	70	(1)
Demolition	71	(6)
Doors, jambs, frames, and trim	77	(13)
Electrical work, subcontract	90	(2)
Elevators and lifts, subcontract	92	(2)
Excavation and backfill	94	(6)
Fences	100	(4)
Fire sprinkler systems	104	(2)
Flooring	106	(7)
Framing connectors	113	(5)
Garage doors	118	(1)
Glass, glazing	119	(1)
Gutters and downspouts	120	(1)
Gypsum drywall and accessories	121	(2)
Hardware	123	(7)
Heating and cooling	130	(1)
Insulation	130	(3)
Insurance and bonding	133	(2)
Landscaping	135	(5)
Lighting fixtures	140	(2)
Lumber and plywood	142	(11)
Markup (Overhead and Profit)	153	(1)
Masonry	154	(12)
Mouldings	166	(8)
Paint removal, lead-based	174	(1)
Paints, coatings, and supplies	175	(6)
Paneling	181	(2)
Paving	183	(1)
Plastering	184	(1)
Plumbing fixtures and equipment	184	(7)
Plumbing and heating piping	191	(15)
Roofing	206	(9)
Sheet metal	215	(7)
Siding	222	(5)
Skylights	227	(4)
Stairs	231	(2)
Steel studding framing systems	233	(2)
Taxes	235	(1)
Tile	236	(3)
Wallcoverings	239	(2)
Windows	241	(8)
Construction Economics Division	249-252	(3)
Industrial & Commercial Division Labor Cost	254
Industrial & Commercial Division	253-532	(279)
General Requirements 1	256-273	(17)
Markup & overhead	255	(10)
Equipment rental rates	265	(8)
Waste disposal	273	(1)
Site Work 2	274-328	(54)
Site clearing and demolition	274	(9)
Excavation and grading	283	(8)
Pile foundations	291	(5)
Utility piping and accessories	296	(12)
Paving and walkways	308	(20)
Concrete 3	328-358	(30)
Formwork	329	(11)
Concrete placing	340	(9)
Tilt-up	349	(9)
Masonry 4	358-366	(8)
Wall assemblies	358	(9)
Metals 5	367-374	(7)
Pre-engineered steel buildings	367	(3)
Structural steel	370	(5)
Wood and Plastic 6	375-382	(7)
Rough carpentry	375	(2)
Panelized roof systems	377	(5)
Thermal & Moisture Protection 7	382-394	(12)
Insulation	382	(3)
Roofing	385	(6)
Fireproofing	391	(4)
Doors and Windows 8	395-403	(8)
Doors and frames	396	(5)
Glazing	401	(2)
Finishes 9	403-417	(14)
Steel studding (framing systems)	405	(1)
Gypsum wallboard (drywall)	406	(8)
Decontamination and surface preparation	414	(1)
Painting	415	(3)
Specialties 10	418-430	(12)
Equipment 11	430-440	(10)
Furnishings 12	441-443	(2)
Special Construction 13	443-448	(5)
Access for the disabled (ADA)	443	(6)
Conveying Systems 14	449-451	(2)
Mechanical 15	452-483	(31)
Black steel pipe	452	(13)
Pipe insulation	465	(6)
Plumbing assemblies	471	(7)
Heating, ventilating, air conditioning	478	(1)
Hydronic heating	479	(4)
Electrical 16	483-532	(49)
Underground duct and conduit	483	(17)
Wire and cable	500	(5)
Outlets & junction boxes	505	(4)
Motors and motor connections	509	(11)
Lighting fixtures	520	(11)
Computer network cabling systems	531	(2)
The National Estimator Quick Start	533-544	(11)
Index	545