Sweets Residential Cost Guide 2008

GET THE ONLY RESIDENTIAL COST GUIDE BACKED BY THE AUTHORITATIVENESS AND RELIABILITY OF BNI BUILDING NEWS & McGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION SWEETS

McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Residential Cost Guide 2008 from BNi Building News and McGraw-Hill Construction gives you more value and better data than any similar guide available.

Flip through the book for the industry's most precise, most thoroughly researched residential construction costs. Your estimates, bids, specifications, and cost checks will come in in right on target with this annually updated guide. So thorough, you'll find costs for just about every item.

Labor, materials, and equipment prices have been calculated from the average cost of actual jobs completed in 1000s of locations nationwide and presented in CSI MasterFormat -- the industry standard for estimating.

With this valuable resource, you'll be able to accurately calculate overhead, profit, and productivity rates. A handy geographical conversion table is included so making adjustments for local costs is a snap.

Sweets Residential Cost Guide 2008 provides contractors, architects, engineers, and all other building professionals the highest available level of precision in predicting construction costs for:

Sitework - Concrete and Masonry - Metals - Woods and Plastics - Thermal and Moisture Protection - Doors and Windows - Finishes - Specialties - Equipment - Furnishings - Special Construction - Conveying Systems - Mechanical Systems - Electrical Systems - Square Foot Tables - And More

Contents:

Introduction

CSI MASTERFORMAT, vi
Features In This Book, ix
Sample Cost Guide Page, xi

Cost Guide Pages, 1
Glossary, 261
Square Foot Tables, 295
U.S. Local Multipliers, 303

Index, 307

CSI MASTERFORMAT

All data in the Costbook pages and Man-Hour tables is organized according to the CSI MASTERFORMAT - the industry standard numbering/classification system. The data is divided into the 16 divisions as shown below. The five digit numbers within each division correspond to the MASTERFORMAT Broadscope designations.

Each section is further broken down into MASTERFORMAT Mediumscope designations. These numbers, in most cases, are the same as those used in architectural and engineering specifications.

The construction estimating information in this book is divided into two main sections: Costbook Pages and Man-Hour Tables. Each is organized to the 16 divisions of the CSI MASTERFORMAT as shown below. In addition, there are extensive Construction Reference Tables, Geographic Cost Modifiers, Square Foot Tables and a detailed Index.

Sample pages with graphic explanations are included before the Costbook pages, Man-Hour Tables and Square Foot Tables. These explanations, along with the discussions below, will provide a good understanding of what is included in this book and how it can best be used for construction estimating.

Sample of CSI MASTERFORMAT:

Softcover - 316 Pages
8-1/2 x 11 in.