Sweets Construction Labor & Material Cost Guides

Sweets Electrical Cost Guide 2012 -

McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Electrical Cost Guide 2012 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 electrical construction costs. Your estimates, bids, specifications, and cost checks will come in in right on target with this annually updated guide.

2012 Sweets Electrical Cost Guide provides contractors, architects, engineers, and all other building professionals the highest available level of precision in predicting unit costs for:

Sitework - Electrical Materials and Methods - Wiring - Power - Low-Voltage Distribution - Lighting - Alarm and Security Systems - Communications - Sound and Video - Special Construction - Conveying Systems - Local Multipliers - And more

Sweets Facilities Cost Guide 2012 -

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.

2012 Sweets Facilities Cost Guide provides facility managers 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 - Reference Tables - And more.

If the unknown costs of building green have kept you from bidding on jobs you could have had, the small price of this book will be returned to you many times over in the future job bids you’re sure to win.

All of the costs in the book have been carefully adjusted for 2012. Included are government projects, commercial buildings, schools and libraries, medical facilities, residential buildings and recreational facilities, reflecting the vast array of ""green"" materials and technologies being used in construction today. - more

True Laser Measuring – Easy to Use, Fast and Precise

Measures to 100-feet with accuracy of 1/8-Inch or better over the entire range

The PREXISO X2 is a one-person laser measuring tool for distances, areas and volumes. It is easier and faster to use than a tape measure, and more accurate than ultrasonic measures.

Quick, accurate measurements will help you make accurate material estimates, which will save you time and money. - more

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McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Unit Cost Guide 2012 from BNi Building News and McGraw-Hill Construction gives you more value and better data than any similar guide available.

Construction Master Pro Workbook and Study Guide

The easy-to-use course that will help you learn common construction-math principals, building techniques and acquire the skills to utilize the Construction Master Pro advanced Feet-Inch-Fraction calculator – accelerating your productivity on the job and in the classroom. You will quickly solve routine construction problems or undertake complex design and estimating challenges.

The Workbook topics are modular for on-going reference and are developed with flexibility to work in conjunction with the construction jobsite from entry level to advanced studies. - more

DigiRoller Plus II
 

LE-CI6425 $169.95  $139.95

DigiRoller Plus II -
Digital Distance Measuring Wheel

Easy, One-Person Operation -
Take Fast, Digital On-Site Measurements!

Get fast, accurate measurements for all your on-site linear, area and volume estimates. Built-in functions automatically calculate and store square footage, cubic volumes and more for up to 9 different areas. Works and converts in all U.S. and Metric units.
Weighs just 3 lbs. and includes new kickstand. - more

DM S50L measures interior room dimensions up to 50 feet (15 m) and includes Zircon’s exclusive laser targeting to ensure accuracy.

Point the laser to the far wall, click the READ button, and the distance appears on the easy-to-read LCD screen in feet and inches or metric units.

DM S50L automatically measures length and calculates area, volume, and double segments. Easy-to-follow, on-screen graphics prompt users through functions for length, area, and volume measurements.

Laser targeting pattern shows the area of the cone-shaped sonic beam for more accurate measurement positioning. - more

Scale Master Pro XE
w/ PC Interface Kit
 

LE-CI6335 $149.95 $129.95

The included PC Interface cable lets you transfer rolled values from the Scale Master® Pro XE directly into commonly used spreadsheets or estimating programs, saving countless keystrokes, saving time and reducing the potential for costly transcribing errors.

For: Contractors, Estimators, Engineers, Landscapers, Pipeline Builders, Excavators, Concrete Contractors, Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, HVAC, Fencing Specialists, Telecommunications, Cable System Contractors, Pavers or anyone needing fast, accurate takeoffs from plans or blueprints.  - more

Scale Master Pro XE
 

LE-CI6135 $99.95  $89.95

Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales & PC Interface - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints.

The recently updated Scale Master® Pro XE makes it easy to do Linear, Area and Volume takeoffs with speed, accuracy and confidence when estimating, bidding or planning.  - more

Just select the built-in scale factor to match the plan and roll the PlanWheel XLU2. The measurement is displayed instantly. PlanWheel XLU2 can be used Stand-Alone, or with your computer using XLU2 Interface kit (sold separately). - more

The industry standard take-off tool for entering linear measurements from your blueprints, maps, or plans into any Windows program. Just roll the scaler wheel along your print, then click to instantly transfer the measurement into your program. Scale-Link USB  includes the scaler wheel, connecting cable and transfer software. - more

The "First-Ever" Wireless Plan Wheel!  Scale-Link Wireless PlanWheel lets you scale dimensions into your PC up to 25 feet away!  
111 of the most common Architectural, Engineering, Map and Metric scale-factors built in. - Thousands of available user-defined scale-factors - Calculate auto-scale factors from reduced, enlarged or odd-scale drawings - Create any custom scale-factors for reduced, enlarged or unknown scale prints - Create, store and retrieve 2 user-defined scale factors... - more

Ultra Scale Master Pro -

NEW! - Affordable Area Takeoff Tool and Digitizer System

Great for residential and light construction contractors:

• Measure and calculate areas, lengths and volumes for all types of polygons
• Fast and easy-to-use
• Affordable, portable and powerful
• Works with or without a PC - more
   

Orders over $200.00 Ship FREE to 48 states

Take full advantage of your Ultra Scale Master® Pro digitizing capabilities by using Smart Takeoff!™- an affordable and simple-to-use graphic digitizing program that provides two- and three-dimensional perspective graphic display of digitized images. When combined with the speed and accuracy of the Ultra Scale Master® Pro digitizing tool, this system is invaluable as part of any construction cost estimating system. - more

Smart Takeoff!™ transfers digitized quantities to virtually any Windows® based program including spreadsheets (spreadsheet program not included), and also allows you to export the graphic image in DXF format for use in other programs.

Two- and three-dimensional perspective graphic display of digitized images. - more