Electrical & Construction Estimating Books, Costbooks,
Take-Off Tools and Software

The newly re-designed DigiRoller Plus III can measure lengths, widths and heights, and it can calculate areas, volumes, perimeters and more in U.S. or metric units.

The new DigiRoller Plus III puts the controls right in the palm of your hand - no stooping, bending or squinting.

• Easy-to-use handle-mounted controls with 7-digit backlit display
• Easy transport and storage - it has a built-in carrying handle and folds to half size  
• Includes FREE Carrying Case - more

Over 14,000 unit prices are broken down into material and labor costs, and complete man-hour tables provide maximum coverage and flexibility. - more

Current Labor and Material Cost Estimates for Residential, Commercial and Industrial Electrical Work. - more

Construction Estimating is a comprehensive introduction to estimating practices used in the construction industry.

This edition serves as a guide to sources of information on prints and specifications. Learners have opportunities to prepare estimates using a variety of spreadsheets, including takeoff activities based on prints for a proposed township administration building.

Information on building information modeling (BIM), alternate power systems, light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems, and LEED® green building practices have been added to this edition.  - more

STOP PROFIT-ROBBING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DISPUTES BEFORE THEY START

With this expanded new edition of Contractor's Guide to Change Orders in hand, contractors working on projects of any size - from remodeling jobs to skyscrapers - will have all the ammunition needed to:

Keep hidden construction delays and expenses from draining profit. (Only a fraction of chargeable amounts are ever identified by the owner or architects involved.)

Identify trouble spots in the contract, plans, specifications and site that are likely to result in added costs or delays.

Find, document and negotiate payment for every added delay and expense that slips past your "early warning system."

Negotiate and resolve change order disputes at every level so you are always a step ahead. - more

Writing contracts that comply with law in your state isn't easy. A contract that doesn't comply could leave you with no way to collect. You need contracts that:

• Fit your jobs exactly.
• Anticipate the most likely disputes.
• Resolve key issues in your favor.
• Protects you by complying with your states requirements.

Construction Contract Writer has you covered. You don't need any legal experience -- just answer the program's interview questions. And if you get stuck, click the ""Get Help From an Attorney"" button. You'll have an answer in 24 hours. No charge. No limit. - more

The newly re-designed DigiRoller Plus III can measure lengths, widths and heights, and it can calculate areas, volumes, perimeters and more in U.S. or metric units.

The new DigiRoller Plus III puts the controls right in the palm of your hand - no stooping, bending or squinting.

• Easy-to-use handle-mounted controls with 7-digit backlit display
• Easy transport and storage - it has a built-in carrying handle and folds to half size  - more

Here is all the information you need for estimating and bidding construction and home improvement projects.

Guaranteed to improve your estimating skill and bidding results: What to look for in the plans. How to scope out the last 5% of job costs. Immunize yourself against common estimating mistakes.

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.

Includes the National Estimator stand-alone estimating program with a 50,000 item database for residential, commercial, and home improvement work. - more

Like taking a class in how to estimate materials and labor for residential and commercial electrical construction. A complete estimate for a commercial building is included, starting with the scope of work, the materials and equipment to use, installation requirements and a complete set of plans for the electrical system. - more

At last, a book on how to figure the right markup for a construction company!

In this guide, Michael Stone, a highly-successful contractor, lecturer and consultant, explains the importance of setting your own markup - and not just picking a markup figure that someone else uses, or a number you found in an estimating book!

He writes in simple layman's language and includes examples, formulas and sample problems to help you. When you've read this book, you'll thoroughly understand what markup is and how to arrive at it.

And just as important, you'll know how and why you should apply it to your job costs to arrive at the right sales price for your work. And that's the secret to success in this industry. - more

By: Brenda K. Yamin, Robert A. Gillis

Principles of Contracting provides a comprehensive introduction to the construction contracting process.

This textbook addresses construction project types and participants, business ownership, financing, building codes, sustainability, job-site safety, and project documentation. - more

Just select the built-in scale factor to match the plan and roll the PlanWheel XLU3. The measurement is displayed instantly. PlanWheel XLU3 can be used Stand-Alone, or with your computer using XLU3 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 USB3  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