Estimating Building Costs for the Residential and Light Commercial Construction Professional
ISBN: 9781118099414 | 1118099419
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: RSMeans
Pub. Date: 4/3/2012
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Completely revised, updated, and reorganized to conform to Masterformat 2010, this new edition provides a step-by-step guide to estimating building costs for contractors. A series of questions at the end of each chapter helps the reader summarize the content.
How to succeed in the construction business-step-by-step guidelines for estimating To be competitive, contractors and homebuilders need to know how to generate complete, accurate estimates for labor and material costs. This book guides readers through the enti... MORE
How to succeed in the construction business-step-by-step guidelines for estimating To be competitive, contractors and homebuilders need to know how to generate complete, accurate estimates for labor and material costs. This book guides readers through the enti... MORE
Foreword / xii
About the Author / xiv
Introduction / xvi
Chapter 1 The Working Drawings / 1
The Role of the Drawings / 1
Design Development / 1
Organization of the Working Drawings / 2
Title Block / 4
Graphic Formats Used in Drawings / 5
Drawing Conventions / 7
Conclusion / 13
Chapter 2 Understanding the Specifications / 14
The Role of the Specifications / 14
Organizing Specifications by CSI MasterFormat / 15
The Project Manual / 19
Conflicts Between Drawings and Specifications / 27
Modifications to... MORE
Wayne J. Del Pico is President of W.J. Del Pico, Inc., where he provides construction management, litigation support services for construction-related matters, and construction education. He has more than thirty years of experience in construction project management and estimating and has been involved in projects throughout the United States. Mr. Del Pico is a frequent seminar presenter for RSMeans as well as other public and private clients. He is the author of Builder's Essentials: Plan Reading and Material Takeoff and coauthor of The Practice of Cost Segregation Analysis: Maximizing Tax Benefits for Building Acquisitions and Construction.
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