BNI Building News Home Builder's Costbook 2014

Here's the easy way to estimate the cost of all types of residential construction projects! The BNi Home Builders Costbook 2014 is the first place you should turn, whether you're preparing a preliminary estimate, evaluating a subcontractor's bid, or submitting a formal budget proposal. It puts at your fingertips accurate and up-to-date material and labor costs for thousands of cost items, based on the latest national averages and standard labor productivity rates. What's more, the BNi Home Builders Costbook 2014 includes detailed regional cost modifiers for adjusting your estimate to your local conditions. It features: Material costs for thousands of items based on current national averages (including allowances for transport, handling and storage). Labor costs based on the prevailing rates for each trade and type of work, PLUS man-hour tables tied to each unit costs, so you can clearly see exactly how the labor cost was calculated and make any necessary adjustments. Equipment costs -- including rental and operating costs. Square-foot tables based on the cost-per-square-foot of hundreds of actual projects -- invaluable data for quick, ballpark estimates. With the BNi Home Builders Costbook 2014, you'll save yourself time and effort, while protecting yourself from hidden costs, cost overruns, oversights, and hazardous "guesstimates."