2012 National Home Improvement Estimator

 2012 National Home Improvement Estimator contains current labor and material prices for residential and  home improvement projects.  Take advantage of home improvement jobs you may never have bid on before by relying on the solid cost figures in this book. That's why so many home improvement contractors use this manual as their company price book. You'll be able to quickly locate hard-to-find costs for demolition, foundations, framing, structural repairs, decking, deck repairs, window repair and replacement, door repair and replacement. wall and ceiling repairs, floor repair and replacement, kitchen and bathroom improvement prices, and much more. Provides manhours for each job, recommended crew size, and the labor cost for the removal and installation work. Many assembly prices are included to help you speed your estimates, just add linear or square feet to complete the estimate. Material prices are current, with location adjustment factors and free quarterly updates on the Web. Gives step-by-step instructions for the work, with helpful diagrams, and home improvement shortcuts and tips from an expert.

New prices for 2012 include:

• smart home electrical management systems prices that comply with US Green Building Council standards for energy-efficient upgrades. 
• LED lighting retrofit costs
• HEPA central air filtration retrofit costs
• heat recovery ventilator central system retrofit costs
• storm flood damage repair and prevention costs
• mold and dry rot remediation costs
• basement HVAC restoration costs
• corrosion coating costs and much more  

Includes a CD-ROM that contains an electronic version of the book, a stand-alone Windows estimating program and an interactive multimedia tutorial that shows how to use the disk to compile home improvement cost estimates.