BNi Home Remodelers Costbook 2012

BNi Home Remodelers Costbook 2012 is a cost estimating resource specifically for home remodelers.

Developed in cooperation with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the BNi Home Remodelers Costbook 2012 let's users quickly and easily estimate the cost of all types of home remodeling projects, including additions, new kitchens and baths, and is the first place they should turn to prepare a preliminary estimate, evaluate a subcontractor's bid or submitt a formal budget proposal. It puts accurate and up-to-date material and labor costs for thousands of cost items, based on the latested national averages and standard labor productivity rates at their fingertips. What's more, BNi Home Remodelers Costbook 2012 includes detailed regional cost modifiers for adjusting your estimate to your local conditions and 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 calcuated 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.

BNi Home Remodelers Costbook 2012 will save home remodelers time and effort, while protecting them from hidden costs, cost overruns, oversights, and hazardous "guesstimates."