BNi Remodeling Costbook 2012

BNi Remodeling Costbook 2012 helps residential construction contractors, home builders and remodelers quickly and easily estimate the cost of all types of home remodeling projects and is an invaluable tool when preparing a preliminary estimates, evaluating subcontractor's bids or submitting a formal budget proposals. It contains 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. What's more, BNi Remodeling 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.

With the 2012 BNi Remodeling Costbook, residential remodeling contractors will save time and effort, while protecting themselves from hidden costs, cost overruns, oversights, and hazardous "guesstimates."