CD Estimator 2012

CD Estimator 2012 contains more than 150,000 construction costs for new construction; home improvement; remodeling; renovation and insurance repair; electrical; plumbing; HVAC; painting; concrete and masonry; earthwork, and heavy equipment. It also includes National Estimator, an easy-to-use stand-alone estimating program for Microsoft Windows that Remodeling magazine has called an "estimating wiz."

CD Estimator 2012 is the only construction estimating program that works like a book. Select the cost items you want to estimate from any of the 10 databases:

• New Construction
• Home Improvement
• Concrete and Masonry
• Framing and Finish Carpenrty
• Repair and Remodeling
• Renovation and Insurance
• Painting and HVAC
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Earthwork and Heavy Equipment.

Add the zip code of the job and the material prices are updated to your area. Add the quantity and numbers are automatically totalled in your estimate. You can change the labor rates, descriptions and add a markup of your choice. Then either print out your estimate or export to Excel or QuickBooks Pro.

To help you create professional-looking estimates, the disk also includes over 40 construction estimating and bidding forms in a format that's perfect for nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program for Windows. And to top it off, a 70-minute interactive video teaches you how to use this CD-ROM to estimate construction costs. Microsoft Windows is required.