National Renovation & Insurance Repair Estimator 2009

Current prices in dollars and cents for hard-to-find items needed on most insurance, repair, remodeling, and renovation jobs.

All price items include labor, material, and equipment breakouts, plus special charts that tell you exactly how these costs are calculated.

Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates. Revised annually.

Labor and Material Costs for All Insurance Repair & Renovation Work

• Appliances - Cook Tops, Dishwashers, Dryers, Garbage Disposals, Ovens, Ranges, Washers
   
• Cabinets - Bathroom, Built-In, Countertops, Full-Height, Kitchen, Repairing, Refinishing, Utility
   
• Columns - Aluminum, Plaster, Stone, Stucco, Wood; Bases, Capitals, Pilasters, Repairing
   
• Concrete - Flatwork, Footings, Foundation Buttressing, Foundations, Piers, Rebar, Repair, Sawing
   
• Demolition & Hauling - Debris Hauling Per CY, Ton & Truck Load; Dump Charges, Refuse Chutes
   
• Doors - Bypassing, Exterior, Folding, French, Garage, Interior, Louvered, Pocket, Sliding Patio
   
• Electrical - Conduit, Fans, Fixtures, Heaters, Outlets, Panels, Switches, Thermostats, Wire
   
• Excavation - Access Holes, Backfill, Basements, Footings, Foundations, Mobilization, Trenches
   
• Fences - Board, Chain Link, Ornamental Iron, Picket, Vinyl, Woven Wood; Gates & Hardware
   
• Finish Carpentry - Casework, Door & Window Trim, Gingerbread, Mantels, Molding, Niches
   
• Fireplaces - Caps, Chimneys, Dampers, Faces, Fire Brick, Hearths, Prefabricated, Repairs
   
• Flooring - Carpet, Linoleum, Marble, Parquet, Plank, Slate, Terrazzo, Tile, Vinyl, Wood Strip
   
• Hazardous Materials - Containment, Decontamination, Disposal, Encapsulation, Removal
   
• Insulation - Blown Cellulose, Fiberglass, Wool; Fiberglass Batt, Rigid Foam Board, Vermiculite
   
• Masonry - Brick, Concrete Block, Glass Block, Tile; Cleaning, Lintels, Repairing, Repainting
   
• Painting - Concrete, Doors, Drywall, Floors, Masonry, Trim, Wood; Prime, Seal, Stain, Varnish
   
• Paneling - Frame & Panel, Hardboard, Plywood, Specialty Woods, Tongue & Groove
   
• Plaster & Stucco - Acoustic, Cast-in-Place, Cement, Gypsum, Synthetic, Repairing
   
• Plumbing - Antique Hardware, Fixtures, Rough Plumbing, Supply & DWV Pipe, Water Heaters
   
• Roofing - Built-up, Coated Metal, Fiberglass, Roll, Sheet Metal, Shingle, Slate, Tile
   
• Rough Carpentry - Beams, Decking, Headers, Plates, Posts, Railings, Stairs, Truss Joists, Walls
   
• Stairs - Attic, Balustrades, Brackets, Framing, Newel Posts, Prefabricated, Spiral, Tread Trim
   
• Water Extraction - Carpet, Treatments, Removal, Dehumidifying, Pad & Block Furniture
   
• Windows - Aluminum, Fixed, Movable, Reglazing, Repairing, Screens, Skylights, Vinyl, Wood

Contents:

USING THIS BOOK, 4-12
About this book, 4-7
abbreviations and acknowledgements, 8
area modification factors, 9-11
crews, 12

1. ACOUSTIC CEILINGS, 13-15
time & material charts, 14-15

2. APPLIANCES, 16-23
gas cook tops, ranges, ovens, 16-17
electric cook tops, ranges, ovens, 17-18
range hoods, 19
microwaves, 19
dishwashers, garbage disposals, 19-20
refrigerators, 20-21
washing machines, dryers, 21
trash compactors, 22
time & material charts, 22-23

3. AWNINGS, 24-27
time & material charts, 26-27

4. BATHROOM HARDWARE, 28-31
time & material charts, 31

5. CABINETS, 32-38
time & material charts, 37-38

6. CLEANING, 39-48
time & material charts, 46-48

7. COLUMNS, 49-55
time & material charts, 54-55

8. CONCRETE, 56-74
repair, 56
footings, foundations, 56-59
piers, grade beams, 59-61
f1atwork, steps, 61-63
sawing, core drilling, 64
pump truck costs, rebar, foundation coating, 64
foundation buttressing, compaction grouting, 64-65
time & material charts, 66-74

9. DEMOLITION & HAULING, 75-76
time & material charts, 76

10. DOORS, 77-94
folding doors, bypassing doors, 77-78
jamb and casing for closet doors, 78
interior doors, 78
French doors, 78
full and half-louvered doors, 78-79
jamb and casing for interior doors, 79
pocket doors, 79-80
panel doors, 80-81
batten doors, storm doors, 82
exterior French doors, exterior veneer doors, 83
additional costs for lites in doors, 83
Dutch doors, 83
entry doors and side lites, 84-87
jamb & casing for entry and exterior doors, 87
entry door fanlites, transoms, 88
cafe doors, 88
sliding patio doors, 89
pet doors, 89
garage doors, garage door openers, 90-91
time & material charts, 91-94

11. DOOR HARDWARE, 94-99
time & material charts, 97-99

12. DRYWALL, 100-104
time & material charts, 102-104

13. ELECTRICAL, 105-129
complete house, 105
outlets, switches, covers, 105-106
wiring runs, conduit, wire, 107-110
breaker panels, electrical service, breakers, 110-112
door bells, 112
bath fans, kitchen fans, whole-house fans, 112-113
intercoms, 113
sound systems, 114
check circuits, 114
smoke, carbon monoxide, and radon detectors, 114
thermostats and TV antennas, 114
wall heaters, resistance heat, baseboard heaters, 115
light fixtures, 115-125
time & material charts, 126-129

14. EXCAVATION, 130-137
time & material charts, 132-137

15. FEES, 138

16. FENCES, 139-150
board, 139-143
chain link, 143-145
vinyl, 145-146
ornamental iron, electric gate openers, 147
time & material charts, 148-150

17. FINISH CARPENTRY, 151-184
base, casing, 151-154
wood keys, base & head blocks, 154-155
overdoor molding, architraves, door & window surrounds, 155-157
stool, apron, chair rail, drip cap, astragal, cove, 158-160
half round, quarter round, corner bead, 160-161
bed mold, crown, hand rails, 161-162
specialty molding, custom-milled molding, inside radius, 162-164
closet work, bookcases, mantel beams, mantels, 165-167
coffered ceilings, niches, 168-169
gingerbread trim and woodwork, 169-173
porch posts, 174
onlays, finish boards, finish plywood, 174-175
time & material charts, 176-184

18. FIREPLACES, 185-196
standard, prefabricated, forms, 185-186
fire brick, chimneys, chimney repair, caps, pots, screen, 186-188
grates, screens, doors, clean-out doors, dampers, 188-189
chimney pipes, gas fireplace equipment, 189-190
fireplace faces and hearths, 190-192
time & material charts, 192-196

19. FLOORING, 197-208
carpet, stone, marble, slate, tile, terrazzo, 197-200
vinyl, linoleum, wood, 200-204
time & material charts, 204-208

20. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 209-210
time & material charts, 213-214

21. HVAC, 211-214
time & material charts, 213-214

22. INSULATION, 215-218
time & material charts, 216-218

23. MANUFACTURED HOUSING MINI PRICE LIST, 219-228

24. MASKING & MOVING, 229-230
time & material charts, 230

25. MASONRY, 231-270
brick walls, brick and block walls, cavity walls, 231-239
brick veneer, other brick wall and veneer costs, 240-242
concrete block, tile, gypsum tile, glass block, pavers, 242-248
stone walls, stone veneer walls, keystones, quoins, 248-250
stone veneer panels, 250-251
stone door and window architraves, cut stone, 251-254
wall caps, wall coping, 254
repoint brick and stone, brick and stone wall repair, 255-257
clean masonry, cut hole in masonry and share, lintels, 257-258
time & material charts, 258-270

26. MOLD REMEDIATION SPECIAL PRICE LIST, 271-276

27. OUTBUILDINGS, 277-278

28. PAINTING, 279-302
time & material charts, 297-302

29. PANELING, 303-307
time & material charts, 305-307

30. PLASTER & STUCCO, 308-314
time & material charts, 313-314

31. PLUMBING, 315-336
supply pipe, DWV pipe, 315-317
exterior lines, pressure valve, underground repairs, 317
rough plumbing by complete house, room, and fixture, 317-320
faucets, fixtures, tub surrounds, showers, shower doors, 320-327
water heaters, water softeners, 327-328
septic tanks with leach fields, pumps, 328-329
antique style faucets and fixtures, 329-332
time & material charts, 332-336

32. RETAINING WALLS, 337-338
time & material charts, 338

33. ROOFING, 339-352
steep and complex roof costs, metal shingles, 339
asphalt, roll roofing, slate, wood, 339-341
fiber & cement, granular coated metal, clay tile, 342-343
furring strips, concrete tile, sheet fiberglass, sheet metal, 343-346·
built-up roofs, single ply membranes, 346-350
time & material charts, 350-352

34. ROUGH CARPENTRY, 353-389
interior and exterior walls per lf, per sf, and per bf, 353-357
top plates, sill plates, headers, posts, precast piers, 357-359
jackposts, lally columns, glu-lam and micro-lam beams, 359-360
pine and oak beams 360-362
pine and oak post and beam bents with truss, joints, 362-366
deck joist systems, decking, railing, stairs and landing, 366-367
furring strips, joist systems per sf and bf, 368-369
I joists, floor trusses, hand-framed roofs and dormers, 369-374
roof trusses, sheathing, underlayment, 374-377
interior soffits, factory built wall panels, chimney crickets, 377-378
time & material charts 379-389

35. SECURITY SYSTEMS, 390-392
time & material charts, 391-392

36. SIDING, 393-401
siding, 393-397
fascia, soffits, gutters, downspouts, conductors, shutters, 397-399
time & material charts, 400-401

37. STAIRS, 402-412
stair framing, prefabricated spiral stairs, attic stairs, 402-405
balustrades, brackets, tread trim, newels, 406-411
time & material charts, 411-412

38. SUSPENDED CEILINGS, 413-417
time & material charts, 415-417

39. SWIMMING POOLS, 418-419

40. TEMPORARY, 420-421
time & material charts, 421

41. TILE, 422-423
time & material charts, 423

42. WALL COVERINGS, 424-428
time & material charts, 426-428

43. WATER EXTRACTION, 429-430
time & material charts, 430

44. WINDOWS, 431-447
aluminum, vinyl, wood, 431-441
skylights, storm windows, 442-445
reglazing, repair, 445-446
time & material charts, 446-447

QUICK CALCULATORS, 448-469
INDEX, 470

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