USING THIS BOOK 4-12
 

about this book 4-7
abbreviations and acknowledgements 8
area modification factors 9-11
crews 12
 

ACOUSTIC CEILINGS 13-16
 

time & material charts 15-16
 

APPLIANCES 17-24
 

gas cook tops, ranges, ovens 17-18
electric cook tops, ranges, ovens 18-19
range hoods 20
dishwashers, garbage disposals 20-21
microwaves 21
refrigerators 21-22
trash compactors 22
washing machines, dryers 22
time & material charts 23-24
 

AWNINGS 25-28
 

time & material charts 27-28
 

BATHROOM HARDWARE 29-32
 

time & material charts 32
 

CABINETS 33-38
 

time & material charts 37-38
 

CLEANING 39-48
 

time & material charts 46-48
 

COLUMNS 4-56
 

time & material charts 54-56
 

CONCRETE 57-76
 

repair 57
footings, foundations 58-60
piers, grade beams 60-62
flatwork, steps 62-64
sawing, core drilling 65
pump truck costs, rebar, foundation coating 65
foundation buttressing, compaction grouting 66
time & material charts 67-76
 

DEMOLITION & HAULING 77-78
 

time & material charts 78
 

DOORS 79-96
 

folding doors, bypassing doors 79-80
jamb and casing for closet doors 80
interior doors 80
French doors 80
full and half-louvered doors 80-81
jamb and casing for interior doors 81
pocket doors 81-82
panel doors 82-83
batten doors, storm doors 84
exterior French doors, exterior veneer doors 85
additional costs for lites in doors 85
Dutch doors 85-86
entry doors and side lites 86-88
jamb & casing for entry and exterior doors 89
entry door fanlites, transoms 90
cafe doors 90
sliding patio doors 91
pet doors 91
garage doors, garage door openers 92-93
time & material charts 93-96
 

DOOR HARDWARE 97-102
 

time & material charts 100-102
 

DRYWALL 103-107
 

time & material charts 105-107
 

ELECTRICAL 109-134
 

complete house 109
outlets, switches, covers 109-110
wiring runs, conduit, wire 111-114
breaker panels, electrical service, breakers 114-116
door bells 116
bath fans, kitchen fans, whole-house fans 116-117
intercoms 117
sound systems 118
check circuits 118
smoke, carbon monoxide, and radon detectors 118
thermostats and TV antennas 118
wall heaters, resistance heat, baseboard heaters 119
light fixtures 120-130
time & material charts 131-134

 

EXCAVATION 135-143
 

time & material charts 137-143
 

FEES 145-146
 

FENCES 147-159
 

board 147-152
chain link 152-153
vinyl 153-155
ornamental iron, electric gate openers 156
time & material charts 157-159
 

FINISH CARPENTRY 161-195
 

base, casing 161-164
wood keys, base & head blocks 164-165
overdoor molding, architraves, door & window surrounds 166-168
stool, apron, chair rail, drip cap, astragal, cove 168-171
half round, quarter round, corner bead 171-172
bed mold, crown, hand rails 172-173
specialty molding, custom-milled molding, inside radius 173-175
closet work, bookcases, mantel beams, mantels 176-178
coffered ceilings, niches 179-180
gingerbread trim and woodwork 180-184
porch posts 185
onlays, finish boards, finish plywood 185-186
time & material charts 187-195
 

FIREPLACES 197-207
 

standard, prefabricated, forms 197-198
fire brick, chimneys, chimney repair, caps, pots, screen 198-200
grates, screens, doors, clean-out doors, dampers 200-201
chimney pipes, gas fireplace equipment 201-202
fireplace faces and hearths 202-203
time & material charts 203-207
 

FLOORING 209-221
 

carpet, stone, marble, slate, tile, terrazzo 209-212
vinyl, linoleum, wood 212-216
time & material charts 217-221
 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 223-224
 

time & material charts 223-224
 

HVAC 225-229
 

time & material charts 227-229
 

INSULATION 231-234
 

time & material charts 233-234
 

MANUFACTURED HOUSING MINI PRICE LIST 235-246
 

MASKING & MOVING 247-248
 

time & material charts 248
 

MASONRY 249-289
 

brick walls, brick and block walls, cavity walls 249-257
brick veneer, other brick wall and veneer costs 258-260
concrete block, tile, gypsum tile, glass block, pavers 260-266
stone walls, stone veneer walls, keystones, quoins 267-269
stone veneer panels 269-270
stone door and window architraves, cut stone 270-273
wall caps, wall coping 273
repoint brick and stone, brick and stone wall repair 274-276
clean masonry, cut hole in masonry and shore, lintels 276-277
time & material charts 277-289
 

MOLD REMEDIATION SPECIAL PRICE LIST 291-296
 

OUTBUILDINGS 297-298
 

PAINTING 299-322
 

time & material charts 317-322
 

PANELING 323-329
 

time & material charts 325-329
 

PLASTER & STUCCO 329-335
 

time & material charts 334-335
 

PLUMBING 337-358
 

supply pipe, DWV pipe 337-339
exterior lines, pressure valve, underground repairs 339
rough plumbing by complete house, room, and fixture 339-342
faucets, fixtures, tub surrounds, showers, shower doors 342-349
water heaters, water softeners 349-350
septic tanks with leach fields, pumps 350-351
antique style faucets and fixtures 351-354
time & material charts 354-358
 

RETAINING WALLS 359-360
 

time & material charts 360
 

ROOFING 361-374
 

steep and complex roof costs, metal shingles 361
asphalt, roll roofing, slate, wood 361-363
fiber & cement, granular coated metal, clay tile 364-365
furring strips, concrete tile, sheet fiberglass, sheet metal 365-368
built-up roofs, single ply membranes 368-372
time & material charts 372-374
 

ROUGH CARPENTRY 375-411
 

interior and exterior walls per lf, per sf, and per bf 375-379
top plates, sill plates, headers, posts, precast piers 379-381
jackposts, lally columns, glu-lam and micro-lam beams 381-382
pine and oak beams 382-384
pine and oak post and beam bents with truss, joints 384-388
deck joist systems, decking, railing, stairs and landing 388-389
furring strips, joist systems per sf 390
I joists, floor trusses, hand-framed roofs and dormers 391-396
roof trusses, sheathing, underlayment 396-399
interior soffits, factory built wall panels, chimney crickets 399-400
time & material charts 401-411
 

SECURITY SYSTEMS 413-415
 

time & material charts 414-415
 

SIDING 417-425
 

siding 417-421
fascia, soffits, gutters, downspouts, conductors, shutters 421-423
time & material charts 424-425
 

STAIRS 427-438
 

stair framing, pre-fabricated spiral stairs, attic stairs 427-431
balustrades, brackets, tread trim, newels 431-436
time & material charts 436-438
 

SUSPENDED CEILINGS 439-443
 

time & material charts 441-443
 

SWIMMING POOLS 445-446
 

TEMPORARY 447-449
 

time & material charts 449
 

TILE 451-452
 

time & material charts 452
 

WALL COVERINGS 453-457
 

time & material charts 455-457
 

WATER EXTRACTION 459-460
 

time & material charts 460
 

WINDOWS 461-479
 

aluminum, vinyl, wood 461-473
skylights, storm windows 473-477
reglazing, repair 478
time & material charts 478-479
 

QUICKCALCULATORS 481-502
 

INDEX 503

2 Demolition, 27
Before you begin, 27
Cost estimates
Equipment rental, 28
Sitework demolition, 29
Building demolition, 30
Wall framing demolition, 33

3 Foundations and Slabs, 37
Pre-construction checklist, 38
Cost estimates
Equipment rental, 39
Concrete flatwork, 40
Concrete finishing, 49

4 Rough Carpentry, 53
Floor beams, 53
Wood floor repairs, 56
Wall framing, 57
Roof repairs, 58
Cost estimates
Framing repairs, 62
Framing room additions, 66
Subflooring, 69
Wall and ceiling changes, 70
Roof framing changes, 74

5 Insulation and Moisture Control, 77
Ceiling insulation, 77
Wall and floor insulation, 78
Attic and roof ventilation, 81
Cost estimates
Fiberglass insulation, 82
Panel insulation, 83
Vapor barrier, 85
Vents and louvers, 86
Roof ventilators, 89

6 Siding and Trim, 91
Vinyl siding installation, 94
Wood siding installation, 95
Estimating procedure for siding, 102
Cost estimates
Siding and soffit repairs, 103
Vinyl siding, 105
Wood board siding, 106
Texture 1-11 plywood siding, 109
Fiber cement siding, 110
Aluminum siding and soffit, 111
Stucco and masonry siding, 112

7 Roofing and Flashing, 115
Flashing leaks, 116
Roof repairs, 119
Roofing material, 120
Cost estimates
Roof repairs, 127
Composition shingles, 128
Built-up roofing, 129
Roof patching, 132
Wood shingle roofing, 135
Slate and tile roofing, 137
Roof flashing, 139
Gutters and downspouts, 144

8 Windows, 145
Window repair, 147
Sash repair, 149
Counterweighted windows, 150
Adding or moving a window, 151
Cost estimates
Window repairs, 154
Vinyl windows, 155
Aluminum windows, 159
Wood windows, 162
Storm windows, 164
Window accessories, 164
Window glazing, 168
Skylights, 171

9 Doors, 173
Door repair and replacement, 175
Adding or moving a door, 180
Hanging a slab door, 182
Door terms, 186
Cost estimates
Exterior doors, 189
Prehung doors, 195
Screen and storm doors, 200
Interior doors, 204
Patio doors, 212
Closet doors, 216
Garage doors, 221

10 Walls and Ceilings, 225
Drywall installation, 226
Wood paneling, 233
Removing partitions, 237
Cost estimates
Drywall, 240
Textured finishes for drywall, 242
Drywall bead and tools, 245
Wall paneling, 249
Suspended ceilings, 253
Moldings, 257
Partition walls, 268

11 Floors and Tile, 269
Wood flooring installation, 270
Ceramic tile installation, 274
Cost estimates
Wood strip and plank flooring, 276
Laminate plank flooring, 281
Vinyl flooring, 284
Ceramic tile, 291
Natural stone and slate flooring, 296
Ceramic field wall tile, 299

12 Kitchens, 307
Kitchen cabinet standards, 310
Cost estimates
Kitchen demolition, 313
Cabinets and countertops, 315
Cabinet knobs, pulls and hinges, 322
Sinks and faucets, 326
Appliances, 337

13 Bathrooms, 343
Bathroom additions, 343
Cost estimates
Tubs, enclosures and shower stalls, 350
Tub and shower faucets, 358
Toilets, 360
Lavatory sinks, 365
Vanity cabinets and countertops, 372
Bath exhaust fans, 376
Medicine cabinets, 380
Bathroom accessories, 383

14 Plumbing and HVAC, 389
Heating types and considerations, 389
Cost estimates
Furnace replacement, 394
Chimney flue components, 396
Water heaters, 402
DWV pipe replacement, 404

15 Electrical, 407
Wiring residences, 409
Adding outlets and switches, 412
Cost estimates
Non-metallic cable, 415
PVC conduit and fittings, 418
EMT conduit and fittings, 420
Flex conduit and fittings, 424
Rigid and IMC conduit and fittings, 427
Switches and receptacles, 432
Distribution panels, 434
Lighting, 438

16 Painting and Finishing, 443
Paint application techniques, 446
Cost estimates
Labor estimates for painting, 448
Stains and finishes, 469
Wood preservatives, 472
Interior paints, 474
Exterior paints, 476