National Concrete & Masonry Estimator 2008

Current labor and material prices for thousands of concrete and masonry jobs and specialty items. Don’t waste hours working up a material list for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you have the contract.

Provides manhours, recommended crew, and gives the labor cost for installation.

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.

Manhours, Labor and Material Costs for All Concrete and Masonry Work

Brick Assemblies - Standard, Norman, Jumbo, Modular, Padre, Commercial, Pavers
Brick Bonds - Running, Common, English, Flemish, Soldier, Sailor, Headers, Rowlock
Brick Specialties - Arches, Columns, Fireplaces, 8" Garden Walls, 12" Garden Walls
Concrete Block - 4" to 12" Wall Assemblies, Lintel Block, Radius Walls, Cavity Walls
CMU - Dur-O-Wal Reinforcing, Cell Grout, Shear Walls, Columns, Foundation Walls
Specialties - Retaining Walls, Glass Block, Stone Work, Gravity Walls, Lintels, Sills
Concrete Footings & Foundations - Caissons, Column Pads, Continuous Footings
Concrete on Grade - Spread Footings, Thickened Edge Footings, Slabs, Sidewalks
Concrete Specialties - Concrete Walls, Dowels, Stairs On Grade, Stairs Above Grade
Concrete Beams & Columns - Tie Beams, Rake Beams, Square & Round Columns
Beams for Elevated Slabs - Interior Beams & Girders, Spandrel Beams, Reinforcing
Elevated Slabs - Pan Slabs, Waffle Slabs, Flat Slabs, Concrete Accessories, Rebar
In-Place Assembly Costs - Including Concrete, Formwork, Steel, Placing and Finish

Don't waste hours working up material lists for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you've got the contract.

Dan Atcheson, the son of a Texas architect, began working on construction sites as a teenager. During his career he worked at most of the construction trades, from earthwork and masonry to framing and roofing. He added estimating to his skills in the 70s, teaching construction cost estimating at Texas Tech University.

In the 1980s and 1990s he was a featured presenter at estimating seminars and conventions nationwide. He now divides his time among his construction consulting business, writing on construction topics and raising English bulldogs. His technical papers on construction and estimating have been published in many trade magazines, and he has authored several construction manuals: Estimating Earthwork Quantities, Earthmoving Equipment, Production Rates & Costs, Estimating Framing Quantities and Roofing Construction & Estimating

Contents:

Brick Wall Assemblies
Running or Stretcher Bond,
No Headers, 13
Common or American Bond, 22
English, English Cross or
Dutch Bond, 38
Flemish Bond, 46
Double Flemish Bond, 62
Double Headers, 69
Brick Walls, Common Bond, 77
Norman Brick, 82
Jumbo Brick, 87
Modular Brick, 94
Padre Brick, 99
Commercial Brick, 115
Soldier Bond, 123
Sailor Bond, 125
Brick Columns, 126
Brick Arches, 131
Brick Pavers, 136
Fireplaces, 139
CMU Assemblies
CMU Foundation Walls, 143

CMU Wall Assemblies
4-inch walls, 145
6-inch walls, 155
8-inch walls, 164
10-inch walls, 176
12-inch walls, 185
Wall Assemblies with
Intermediate Slabs, 195
CMU Radius Walls, 199
Cavity Wall Assemblies, 209
Dur-O-Wal, 239
Vertical Cell Grout, 247
Shear Wall Grout, 251
Precast Lintels and Sills, 251
Door and Window Openings,
No Lintel
4-inch openings, 255
6-inch openings, 257
8-inch openings, 260
10-inch openings, 263
12 inch openings, 265
Door and Window Openings with
Lintel
4-inch openings, 268
6-inch openings, 270
8-inch openings, 272
10-inch openings, 275
12-inch openings, 277
Lintel Block, 280
CMU Columns
8-inch half block, 291
8-inch round block, 293
8" x 16" CMU column, 295
L-shaped CMU columns, 297
12-inch square, 299
12-inch round, 303
12-inch half round, 311
16-inch square, 315
16-inch round, 320
16-inch half round, 327
2-foot square, 330
CMU Retaining Walls, 335
Glass Block, 342
Mass Gravity Walls, 343
Stone Work, 346

Concrete Assemblies
Caisson Foundations, 347
Column Pads, 353
Concrete Continuous Spread
Footings, 361
Thickened Edge Footings, 369
Thickened Slab Footings, 386
Slabs on Grade, 389
Dowels and Anchor Bolts, 399
Concrete Walls
4-inch walls, 400
6-inch walls, 411
8-inch walls, 421
10-inch walls, 434
12-inch walls, 447
Sidewalks
Simple, 460
With turndown, 465
Round Concrete Columns
8 inch, 471
10 inch, 473
12 inch, 476
14 inch, 479
16 inch, 482
18 inch, 488
20 inch, 494
24 inch, 500
Square Concrete Columns
8 inch, 506
12 inch, 508
16 inch, 512
20 inch, 518
24 inch, 524
Concrete Stairs
On grade, 531
Above grade, 548
Tie Beams
8 x 12, 564
8 x 16, 569
8 x 24, 574
8 x 36, 578
10 x 12, 583
10 x 16, 588
10 x 24, 593
10 x 36, 598
12 x 12, 602
12 x 16, 607
12 x 24, 612
12 x 36, 616
Rake Beams, 622
Flat Slabs, 630
Interior Beams, Girders and
Spandrel Beams, 637
Pan Slabs, 646
Waffle Slabs, 654
Concrete Accessories, 658
Brick and Mortar Tables, 663

Index, 664

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