National Framing & Finish Carpentry Estimator 2008

Current labor and material prices for thousands of framing and finish carpentry items. Step-by-step instructions for estimating everything from the sill plate to the ridge board, including hundreds of helpful pictures, tables and illustrations.

Includes labor and material prices for installing practically all framing lumber, from girders to roof sheathing. Even includes hard-to-find demolition labor estimates. Lists costs and manhours for finish carpentry such as ceiling sheathing, interior trim, molding, paneling, cabinets, countertops, hardwood flooring, wood stairways, and more.

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 Residential and Commercial Framing & Finish Carpentry Work

Carpentry Estimating Basics - Board Foot Conversion Factors, Calculating Lumber & Dress Waste
 

Floors - Posts, Girders, Joists, Foundation Plates, Floor Openings, Blocking & Cross Bridging, Subflooring
 

Walls - Plates, Studs, Corners, Door & Window Openings, Bracing, Wall Sheathing & Cladding
 

Ceilings - Joist Installation, Ceiling Backing, Lowered & Sloped Ceilings, Engineered Beams
 

Roofing - Slope & Area Calculation, Rafters, Interior Supports, Sheathing, Trusses, Attic Ventilation
 

Exterior Finish Carpentry - Windows, Doors, Fascia, Cornices, Porch Posts & Ceilings, Cupolas
 

Interior Finish Carpentry - Paneling, Molding, Door Hardware & Trim, Wood Flooring
 

Cabinets - Layout, Installation & Labor, Hardware, Drawers, Joints, Trim & Finish, Countertops
 

Wood Stairways - Configurations, Carriages, Stairway Openings, Treads & Risers, Main Stairways
 

Porches & Decks - Solid Floor Porches, Porch Columns, Balustrades & Railings, Elevated Decks
 

Demolition - Pre-Demolition Checklist, Removing Partitions, Flooring, Framing, Roof Covering
 

Remodeling & Repair - Adding Partitions, Window Repair & Replacement, Adding Floor & Ceiling Joists

If you need to estimate the cost of framing or finish carpentry, this book will be your most reliable guide to figuring the time required for installation and the labor and material cost. You get the in-place cost for all common framing or finish carpentry work in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Carpentry estimators will also appreciate the explanations, figures and illustrations explaining practical procedures included in this manual.

Contents:

1, Estimating Framing and Finish Carpentry, 5
This book works two ways, 6
Labor costs and crews,10
Area modification factors, 12

2, Tools for Every Carpentry Estimator, 17
The board foot, 17
Lumber waste, 18
Dress waste, 21

3, The Floor System, 27
Posts and girders, 27
Floor joists, 33
Subflooring, 40
Cost estimates, 44
Girders and beams, 44
Foundation plates, 47
Floor joists, 47
Header joists, 57
Blocking, 57
Cross bridging, 60
Floor sheathing, 61
Floor adhesives, 64

4, The Wall System, 65
Plates, 65
Studs, 68
Wind bracing, 77
Wall sheathing, 78
Cost estimates, 89
Stud walls, 89
Wall openings, 95
Gable studs, 151
Corners and tees, 161
Wall sheathing, 162
Nailers and furring strips, 172

5, The Ceiling System, 173
Ceiling joists, 173
Ceiling-finish nailers, 176
Engineered ceiling beams, 180
Cost estimates, 182
Ceiling joists, 182

6, The Roof System, 195
Roof slope, 198
Rafters, 199
Interior roof supports, 210
Roof sheathing, 211
Attic ventilation, 216
Trusses, 217
Cost estimates, 224
Rafters, 224
Roof sheathing, 288
Prefabricated trusses, 290

7, Estimating Nail Quantities, 295
Flooring nail quantities, 296
Siding nail quantities, 301
Roofing nail quantities, 303

8, The Board-Foot-Per-Square-Foot (BFPSF) Method, 307

9, Finish Carpentry, 309
Windows, 309
Exterior doors, 314
Wall paneling, 324
Wall molding, 326
Interior doors, frames and trim, 330
Kitchen cabinets, 339
Countertops, 352
Wood flooring, 355
Cost estimates, 363
Ceiling sheathing, 363
Interior trim labor, 364
Hardboard flooring, 366

10, Wood Stairways, 369
Stair carriages, 370
Tread width and riser height, 372
Estimating stairways, 377
Cost estimates, 379
Basement and main stairways, 379

11, Porches and Decks, 383
Solid floor porches, 383
Decks, 385

12, Pole and Timber Construction, 387
Demolition and Remodeling, 389
Before you begin, 389
Removing a partition, 390
Adding a partition, 391
Cost estimates, 393
Flooring and roof cover demolition, 393
Wood framing demolition, 394
Window repairs, 396
Adding walls and joists, 397

Index, 399

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