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Enter Measurements from Blueprints directly into your Estimating Programs:

Scale-Link Wireless Plan Wheel LE-SC-02002 $399.95 $269.95 Ships FREE to 48 states!

Ultra Scale Master Pro
Affordable Area Takeoff Tool and Digitizer System
 

Save $$: ElectriCalc Pro NEC Calculator

 

Scale-Link USB LE-SC-02001 $124.95 $109.95

Scale Master II w/ PC Interface Kit

Construction Master Pro

 

"The Complete Construction Estimator"

If your computer has Windows™ and a CD-ROM drive, CD Estimator puts at your fingertips 85,000 construction costs for new construction, home improvement, remodeling, renovation & insurance repair, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting and concrete & masonry.

You'll also have the National Estimator program – a stand-alone estimating program for Windows that Remodeling magazine called a "computer wiz."

To help you create professional-looking estimates, the disk 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. - more

Accurate, up-to-date and easy-to-use cost data tailored to the needs of today's general contractor.

It's no secret that a cost estimate is the key to profitable contracting. Estimate too high and you lose the bid. Estimate too low and you lose your shirt. But with this detailed, easy-to-use costbook from Engineering News Record, you'll be able to prepare winning bids that are right on the money, time after time.

You'll quickly agree that this book is the one place to turn when estimating the cost of virtually any contracting job. It puts everything you need right at your fingertips to estimate both labor and material costs for virtually any kind of project you might handle. - more

Up-to-date and easy-to-use home building costs -- whether you're building a small single family home or a townhouse, using wood frame or masonry.

Covers 16 divisions of the CSI Masterformat in a clear, easy-to-read style that helps you find the prices that you're looking for in the fastest amount of time.

Developed by Design & Construction Resources, in cooperation with ENR - more

Here's a collection of square-foot costs by building type, size, height, and other factors, for the 65 most common commercial building types:

Just about every type of commercial building building you'll need a square-foot price for is listed here.

Choose the type of construction and special features of the building you are estimating or appraising, and you quickly arrive at a reliable square-foot price.

Includes photos, location factor adjustments for nearly every major U.S. city, prices for landscaping, even ADA requirements and their costs. - more

DM S50L measures interior room dimensions up to 50 feet (15 m) and includes Zircon’s exclusive laser targeting to ensure accuracy.

Point the laser to the far wall, click the READ button, and the distance appears on the easy-to-read LCD screen in feet and inches or metric units.

DM S50L automatically measures length and calculates area, volume, and double segments. Easy-to-follow, on-screen graphics prompt users through functions for length, area, and volume measurements.

Laser targeting pattern shows the area of the cone-shaped sonic beam for more accurate measurement positioning. - more

True Laser Measuring – Easy to Use, Fast and Precise

Measures to 100-feet with accuracy of 1/8-Inch or better over the entire range

The PREXISO X2 is a one-person laser measuring tool for distances, areas and volumes. It is easier and faster to use than a tape measure, and more accurate than ultrasonic measures.

Quick, accurate measurements will help you make accurate material estimates, which will save you time and money. - more

Scale Master II
w/ PC Interface Kit
 

LE-CI6325 $149.95 $119.95

Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales & PC Interface - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints.

Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check plans. Transfer data directly to your PC & estimating program (with PC interface (included)). Cut estimating errors and improve profits. - more

Scale Master II
 

LE-CI6130 $99.95  $89.95

Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales & PC Interface - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints.

Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check plans. Cut estimating errors and improve profits. - more

Just select the built-in scale factor to match the plan and roll the PlanWheel XLU2. The measurement is displayed instantly. PlanWheel XLU2 can be used Stand-Alone, or with your computer using XLU2 Interface kit (sold separately). - more

The industry standard take-off tool for entering linear measurements from your blueprints, maps, or plans into any Windows program. Just roll the scaler wheel along your print, then click to instantly transfer the measurement into your program. Scale-Link USB  includes the scaler wheel, connecting cable and transfer software. - more

The "First-Ever" Wireless Plan Wheel!  Scale-Link Wireless PlanWheel lets you scale dimensions into your PC up to 25 feet away!  
111 of the most common Architectural, Engineering, Map and Metric scale-factors built in. - Thousands of available user-defined scale-factors - Calculate auto-scale factors from reduced, enlarged or odd-scale drawings - Create any custom scale-factors for reduced, enlarged or unknown scale prints - Create, store and retrieve 2 user-defined scale factors... - more

Ultra Scale Master Pro -

NEW! - Affordable Area Takeoff Tool and Digitizer System

Great for residential and light construction contractors:

• Measure and calculate areas, lengths and volumes for all types of polygons
• Fast and easy-to-use
• Affordable, portable and powerful
• Works with or without a PC - more

Take full advantage of your Ultra Scale Master® Pro digitizing capabilities by using Smart Takeoff!™- an affordable and simple-to-use graphic digitizing program that provides two- and three-dimensional perspective graphic display of digitized images. When combined with the speed and accuracy of the Ultra Scale Master® Pro digitizing tool, this system is invaluable as part of any construction cost estimating system. - more

Smart Takeoff!™ transfers digitized quantities to virtually any Windows® based program including spreadsheets (spreadsheet program not included), and also allows you to export the graphic image in DXF format for use in other programs.

Two- and three-dimensional perspective graphic display of digitized images. - more