The Fastest, Easiest Way to Create Construction Estimates

If your computer has Windows and a CD-ROM drive, CD Estimator from Craftsman Book Company puts at your fingertips 85,000 construction costs for:

• New construction,
• Home Improvement,
• Remodeling,
• Renovation and Insurance Repair,
• Painting and wallpapering,
• Plumbing and HVAC,
• Electrical,
• Rough and finish carpentry,
• Home improvement, and
• Earthwork and heavy equipment.

• Use your mouse to copy and paste cost estimates from the costbook to your electronic estimating form. Costs are extended and columns are totaled automatically.
• 40 estimating and bidding forms are on the CD Estimator disk. Open any of these forms with your favorite word processing or spreadsheet program.
• It's quick and flexible. Change any price or description in your estimate. Add anything you want, including the tax and markup of your choice.
• Then print your estimate directly or export it to nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program running under Windows.
• Free monthly cost updates are available all during 2010 on the Internet.
• More ways to work faster and easier. Copy costs from one estimate to another. Open all databases at once and use costs from each in a single estimate.
• Install all 10 volumes on both your laptop computer (for quoting prices on site) and on your desktop computer. Keep the disk handy as your backup.
• Cut learning time in half! Let the Show Me video on CD Estimator teach you how to use the National Estimator program.
• Requires Windows XP or higher.

Includes these 2010 Estimating Costbooks on CD:

• National Construction Estimator. Residential, industrial and commercial new construction. File name is 2010 Construction.
• National Home Improvement Estimator. Replacement and improvement costs for residential jobs. File name is 2010 Improvement.
• National Repair and Remodeling Estimator. Removal and repair costs for residential work. File name is 2010 Repair.
• National Renovation and Insurance Repair Estimator. Costs for adjusting casualty losses. File name is 2010 Insurance.
• National Electrical Estimator. Costs for residential, commercial and industrial electrical work. File name is 2010 Electrical.
• National Plumbing and HVAC Estimator. Plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning. File name is 2010 Plumbing.
• National Painting Cost Estimator. Costs for painting, wallcovering and surface preparation. File name is 2010 Painting.
• National Concrete and Masonry Estimator. Costs for concrete and masonry. File name is 2010 Concrete.
• National Framing and Finish Carpentry Estimator. Costs for framing and finish carpentry. File name is 2010 Framing.
• 2010 National Earthwork and Heavy Equipment Estimator. Costs for earthwork and heavy equipment. File name is 2010 Earthwork.

Includes Job Cost Wizard
Job Cost Wizard turns estimates into invoices you can mail out in a window envelope. Exports estimates and invoices to either QuickBooks or Quickbooks Pro (2000 or higher) where you can create progressive invoices (for each part of the job) and track actual costs against estimated cost. Requires Windows XP or higher.

CD Estimator Contents
Getting Started with the 2010 CD Estimator: What's on the CD Estimator Disk; System Requirements; Installing CD Estimator; Uninstalling CD Estimator
Estimating with National Estimator: Buttons on the Toolbar; Keyword Search in the Index; Your First Estimate; Splitting the Screen; Copying Costs to Your Estimate; Copy Anything to Anywhere in Your Estimate; Changing Cost Estimates; Adding Text and Estimate Lines; Subtotals Become QuickBooks Cost Categories; Printing Your Estimate; Opening Other Costbooks
Converting Estimates with Job Cost Wizard: Opening an Estimate in Job Cost Wizard; Enter Job Information; Job Cost Wizard Prints Invoices Your Way; QuickBooks Account Names; Exporting to QuickBooks
Opening Import Files in QuickBooks: Entering Figures in the "Amount" Column; Turn an Estimate into an Invoice in QuickBooks; Your Jobs in QuickBooks; Paying Bills by Cost Category; Creating Payroll by Cost Category
CD Estimator Index

The National Estimator System Requirements:

• PC with 1 gigahertz (ghz) or higher Intel (or equivalent) processor recommended.

• Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
• Requires up to 160 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space.
• 1024 x 768 or higher video resolution, video adapter and monitor.
• CD-ROM or DVD drive.
• Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device.

• 1024 x 768 or higher video resolution required.
• To listen to video tutorial - Sound card and speakers or headphones.