| Volume 2 includes everything you need to know to keep your construction business profitable; different methods of estimating, keeping and controlling costs, estimating excavation, concrete, masonry, rough carpentry, roof covering, insulation, doors and windows, exterior finishes, specialty finishes, scheduling work flow, managing workers, advertising and sales, spec building and land development, and selecting the best legal structure for your business.
There's an art to making a profit while your competitors go broke. But many builders do it year after year, in any construction market and in spite of shortages, high interest rates and government controls. The key to defending yourself (and your pocketbook) is making consistently reliable estimates—based on valid unit costs—and then using and scheduling labor and material the way the job was estimated.
This book shows you how to set up and use a Construction Estimate File that will become your most useful estimating reference for all types of jobs you handle. With the right information at your fingertips and following the steps the author outlines, you should have no trouble producing complete reliable estimates that include a decent profit.
This book shows how to compile accurate unit costs for all residential and light commercial construction:
- Excavating
- Concrete
- Masonry
- Rough and finish concrete
- Doors and windows
- Insulation and vapor barriers
- Wallboard and plaster
- Roof covering
You'll also learn better ways to use labor and material resources so your company can grow and prosper:
- Keeping and controlling costs
- Scheduling work flow
- Advertising and sales
- Spec building and land management
There are two parts to every success story in the competitive building business: knowing how to bid it and knowing how to build it.
Volume 1 shows you how to build it. This manual, Volume 2, shows you how to bid it. Both manuals include step-by-step instructions, illustrations, charts, drawings, pictures and sample Construction Estimating File entries to guide you toward a profitable and promising future as a quality builder.
About the Author
Jack P. Jones has 25 years' experience in building and remodeling homes. He's a skilled carpenter, mason, plumber and electrician. But he knows that none of these skills will keep you in business long if you can't make accurate estimates and bids that guarantee a fair profit. In this volume, he provides you with the estimating know-how and bidding tips that brought him success. They can do the same for you.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Estimating; Chapter 2: Keeping and Controlling Costs; Chapter 3: Estimating Excavation; Chapter 4: Estimating Concrete; Chapter 5: Estimating Masonry; Chapter 6: Estimating Rough Carpentry; Chapter 7: Estimating Roof Covering; Chapter 8: Estimating Insulation; Chapter 9: Estimating Doors and Windows; Chapter 10: Estimating Interior Wallboard; Chapter 11: Estimating Exterior Finish Carpentry; Chapter 12: Estimating Interior Finish Carpentry; Chapter 13: Estimating Specialty Finishes; Chapter 14: Scheduling Work Flow; Chapter 15: Successful Management; Chapter 16: Finding the Work to Stay Busy; Chapter 17: Spec Building and Land Development; Chapter 18: Making a Business Plan; Chapter 19: Selecting the Legal Structure for Your Firm; Chapter 20: Your Business and the SBA; Index. |
