| 4,000 Pages of Labor and Material Cost Estimates for Construction on CD-ROM
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 150,000 construction costs for:
- New construction,
- Repair and remodeling,
- Painting and wallpapering,
- Plumbing and HVAC,
- Electrical,
- Renovation and insurance repair,
- Rough and finish carpentry,
- Home improvement, and
- Earthwork and heavy equipment.
The estimating program that works like a book. Turn to any page or use the electronic index to find in seconds exactly the cost estimates you need.
- 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 2009 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 98 or higher.
National Estimator
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.
Includes these 2009 Estimating Costbooks on CD:
- National Construction Estimator. Residential, industrial and commercial new construction. File name is 2009 Construction.
- National Home Improvement Estimator. Replacement and improvement costs for residential jobs. File name is 2009 Improvement.
- National Repair and Remodeling Estimator. Removal and repair costs for residential work. File name is 2009 Repair.
- National Renovation and Insurance Repair Estimator. Costs for adjusting casualty losses. File name is 2009 Insurance.
- National Electrical Estimator. Costs for residential, commercial and industrial electrical work. File name is 2009 Electrical.
- National Plumbing and HVAC Estimator. Plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning. File name is 2009 Plumbing.
- National Painting Cost Estimator. Costs for painting, wallcovering and surface preparation. File name is 2009 Painting.
- National Concrete and Masonry Estimator. Costs for concrete and masonry. File name is 2009 Concrete.
- National Framing and Finish Carpentry Estimator. Costs for framing and finish carpentry. File name is 2009 Framing.
- 2009 National Earthwork and Heavy Equipment Estimator. Costs for earthwork and heavy equipment. File name is 2009 Earthwork.
Monthly cost updates are available at no charge on the Internet. 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.
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 98 or higher.
CD Estimator Contents
Getting Started with the 2009 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 300 megahertz or higher Intel (or equivalent) processor recommended; 233 MHz minimum required.
Operating Systems:
- Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows 98SE.
- Requires up to 160 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space.
- Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resulution video adapter and monitor.
- CD-ROM or DVD drive.
- Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device.
For Internet access:
- DSL or cable connection recommended; 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) or higher-speed modem minimum.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher), Netscape 7.1, Firefox 1.0, or Mozilla 1.7 minimum.
ShowMe Tutorial System Requirements:
- 1024 x 768 or higher video resolution required.
- To listen to video tutorial - Sound card and speakers or headphones.
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