Remodeling Books & Addition Books

Remodeling Books & Addition Books

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Builder's Guide to Room Additions How to tackle problems unique to room additions, such as requirements for basement conversions, reinforcing ceiling joists for second-story conversions, handling problems in attic conversions, and what's required for footings, foundations and slabs. Explains how to design the best bathroom for the space. Even covers how to handle upgrades to electrical work in additions. Besides actual construction techniques, you'll find help in planning and designing and estimating room additions. $34.95	2007 BNI Remodeling Costbook Here you'll find national averages for prices a contractor would expect to pay, plus allowances for handling, wage rates for each trade and type of work, as well as overhead and profit. You'll find prices for the most difficult types of estimates, such as demolition, cutting and patching, working around existing conditions, plus minimum quantity and costs. Free Shipping on this item! $93.95	Professional Kitchen Design Remodeling kitchens requires a "special" touch – one that blends artistic flair with function to create a kitchen with charm and personality as well as one that is easy to work in. Here you’ll find how to make the best use of the space available in any kitchen design job, as well as tips and lessons on how to design one-wall, two-wall, L-shaped, U-shaped, peninsula and island kitchens. Also includes what you need to know to run a profitable kitchen design business. $24.50
Profits in Buying & Renovating Homes Step-by-step instructions for selecting, repairing, improving, and selling highly profitable "fixer-uppers." Shows which price ranges offer the highest profit-to-investment ratios, which neighborhoods offer the best return, practical directions for repairs, and tips on dealing with buyers, sellers, and real estate agents. Shows you how to determine your profit before you buy, what "bargains" to avoid, and how to make simple, profitable, inexpensive upgrades. $24.75	Renovating & Restyling Older Homes Any builder can turn a run-down old house into a showcase of perfection – if the customer has unlimited funds to spend. Unfortunately, most customers are on a tight budget. They usually want more improvements than they can afford – and they expect you to deliver. This book shows how to add economical improvements that can increase the property value by two, five or even ten times the cost of the remodel. Sound impossible? Here you’ll find the secrets of a builder who has been putting these techniques to work on Victorian and Craftsman-style houses for twenty years. You’ll see what to repair, what to replace and what to leave, so you can remodel or restyle older homes for the least amount of money and the greatest increase in value. $33.50	2007 BNI Home Remodeler's Construction Estimating Costbook Published in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders, this handy cost reference is designed for the small to mid-sized remodeler. Cost data is presented as unit prices listing all components of home construction, including the small intricacies of remodeling. These costs are used for detailed estimates, bids, checking prices, changing orders -- instances where reliability and accuracy are important. Includes manhour tables, reference tables, and an expanded geographic index featuring over 200 cities, and all 50 states. Free Shipping on this item! $73.95
2007 National Renovation & Insurance Repair Estimator Current prices in dollars and cents for hard-to-find items needed on most insurance, repair, remodeling, and renovation jobs. All price items include labor, material, and equipment breakouts, plus special charts that tell you exactly how these costs are calculated. 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. Included with National Estimator CD-ROM: Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2007 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2007. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required. $54.50		2007 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator The complete pricing guide for dwelling reconstruction costs. Reliable, specific data you can apply on every repair and remodeling job. Up-to-date material costs and labor figures based on thousands of jobs across the country. Provides recommended crew sizes; average production rates; exact material, equipment, and labor costs; a total unit cost and a total price including overhead and profit. Separate listings for high- and low-volume builders, so prices shown are specific for any size business. Estimating tips specific to repair and remodeling work to make your bids complete, realistic, and profitable. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows™ estimating program, plus an interactive multi-media video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates. Revised annually. Order this book now to qualify for immediate download of the electronic version at no extra cost. Included with National Estimator CD-ROM: Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2007 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2007. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required. $53.50