2005 National Home Improvement Estimator

Current labor and material prices for home improvement projects. Provides manhours for each job, recommended crew size, and the labor cost for the removal and installation work. Material prices are current, with location adjustment factors and free monthly updates on the Web. Gives step-by-step instructions for the work, with helpful diagrams, and home improvement shortcuts and tips from an expert. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book, and National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia tutorial that shows how to use the disk to compile home improvement 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 2005 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2005. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required.

2005 edition $53.75