2008 National Construction Estimator
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Book Reviews of 2008 National Construction Estimator
Book Review: Every cost estimate you need for construction
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using the National Construction Estimators for about 30 years now. I've found that their information is amazingly accurate. I first started using NCE for residential construction as a small contractor in the 1970s. During the 1980s and 1990s I used the latest revision for job costing at major government facilities. Since 2000 I have used the latest edition to cost out repairs and upgrades to apartment buildings, and steel structure warehouses. Each year they get the latest prices and revise the book. This year is no exception, the 54th edition is full of facts, figures, rules of thumb, detailed material costs, and everything you need to figure construction work from the smallest job to the largest. Whether you want to add up each spike and yard of concrete, or figure estimated complete subcontract work, this book gives you the tools. Residential, multifamily, commercial, or government, it's all here. Over the years I've found the NCE to be more accurate than construction estimating guides selling for far more, and worth buying a new edition every year.Book Review: Packed from cover to cover with tables listing prices
Summary: 5 Stars
2003 National Construction Estimator is a specialized resource for the professional construction industry. It is packed from cover to cover with tables listing prices for equipment and materials; estimates for labor and other costs involved in given construction chores; and other matters directly relevant to quickly calculating and recording an accurate estimate. An enclosed CD-ROM contains an easy-to-use program for putting the information of the text to quick and easy use thereby allowing a contractor to arrive upon a useful estimate in just seconds. The 2003 National Construction Estimator is an essential tool and very highly recommended for professionals having to quickly gauge construction costs for residential, commercial, and/or industrial projects.Book Review: Solid information for appraisers
Summary: 5 Stars
With the increasing price of Marshal & Swift books, it is nice to have an affordable source of cost data like Ogershok's books. While updates are not quarterly, I find this tiny difference is not a factor in the typical appraiser's practice. I was also surprised to find that insurance adjusters often use this series of manuals instead of M & S or M&S/Boeckh. A claims adjuster told me that many in the insurance industry relied upon the Craftsman databases and avoided M & S products.The price is right and the product works well for estimating both repairs and new construction. I have switched from M & S / Boeckh to Craftsman and Means books almost exclusively.
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