E-mail this product to a friendWalker’s Building Estimator’s Reference Book is the single most important resource you can own. It gives you the tools you need to work up your own costs per job. With Walker’s, you get material quantities and labor productivity for your job based on your job conditions – that’s the kind of flexibility and reliability no computer program or unit price catalog can provide. For accurate building costs, turn to the source that construction professionals have relied on since 1915.
Our 28th Edition has been expanded and revised with metric equivalents. With more than 1,500 pages, this is the most comprehensive, widely-used publication of its kind. This combination of quantities of labor and material with supportive reference data enables the estimator to accurately determine variable components of unit costs. This book consolidates reference material from the supply side of the industry and displays hundreds of pages of charts ,tables, drawings and unit cost tables in appropriate sections .This reduces the user’s need to search multiple sources thus saving substantial time and analysis in the estimating process. For contractors, appraisers, adjusters, architects, engineers, home craftsmen, colleges, universities, and technical schools. Walker’s Building Estimator’s Reference Book includes construction methods, material quantities, labor costs, labor productivity, reference tables, charts, and diagrams. It is organized in 16 division CSI Format, with Metric Equivalents for easy use and covers these key topics:
- Construction Techniques & Methods
- Material Quantities Required
- Types of Material
- Manhours/Productivity Rates
- Application Rates
- And more!
The Building Estimator's Reference Book is now available in a new and exciting format - online. You now have the choice of selecting an annual subscription to an online version (in both HTML and PDF formats) of the reference book. The benefits to the online content is that you can be ensured of the latest, most up to date content as it will be updated regularly throughout the course of any subscription.
A FUTURE UPGRADE FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST IS BEING DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL FILES WITH FULL FUNCTIONALITY FOR INTERACTIVE USE WITH YOUR EXCEL SPREADSHEET SYSTEM. MONITOR THIS WEBSITE FOR AVAILABILITY.
Note: The purchase of online access to specific chapters will also get access to the following:
- Introductory pages
- Chapter 1. General Requirements
- Chapter 23 City Cost Indexes
- Chapter 24 Mensuration
- Appendix A & B
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Original Soft Cover Edition
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Online version - Complete Edition
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Description: | The online version of the Building Estimator's Reference Book is provided in HTML and PDF read-only formats, and is available for a one-year subscription rate. ** BONUS ** Purchase also includes the Concrete & Masonry Estimating package, normally a $100 value. |
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Online version - Chapter 2 (Site Work)
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Online version - Chapter 3 (Concrete)
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Online version - Chapter 4 (Masonry)
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Online version - Chapter 5 (Metals)
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Online version - Chapter 6 (Carpentry)
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Online version - Chapter 7 (Thermal & Moisture Protection)
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Online version - Chapter 8 (Windows & Doors)
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Online version - Chapter 9 (Finishes)
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