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Summary
Summary
This comprehensive reference covers the full spectrum of technical data required to estimate construction costs. The book includes information on sizing, productivity, equipment requirements, code-mandated specifications, design standards and engineering factors.
Author Notes
About the Editors:
Means Estimating Handbook, Second Edition, was reviewed and updated by the Means Engineering staff and an independent team of leading architects, engineers, estimators and project managers. Known as the "construction cost experts," RSMeans, a product line of Reed Construction Data, has been the nation's leading publisher of construction cost and reference data for more than 60 years. The company provides publications, data, seminars and consulting services for building design, construction and facilities professionals, as well as the insurance industry and municipal and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada.
Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| About the Editors |
| Acknowledgments |
| Estimating Review: Introduction |
| Division 1 General Requirements |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division One Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 2 Site Construction |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Two Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 3 Concrete |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Three Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 4 Masonry |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Four Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 5 Metals |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Five Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 6 Wood & Plastics |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Six Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 7 Thermal & Moisture Protection |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Seven Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 8 Doors & Windows |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Eight Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 9 Finishes |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Nine Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 10 Specialties |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Ten Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 11 Equipment |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Eleven Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 12 Furnishings |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Twelve Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 13 Special Construction |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Thirteen Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 14 Conveying Systems |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Fourteen Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 15 Mechanical |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Fifteen Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Division 16 Electrical |
| Introduction |
| Estimating Data |
| Division Sixteen Checklist |
| Estimating Tips |
| Appendix |
| A Square Foot and Preliminary Estimates |
| B Weights, Measures, Equivalents and Conversions |
| C Metric Conversions and Equivalents |
| D Trigonometry |
| E Geometry |
| F Weather Data |
| G Calculating the Time Value of Money |
| H Professional Associations |
| I Abbreviations |
