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Labor & Material Costs for All Insurance Repair & Renovation Work

Appliances – Cook Tops, Dishwashers, Dryers, Garbage Disposals, Ovens, Ranges, Washers
Cabinets – Bathroom, Built-In, Countertops, Full-Height, Kitchen, Repairing, Refinishing, Utility
Columns – Aluminum, Plaster, Stone, Stucco, Wood; Bases, Capitals, Pilasters, Repairing
Concrete – Flatwork, Footings, Foundation Buttressing, Foundations, Piers, Rebar, Repair, Sawing
Demolition & Hauling – Debris Hauling Per CY, Ton & Truck Load; Dump Charges, Refuse Chutes
Doors – Bypassing, Exterior, Folding, French, Garage, Interior, Louvered, Pocket, Sliding Patio
Electrical – Conduit, Fans, Fixtures, Heaters, Outlets, Panels, Switches, Thermostats, Wire
Excavation – Access Holes, Backfill, Basements, Footings, Foundations, Mobilization, Trenches
Fences – Board, Chain Link, Ornamental Iron, Picket, Vinyl, Woven Wood; Gates & Hardware
Finish Carpentry – Casework, Door & Window Trim, Gingerbread, Mantels, Molding, Niches
Fireplaces – Caps, Chimneys, Dampers, Faces, Fire Brick, Hearths, Prefabricated, Repairing
Flooring – Carpet, Linoleum, Marble, Parquet, Plank, Slate, Terrazzo, Tile, Vinyl, Wood Strip
Hazardous Materials – Containment, Decontamination, Disposal, Encapsulation, Removal
Insulation – Blown Cellulose, Fiberglass, Wool, Fiberglass Batt, Rigid Foam Board, Vermiculite
Masonry – Brick, Concrete Block, Glass Block, Tile; Cleaning, Lintels, Repairing, Repointing
Painting – Concrete, Doors, Drywall, Floors, Masonry, Trim, Wood; Prime, Seal, Stain, Varnish
Paneling – Frame-&-Panel, Hardboard, Plywood, Specialty Woods, Tongue-&-Groove
Plaster & Stucco – Acoustic, Cast-In-Place, Cement, Gypsum, Synthetic, Repairing
Plumbing – Antique Hardware, Fixtures, Rough Plumbing, Supply & DWV Pipe, Water Heaters
Roofing – Built-up, Coated Metal, Fiberglass, Roll, Sheet Metal, Shingle, Slate, Tile
Rough Carpentry – Beams, Decking, Headers, Plates, Posts, Railings, Stairs, Truss Joists, Walls
Stairs – Attic, Balustrades, Brackets, Framing, Newel Posts, Prefabricated, Spiral, Tread Trim
Water Extraction – Carpet, Treatments, Removal, Dehumidifying, Pad & Block Furniture
Windows – Aluminum, Fixed, Movable, Reglazing, Repairing, Screens, Skylights, Vinyl, Wood

2010 National Renovation & Insurance Estimator & CD-ROM Contents

Using this Book 4-14
About this Book, 4-6
Abbreviations and Acknowledgements, 7
Area Modification Factors, 8-11
Using Price Pages and the Time & Material Charts, 12-13
Crews, 14

1. Acoustic Ceilings 15-16
Time & Material Charts, 17-18

2. Appliances 19-34
Gas Cook Tops, Ranges, and Ovens, 19-21
Electric Cook Tops, Ranges, and Ovens, 21-25
Range Hoods, 26
Dishwashers, Garbage Disposals, 26-28
Microwaves, 28-29
Refrigerators, 29-31
Trash Compactors, 31
Washing Machines, Dryers, 31-32
Time & Material Charts, 33-34

3. Awnings 35-40
Time & Material Charts 38-40

4. Bathroom Hardware 41-46
Time & Material Charts 46

5. Cabinets 47-54
Time & Material Charts 53-54

6. Cleaning 55-70
Time & Material Charts 68-70

7. Columns 71-82
Time & Material Charts 81-82

8. Concrete 83-98
Repair 83
Footings, Foundations 83-85
Piers, Grade Beams 86-88
Flatwork, Steps 89-90
Sawing, Core Drilling 90-91
Pump Truck Costs, Rebar, Foundation Coating 91
Foundation Buttressing, Compaction Grouting 91-92
Time & Material Charts 92-98

9. Demolition and Hauling 99-100
Time & Material Charts 100

10. Doors 101-126
Folding Doors, Bypassing Doors 101-103
Jamb and Casing for Closet Doors 102-103
Interior Doors 103
French Doors 103-104
Full- and Half Louvered Doors 104
Jamb and Casing for Interior Doors 104-105
Pocket Doors 105-106
Panel Doors 106-109
Batten Doors, and Storm Doors 109-110
Exterior French Doors, and Exterior Veneer Doors 110
Additional Costs for Lites in Doors 110
Dutch Doors 110-111
Entry Doors and Side Lites 111-116
Jamb and Casing for Entry and Exterior Doors 116-117
Entry Door Fanlites, Transoms 117-118
Café Doors 118-119
Sliding Patio Doors 119-120
Pet Doors 120-121
Garage Doors, Garage Door Openers 121-123
Time & Material Charts 124-126

11. Door Hardware 127-132
Time & Material Charts 131-132

12. Drywall 133-138
Time and Material Charts 137-138

13. Electrical 139-176
Complete House 139
Outlets, Switches, Covers 139-141
Wiring Runs, Conduit, Wire 141-146
Breaker Panels, Electrical Service, Breakers 146-148
Door Bells 148-149
Bath Fans, Kitchen Fans, Whole-House Fans 149-150
Intercoms 150-151
Sound Systems 151
Check Circuits 151
Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, Radian Detectors 151-152
Thermostats and TV Antennas 152
Wall Heaters, Resistance Heating, Baseboard Heaters 152-153
Light Fixtures 153-173
Time & Material Charts 173-176

14. Excavation 177-184
Time & Material Charts 181-184

15. Fees 185-186

16. Fences 187-198
Board 187-189
Chain Link 189-192
Vinyl 192-195
Ornamental Iron, Electric Gate Openers 195-196
Time & Material Charts 197-198

17. Finish Carpentry 199-240
Base, Casing 199-204
Curved Casing, Wood Keys, Base Blocks, Head Blocks 204-205
Overdoor Modeling, Architraves, Door and Window Surrounds 205-209
Stool, Apron, Chair Rail, Drip Cap, Astragal, cove 209-214
Half-Round, Quarter-Round, Corner Bead 214-216
Bed Mold, Crown, Hand Rails 216-217
Specialty Molding, Custom-Milled Molding, Inside Radius 217-222
Closet Work, Bookcases, Mantel Beams, Mantels 222-225
Coffered Ceilings, Niches 225-226
Gingerbread Trim, Woodwork 226-231
Porch Posts 231-232
Onlays, Finish Boards, Finish Plywood 232-234
Time & Material Charts 235-240

18. Fireplaces 241-256
Standard, Prefabricated, Forms 241-244
Fire Brick, Chimneys, Chimney Repair, Caps, Pots, Screens 244-246
Grates, Screens, Doors, Clean-out Doors, Dampers 246-248
Chimney Pipes, Gas Fireplace Equipment 248-249
Fireplace Faces, Hearths 249-252
Time & Material Charts 253-256

19. Flooring 257-272
Carpet, Stone, Marble, Slate, Tile, Terrazzo 257-261
Vinyl, Linoleum, Wood 261-268
Time & Material Charts 269-272

20. Hazardous Materials 273-274
Time & Material Charts 274

21. HVAC 275-280
Time & Material Charts 279-280

22. Insulation 281-284
Time & Material Charts 283-284

23. Masking & Moving 285-286
Time & Material Charts 286

24. Masonry 287-330
Brick Walls, Brick and Block Walls, Cavity Walls 287-295
Brick Veneer, Other Brick Wall and Veneer Costs 296-298
Concrete Block, Tile, Gypsum Tile, Glass Block, Pavers 298-305
Stone Walls, Stone Veneer Walls, Keystones, Quoins 305-309
Stone Veneer Panels 309-310
Stone Door and Window Architraves, Cut Stone Trim 310-317
Wall Capes, Wall Coping 317-318
Repoint Brick and Stone, Brick and Stone Wall Repair 318-321
Clean Masonry, Cut Hole in Masonry and Shore, Lintels 321-322
Time & Material Charts 323-330

25. Outbuildings 331-332

26. Painting 333-346
Time & Material Charts 343-346

27. Paneling 347-352
Time & Material Charts 351-352

28. Plaster & Stucco 353-360
Time & Material Charts 359-360

29. Plumbing 361-390
Supply Pipe, DWV Pipe 361-364
Exterior Lines, Pressure Valves, Underground Repairs 364
Rough Plumbing by Complete House, Room and Fixture 365-368
Faucets, Fixtures, Tub Surrounds, Showers, Shower Doors 368-381
Water Heaters, Water Softeners 381-382
Septic Tanks with Leach Fields, Pumps 382-383
Antique Style Faucets and Fixtures 384-387
Time & Material Charts 387-390
Retaining Walls 391-392
Time & Material Charts 392

30. Retaining Walls 391-392
Time & Material Charts 392

31. Roofing 393-408
Steep and Complex Roof Costs, Metal Shingles 393
Asphalt Shingles, Roll Roofing, Slate, Wood Shingles, Shakes 393-396
Fiber & Cement Shingles, Granular Coated Tile, Clay Tile 396-399
Furring Strips, Concrete Tile, Sheet Fiberglass, Sheet Metal 399-403
Built-up Roofs, Single Ply Membranes 403-405
Time & Material Charts 406-408

32. Rough Carpentry 409-452
Interior and Exterior Walls per LF, per SF, and per BF 409-415
Top Plates, Sill Plates, Headers, Posts, Precast Piers 415-417
Jackposts, Lally Columns, Glu-Lam and Micro-Lam Beams 417-420
Pine and Oak Beams 420-423
Pine and Oak Post and Beam Bents with Trusses, Joints 423-429
Deck Joist Systems, Decking, Railings, Stairs and Landings 429-430
Furring Strips, Joist Systems pre SF 430-432
L Joists, Floor Trusses, Hand-Framed Roofs and Dormers 432-439
Roof Trusses, Sheathing 439-443
Interior Soffits, Factory Built Wall Panels, Chimney Crickets 443-444
Time & Material Charts 445-452

33. Security Systems 453-454
Time & Material Charts 454

34. Siding 455-464
Siding, Fascia, Soffits, Gutters, Downspouts, Conductors, Shutters 455-463
Time & Material Charts 463-464

35. Stairs 465-482
Stair Framing, Prefabricated Spiral Stairs, Attic Stairs 465-471
Balustrades, Brackets, Tread Trim, Newels 471-480
Time & Material Charts 480-482

36. Suspended Ceilings 483-488
Time & Material Charts 487-488

37. Swimming Pools 489-490

38. Temporary 491-492
Time & Material Charts 492

39. Tile 493-494
Time & Material Charts 494

40. Wall Coverings 495-498
Time & Material Charts 497-498

41. Water Extraction 499-500
Time & Material Charts 500

42. Windows 501-512
Aluminum, Vinyl, Wood, Skylights, Storm Windows, Reglazing, Repair 501-511
Time & Material Charts 512

Manufactured Housing Mini Price List 513-528

Mold Remediation Special Price List 529-536

QuickCalculators 537-558

Index 559-572

2010 National Renovation & Insurance Estimator & CD-ROM Introduction

About This Book

WHAT'S NEW IN 2010

Spot shortages of some materials such as copper and plywood will most likely lead to unpredictable prices in some trades. Be sure to check for the most up-to-date prices at costbook.com. Craftsman's new feature allows you to get pricing updates to this costbook this month.

A TOOL

This book is like a tool and like all tools it can be misused. It is an excellent tool for the renovation and repair professional. It is not a substitute for experience, skill, and knowledge.

Prices in this book are based on research of actual jobs and successful estimates. They represent an average of the typical conditions.

Estimators should compare the conditions described in this book with actual conditions on site and adjust the price accordingly.

UNIQUE TO RENOVATION AND REPAIR WORK

This book is compiled specifically for the unique problems and conditions found in renovation and repair work. It is not a new construction cost book.

Renovation and repair work involve different circumstances than those found in new construction.

For example, the renovation or repair professional must work around existing conditions including home contents, access problems, out-of-plumb or out-of-square buildings, outdated materials, and existing conditions that violate cur- rent building codes.

New-construction professionals have the luxury of placing items in a logical order, but the renovation, remodel, or repair professional must deal with conditions as they find them.

This means that joists have to be replaced in an existing floor system, paint has to be applied in a room where stain-grade base and carpeting are already installed, structures may have to be braced, contents have to be moved or worked around, and materials and installation techniques must be matched.

DETERMINING COSTS

All costs in this book are based on typical conditions and typical problems found when remodeling or repairing a structure.

This means a door takes 10 to 15 minutes longer to install than it would in the ideal circumstances found in new construction.

Stairs are more difficult to install around pre-existing walls, wall framing takes longer when walls are typically splicing into existing work, and so on.

Some prices in this book will closely match prices used in new construction. Other prices will reflect the complex conditions found in renovation and repair and will be dramatically different.

For example, using this book's stair building prices to estimate stair work in a series of 150 tract homes will result in an estimate that is far too high.

THE ART OF ESTIMATING

Estimating is part art, part science. Estimators must consider many factors, including access, crew productivity, special techniques, special abilities, temperament of the owner, and how busy the company is.

A contractor who is desperate for work will estimate much lower than a contractor who is swamped with work.

All of these factors-and many other similar ones-cannot be included in this or any other price book. They are part of the art of estimating.

The science of estimating, which includes prices, typical techniques, and materials, is included in this book.

This book is designed to make the science of estimating easier, which allows you to spend much more time focusing on the art of estimating, where your skill is crucial to the success of your company.

GENERAL vs. SPECIFIC

It is important to note that the more specific the estimator is, the more accurate the final estimate will be.

For example, when an estimator calculates all electrical costs for a typical home using a square foot cost, it may not be as accurate as if the estimator priced each fixture, outlet, and appliance hook-up'

Since the square foot price is based on a typical installation, it will not be exact for a home that is atypical in any way-for example, one with special outdoor lighting or with an expensive crystal fixture in the entry.

The more specific the item, the more exact the prices. The more general an item, the more assumptions must be made.

To help ensure the accuracy of your estimates we describe any assumptions made when determining general items.

For example, the Rough Carpentry chapter contains a square foot price for estimating 2" by 4" wall framing. To help you make sure that this price will work for you, we describe our assumptions: the stud centers, the number of openings, headers, corners, plates, and so forth, that would typically be found in a wall.

In most cases the square foot price will apply, but you will always want to carefully consider items that are more general, and if needed, adjust them to fit the conditions.

In the case above, the estimator may want to use the square-foot price for average fixtures, then add an allowance for the crystal fixture and the outdoor lighting.

TIME AND MATERIAL CHARTS

Almost all chapters include time and material charts at the end. These time and material charts are designed to show you the materials used, waste, labor rates, labor burden costs, and labor productivity.

When materials with a range of sizes appear, only the small and large size are usually listed.

When materials with a range of qualities appear, often only the low and high prices are listed.

These charts are designed to give you accurate detail on the exact prices used. When prices change, this book does not become obsolete. Compare current prices with those used and factor accordingly.

MATERIAL COSTS

National average material costs are compiled from surveys of suppliers throughout the country.

Costs for some materials, such as clay tile, building stone and hard- wood, will vary a great deal from region to region.

For example, clay tile plants are located near naturally occurring clay sources. Because clay tiles are heavy, the further the tiles have to be shipped, the more expensive the tiles will be. The user of this book must be aware of local price variations.

Materials commonly found in every city are priced based on local delivery. In most cases this will be delivery no greater than 20 miles away from a local source. However, many rural areas have lumberyards that will deliver to a wider area at no additional charge.

Materials that are not commonly available locally, like hand-carved moldings or historical wallpaper, include shipping costs anywhere in North America. Estimators in Hawaii, Alaska and remote areas of Canada should add for additional shipping costs when applicable.

Material waste is often indicated with the items, but it's always a good idea to check the time and material charts for the exact waste calculated for all the components of an item.

Waste indicates material that is discarded during installation. It does not include waste that occurs when materials are taken to storage and ruined, run over at the job site, spilled, improperly cut, or damaged due to mishandling.

These types of occurrences are kept to a minimum by every good contractor, but will still occur on any job site.

Another common waste issue in renovation and repair is when a con- tractor must buy a minimum quantity for a small repair. For example, to replace a six-inch section of base, it is necessary to buy a piece of base that is eight-feet long or longer. In these cases, use the minimum price.

Material prices may not be listed with the time and material charts in some chapters. In these chapters little new information would be provided by the materials chart so the space is saved for other information.

For example, a materials chart in the Appliance chapter will not provide an estimator with any new information.

The materials component of the unit price for an oven as listed in the main body of the chapter will tell the estimator how much the oven and connections cost.

Relisting these appliances in a materials chart wastes valuable space.

LABOR COSTS

Labor costs are national average rates that usually are consistent with union labor wages.

See the time and material charts for specific costs and labor rates.

Crew labor rates are an average hourly rate for each member of the crew. For example, a masonry crew might consist of a mason, a mason's helper, and a hod carrier.

The hourly rate for this crew is the average cost of all three. In other words, the hourly rate is for 20 minutes work by the mason, 20 minutes work by the mason's helper, and 20 minutes work by the hod carrier.

Separation of labor in renovation and insurance repair work is much more difficult than is separation of labor on large commercial construction projects.

On a typical repair or renovation job a carpenter may participate in demolition, frame walls, set doors, set toilets, install electrical outlets and fixtures, and do a little painting.

In the jobs analyzed for this cost book, well over 40 percent of the demolition work was done by skilled workers. This is because demolition is often selective, requiring a skilled worker to ensure that additional dam- age does not occur.

Many renovation and repair companies are also relatively small, so skilled workers participate in all phases of construction.

These realities are reflected in the labor costs used in this book. This means that a demolition laborer's hourly rate may seem higher than is normal for an unskilled worker.

The time and material charts show all items that are built into each labor rate.

Some contractors may not provide health insurance or retirement plans to some or all of their workers. Estimators can "back-out" these expenses from the labor costs.

It is critical that estimators examine the Worker's Compensation costs calculated in the wage rates. Some states have Worker's Compensation rates that are double, triple, or even quadruple the national average rates used in this book.

Worker's Compensation rates should be adjusted to match local conditions.

Labor productivity is based on observation of work performed in renovation and repair conditions.

These conditions differ from new construction in many ways, but a few of the most common are:

1. Difficulty matching existing work, 2. Access problems, 3. Materials that must be more carefully shaped and attached than is typical in new construction, 4. Out-of-plumb or out-of-square structures, 5. Reinforcing, 6. More trips and effort are required to find materials, 7. Much more travel time is required because most jobs will have a relatively small amount of work in some trades, 8. More vehicles are required by the renovation or repair contractor because many trades people are often traveling between jobs, compared to new construction where crews may spend weeks or months on one job, and because crews tend to be smaller and each crew may need a vehicle, 9. More unexpected problems, and 10. More restrictions in established neighborhoods.

Labor productivity is based on a clean job site where tools are put away and secured at the end of each day.

Depending on the trade, 20 to 30 minutes per eight hours is allowed for cleanup and putting away tools. Normally skilled workers spend half as much time cleaning up as do unskilled workers.

As is typical in new construction, labor includes unpacking and in some cases unloading materials from a truck on site, some travel to pick up minor materials (e.g. a forgotten tube of caulk, or a forgotten tool), typical breaks, lay-out, planning, discussion, coordination, mobilization (many companies meet at a central location each morning to receive instructions), recording hours (including specific information needed for job costing), occasional correction of mistakes in installation, and so forth.

Supervision is not included in these costs but should not generally be required. This is because each crew includes a skilled tradesperson who normally would not require supervision beyond the normal dispatch and mobilization discussed previously.

EQUIPMENT COSTS

Equipment costs are included only when equipment will be used that is not typically a part of the tools used by the majority of renovation or repair contractors.

For example, each carpenter should have a worm-drive saw, miter box, and compressor, nail guns, and so forth. These types of tools are not included in the equipment costs.

However, equipment like cranes, backhoes, concrete saws, and jack hammers are not assumed to be part of the equipment and tools owned by a typical renovation or repair contractor. When these are needed, equipment rates are included in the unit price.

Equipment costs include the typical cost to rent the equipment from a local equipment rental shop. When applicable, they also include fuel or blade costs.

Check each item to determine if it includes delivery to the job site or operator labor. Also be careful to note minimum costs for work where rented equipment is needed.

MARKUP

Prices in this book do not include markup. Insurance repair markup is almost always 20 percent: 10 percent for overhead and 10 percent for profit.

In renovation work on historical structures, markup may be as high as 30 percent, although markup over 20 percent may be "hidden" inside the unit cost. Typical remodeling work markup varies from 15 percent to 25 percent. The most common markup for all types of work is 20 percent.

REGIONAL DIFFERENCES

Construction techniques vary from region to region. Different climates and local customs provide a variety of unique regional methods.

For example, in southern Florida it is common to build the first floor of a home from concrete block capped with a grade beam. This method won't be found in Colorado.

Similarly, coral stone walls aren't common in Denver, although they are often seen in Miami.

Slate roofs are common on historical homes and newer custom homes in Philadelphia but are virtually nonexistent in Rapid City.

Homes in the south often include screened porches which aren't nearly so common in the west,

A Georgia home is much more likely to include a series of architecturally correct columns with Corinthian capitals than is a home in Minnesota.

A Hawaii home may be built entirely from treated wood, when an Arizona home only uses treated lumber when it contacts dirt or concrete.

Many regional materials and techniques are priced in this book. Keep in mind that you should not use these prices if the item is not common to your area.

ROUNDING

This book rounds hourly wage rate and the material, labor, and equipment components of a unit price.

These prices are rounded to "three significant digits." This means that the prices under three digits (including two to the right of the decimal) are not rounded. Prices four digits and larger are rounded to the third digit from the left.

For Example:
0.23 is NOT rounded
2.33 is NOT rounded
23.33 is rounded to 23.30
233.33 is rounded to 233.00
2,333.33 is rounded to 2,330.00
23,333.33 is rounded to 23,300.00

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