RS Means Repair & Remodeling Cost Data 2007 by Robert W. Mewis, Rsmeans Engineering RSMeans; 28 edition (2006) Check price and buy it at: amazon.com , amazon.co.uk

For Anyone Who Must Make Accurate Estimates For Rehab & Renovation Projects.

If you are working in J.O.C., D.O.C., or S.A.B.E.R. environments, you will definitely need the new 2007 Means Repair & Remodeling Cost Data-since all their contracts specify Means Data.

This year, take the guesswork out of estimating any repair and remodeling project, anywhere in the country, from simple to complex projects: office space, manufacturing, historical preservation, retail, schools and hospitals, and more. The data allows you to work with budgets from $10,000 to $1,000,000, and includes renovation-specific tasks & materials you won't find priced anywhere else.

You will need to reference the 2007 edition to have accurate pricing on lumber and petroleum based products - prices for these important product groups are forecasted to be extremely volatile in the future.

The 2007 edition also brings you:

• Line items for masonry, framing, PVC Trim Lumber and demolition
• Unit costs for more than 16,000 components and tasks
• Installed costs for 170 assemblies
• Plug-in costs for more than 5,000 alternate configurations and specs
• Minimum charges for labor and equipment
• On-site factors for 930 cost zones in the U.S. and Canada
• Crew tables for nearly 400 crews-including equipment
• Plus costs for countless renovation/repair-specific components and tasks.

You get costs on:

Asbestos abatement, scraping fire-damaged paint, historic preservation, masonry repointing, selective demolition, water extraction and drying equipment, dust abatement, cut and patch to match existing work, drywall repair, minimum charges for labor and equipment, plantings, air conveyance cleaning, universal access, antique brick.

Contains tips, pointers, and factors to consider on:

• Change order estimating
• Contingency factor for historic renovation
• Accounting for inspections and special analyses
• Equipment usage curtailment
• Noise protection of adjoining areas
• Accommodating use of the structure during renovation
• Material handling considerations
• Additional shoring and bracing
• Identificatoin of handicapped access costs.