To succeed in a construction business, you have to price your jobs to cover all labor, material and overhead expenses, and make a decent profit.

The problem is knowing what markup to use...

You don't want to lose jobs because you charge too much, and you don't want to work for free because you've charged too little.

If you know how to calculate markup, you can apply it to your job costs to find the right sales price for your work.

This book gives you tried and tested formulas, with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow examples, so you can easily figure the markup that's right for your business.

Includes a CD-ROM with forms and checklists.

This year's prices for installation of all common electrical work: conduit, wire, boxes, fixtures, switches, outlets, loadcenters, panelboards, raceway, duct, signal systems, and more.

Provides material costs, manhours per unit, and total installed cost.

Explains what you should know to estimate each part of an electrical system.

Included CD-ROM is an electronic version of the book with National Estimator — a standalone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates.

Includes Job Cost Wizard: Turns estimates into invoices and, exports both to QuickBooks (not included).

Current labor and material prices for thousands of concrete and masonry jobs and specialty items.

Don’t waste hours working up a material list for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you have the contract.

Provides manhours, recommended crew, and gives the labor cost for installation.

Included CD-ROM is an electronic version of the book with National Estimator — a standalone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates.

Includes Job Cost Wizard: Turns estimates into invoices and, exports both to QuickBooks (not included).