Construction Repairs By Eugene C. Bergeron

• THE RED BOOKA UNIT COST ESTIMATOR FOR CONSTRUCTION & INSURANCE DAMAGE REPAIRThe Red Book has been a trusted estimating guide for contractors and insurance adjusters since 1978. As a true unit cost estimator, it is the perfect tool for generating fair market price estimates from smaller jobs to large projects.Thousands of estimates have been written to date by contractors of new construction, remodeling and damage repair as well as property loss adjusters. Building maintenance companies and property appraisers have also used The Red Book as a guide and reference in their line of work.COSTINGInsurance companies have strict requirements for unit cost estimating.
• The Red Book was designed to exceed these guidelines. It has proven to be a valuable estimating tool which allows the estimator to separate labor and material for each individual item. It also provides contractors and adjusters the details for a clear understanding of the work description and costing.The latest edition has the hourly rates associated with the various construction building trades used in The Red Book. This enables The Red Book users to effectively and efficiently adjust construction costing for their areas. The lower and upper range of each labor rate is provided to help facilitate the bidding process. Since the Red Book is written by a contractor and continues to be maintained by contractors, it includes the details needed to ensure fair and efficient bidding of jobs. Feedback from its users report estimate accuracy generally falling within 3-5% plus or minus of actual job costs.CONTENTSThe Red Book is a versatile tool that contains over 14,000 individual items.