Tips for Estimating New Home Construction Costs
According to the NAHB, over 60% of the final house price is attributable to its construction costs. Developing a construction cost estimate for your new residential property…
6 Items to Include in a Winning Construction Project Bid
Contractors often have a hard time developing winning bids because they fail to include essential items in their proposals. This is why more than 83%…
Understanding the Construction Bidding Process: A Step-by-Step Guide
No general contractor wants to lose profits when handing over their properties to subcontractors—and this is where construction bidding comes into play. Construction bidding is…
Budgeting for Construction of a Residential Unit
When a potential client approaches you requesting a bid for new home construction, it’s critical to consider a variety of factors before you settle on…
Planning Your Interior Painting Budget
If you’re looking for a home improvement project that can instantly enhance your living space at the best price, only a few things can beat…
How to Bid a Job as a Contractor
When you’re working as an independent contractor, great bidding skills are a part of the job description. Many first-time bidders incorrectly assume that landing successful…
How Expensive Can Flooring Get?
Given how much variance exists in flooring costs, it can be a headache for contractors and subcontractors to develop accurate estimates. Most recent statistics show…
Drywall in Construction: All You Need to Know about the Cost
Drywall installation costs can vary significantly depending on the level of finishing, quality of materials, and labor costs. The nationwide average stands between $30 and…
Why Outsourcing Construction Estimation Benefits General Contractors
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that your project’s entire scope depends on the construction estimates. It’s the robust thread that holds your project planning…
Concrete Estimation Insider Tricks
Concrete estimation is one of the most crucial aspects of construction cost estimation. Experienced contractors know that they’re two ways of receiving concrete on the job;…
How to Ensure Cost Efficiency in Construction Estimation
Cost efficiency is a useful tool in ensuring you’re making the most use of resources. When you embark on a construction project, one of the priorities…
Becoming a General Contractor: A Basic Guide
Unlike subcontractors, architects, engineers or developers, general contractors have to be on top of every single aspect of construction. The basic difference between general contracting…
Using Bidding Software: What, Why and How
Bidding for construction projects is one of the main ways that general contractors, sub-contractors and material suppliers make their way into the most profitable projects.…
Sitework Estimation: A Quick Summary
One of the trickiest parts of construction estimation is estimating site works. Before starting the project, there’s a high chance that you may not be…
3 Key Components of Construction Estimating
Developing a construction estimate is one of the most crucial—and difficult—aspects of a project because it directly impacts the profit margins. This is also why…
3 Ways A Quantity Takeoff Service Provider Can Help You
As digital transformation continues to disrupt the construction industry, we see many contractors opting to outsource ancillary departments and focus on what they do best.…
How Construction Estimating Services Can Help Increase Profit Margins
Like many other industries, construction has also taken a hit following COVID-19. Although the pandemic has undoubtedly made it more difficult for contractors to operate,…
Determining the Installation Costs of Your Next Drywall Project
Rapid changes in material costs can make it difficult to determine the cost of your next drywall project, especially since the cost of a drywall…
What Is Meant By Quantity Takeoff In Construction?
Quantity takeoffs are complicated numbers to calculate and handle, but their main purpose is really straightforward. Also known as construction takeoffs, this segment of construction estimation is…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Estimation
There’s no doubt that the ongoing pandemic and crisis have affected nearly every aspect of our lives. This kind of global shutdown and panic hasn’t…
How to Win Construction Bid Proposals
Everyone thinks the hard work in construction is in the actual building. But in fact, that’s the fun part—it’s what you signed up for when…
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES
A cost estimate is predicted expenditure of a project which is generally prepared before the project is taken up. It is prepared in different types…