Different ways of Estimating
Kentucky Windage
Pick up the house plans, squint your left eye, turn your head to the right and "BANG!" This house will cost you $250,000. "Simply Amazing!"
The Sharp Shooter
Look at the customer... nice car, nice clothes, good job... "Charge accordingly!"
Square Footage
Take the square footage of the home and multiply it by $75.00. "Some days you eat the bear - and other days, the bear eats you!"
Compare
Compare this home with the last one you built, and add $5,000.00. "the wife needs new shoes."
Manual System
Prepare a take-off of the materials, round off the cost of each item and multiply. Add 20% "Just in case you've forgotten something."
Digitizer System
Program a computer with general materials normally used, then send the plans through a digitizer to calculate the materials.
After thousands of dollars and countless hours of training, this system will get you in the ballpark, but not to first base.
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