Explore the process of working with revised plans for a residential structure, defining specific additions, and using these plans as the basis for an estimate. Learn how to use various resources such as plans, elevations, details, sections, schedules, and the master format for takeoffs and estimating.
Key Insights
- The article discusses working with a revised set of plans for a residential structure, specifically outlining the roles of music and guest rooms as additions to the residence, and how this forms the basis of the class estimate.
- It introduces the use of the Master Format 2016 version for takeoff and estimating, along with an Excel spreadsheet for quantity takeoffs and unit cost pricing. However, it clarifies that this approach is only to be used within the class and not for generating new estimates.
- The article also emphasizes the availability of various resources for unit pricing costs, such as ARS pricing data, and highlights the significance of providing an estimating cover sheet or proposal bid form even if a bid form is not readily available.
Note: These materials offer prospective students a preview of how our classes are structured. Students enrolled in this course will receive access to the full set of materials, including video lectures, project-based assignments, and instructor feedback.
In this video, we’ll be discussing the files that we’ll be working with. These handouts are included in your downloads folder. We’ll be working with a revised set of plans for the residential structure that some of you may recognize from the Introduction to Blueprint Reading class.
This set defines the music and guest rooms as additions to the residence and will be the basis of the estimate for this class. We’ll be using plans, elevations, details, sections, and schedules, and we’ll show you how we calculated the quantities required for this estimate. MasterFormat, as mentioned earlier, will be used for both the takeoff and the estimating process.
The version of MasterFormat we’ll be providing is the 2016 edition. We’ll be using an Excel spreadsheet for quantity takeoffs and unit cost pricing. This file is to be used only for this class and not for generating new estimates.
Either Excel or Google Sheets can be used, although Excel is preferred since the templates were originally created in Excel. ARS Means pricing data is one example of the many resources available for unit pricing, and many also include city cost indexes. These unit costs can be applied to any city throughout the United States.
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We’ll be providing you with a filled-out estimating cover sheet or proposal bid form. Remember, you should always include at least a cover sheet, even if a bid form is not provided. In our next video, we’re going to talk about what estimating is.
