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.
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In this video we'll be talking about the files that we'll be working with. These handouts will be included in your download 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 defines the music and guest rooms as an addition to the residence and will be the basis of the estimate of this class. We'll be using plans, elevations, details, sections, schedules, and show you how we came up with the quantities required for this estimate. So master format, as mentioned earlier, will be used for the takeoff and for the estimating.
The version of master format we'll be providing is 2016. We'll be using an Excel spreadsheet for quantity takeoffs and for the unit cost pricing. It's to be used only in this class and not for generating new estimates.
Either Excel or Google Sheets can be used, although Excel is preferred since they were created in Excel to begin with. ARS means pricing data is one example of many resources available for unit pricing costs and many of them provide annual updates and they also have city cost indexes. So the 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 provide at least a cover sheet even if a bid form is not available. In our next video we're going to talk about what is estimating.
