Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book, 27th Edition

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Summary: The Estimator's "Bible"
Review: I've been using Walker's for over 30 years, and it has never failed me. I recommend it to anyone who wants to estimate.

There are plenty of programs and books for estimating, but when you get right down to it there's only one Walker's -- an authoritative reference that shows you how to work up your own costs.

The estimating guides I've seen amount to little more than unit cost catalogs. With a cost data book, you wind up with someone else's estimate for someone else's job. This book is much more thorough. It's a "how-to" approach. You can do custom bids that cost out the job you are faced with, with real accuracy, and allow yourself flexibility and control.