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Estimating Doors: Tips from the Experts

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A proper door schedule on the architectural drawings will identify each opening in detail. Define each opening in accordance with the items in the schedule and any other pertinent data. Installation information should be carefully reviewed in the specifications.

When putting together a quantity survey for doors, combine all similar types and frames, checking off each as you go to ensure none has been left out. An easy and obvious check is to count the total number of openings, …

RSMeans’ Pricing Guides are used by contractors, developers, project managers, architects, and finance professionals.

RSMeans Contractor’s Pricing Guide: Residential Detailed Costs 2010
A productivity tool to make estimating easier for contractors, this book covers every aspect of residential construction pricing needed to prepare detailed project estimates.
RSMeans Contractor’s Pricing Guide: Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2010
Total unit price costs for every aspect of the most common repair and remodeling projects, in a format organized for the way you build — from frame to finish.
RSMeans Contractor’s Pricing Guide: Residential Square Foot Costs 2010
This guide will help you accurately estimate using square foot costs, customize models to improve estimate accuracy, and refine preliminary estimates as design decisions are made.
RSMeans ADA Compliance Pricing Guide
This guide will help you decide what’s required and when, what it will cost, and how to be sure your estimates comply with the revised 2004 ADAAG (ADA Act Guidelines).