Please provide definitions, and uses, of the following square footage cost estimating modalities: Renovation, Restoration, and New Construction
RSMeans does not have data for square foot estimation of renovation or remodeling work.
RSMeans does produce information for square foot estimating of new construction. It is used as conceptual level estimating — when few details other than size of proposed project are known.
More information is available in our Square Foot and Assemblies Estimating Methods reference book and cost data is available in our Square Foot Cost Data book.