THE RED BOOK A UNIT COST ESTIMATOR FOR CONSTRUCTION & INSURANCE DAMAGE REPAIR The Red Book has been a trusted estimating guide for contractors and insurance adjusters since 1978. As a true unit cost estimator, it is the perfect tool for generating fair market price estimates from smaller jobs to large projects. Thousands of estimates have been written to date by contractors of new construction, remodeling and damage repair as well as property loss adjusters. Building maintenance companies and property appraisers have also used The Red Book as a guide and reference in their line of work. COSTING Insurance companies have strict requirements for unit cost estimating. The Red Book was designed to exceed these guidelines. It has proven to be a valuable estimating tool which allows the estimator to separate labor and material for each individual item. It also provides contractors and adjusters the details for a clear understanding of the work description and costing. The latest edition has the hourly rates associated with the various construction building trades used in The Red Book. This enables The Red Book users to effectively and efficiently adjust construction costing for their areas. The lower and upper range of each labor rate is provided to help facilitate the bidding process. Since the Red Book is written by a contractor and continues to be maintained by contractors, it includes the details needed to ensure fair and efficient bidding of jobs. Feedback from its users report estimate accuracy generally falling within 3-5% plus or minus of actual job costs. CONTENTS The Red Book is a versatile tool that contains over 14,000 individual items. Each chapter has been constructed with its own table of contents to easily find items, covering all aspects of residential construction from remodeling, damage repair and new construction. Each chapter groups the multiple items associated with a task to minimize the need to jump around the book looking for items. The Red Book was first written a contractor and continues to be maintained by contractors to include the details needed to ensure fair and efficient bidding of jobs. Feedback have stated that their estimate accuracy generally falls within 3%-5% plus or minus of actual job costs. The Red Book Unit Cost Estimator for Contractors and Adjusters is truly the trusted estimating book for use in the office or in the field that no construction estimator should be without. CONTACT US Find out more by visiting: http: //www.redbookcompany.com OUR CUSTOMERS Contractor Builders (Residential & Light Comm.) General Contractors Remodeling Contractors Insurance Adjusters Independent Adjusters Public Adjusters Property Management Companies Cost Consultants Home Inspection Companies Building Maintenance Services Mason Contractors Carpenter & Cabinet Makers Painters Roofers Home Repair Services Property Appraisers Fire & Water Reconstruction Contractors And Many More The Trusted Estimating Cost Guide for Damage Repair and Remodeling Because It Takes The Right Tools To Build A Business