Order your 2009 Craftsman costbooks now -- and receive the corresponding software download FREE while you wait for
the books to arrive.
These are volatile times. Housing starts have plummeted and material prices are all over the map.
You can still make good money by making the most out of every opportunity that comes your way. Branch out into new,
unfamiliar niches with the help of the reliable published estimates in these 2009 costbooks. In a year of fickle
clients, and shifting material prices, protect yourself from underbidding by keeping your estimates up-to-date. Order
any 2009 Craftsman costbook now and receive a link to download the easy-to-use National Estimator estimating software
for FREE, while you wait. Each costbook also comes with the National Estimator software on CD-ROM.
Survive and thrive throughout all cycles of construction – even through the down cycles like we experiencing now.
This completely revised edition has unorthodox techniques you can put to use to get through a debt crises, and buy time,
as well as how to survive, stabilize, and thrive with a construction contracting business in all business cycles. Written
by a contractor who’s been to the brink of financial disaster. He shares what he learned in the process – proven
techniques to keep you out of bankruptcy.
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Download the 2008 National Building Cost Estimator software and start creating fast, reliable estimates for residential,
industrial, or commercial buildings -- based on building type, features and square feet. Then view, print, or e-mail your
finished estimate.
This completely revised book clearly explains how to install rough and finish wiring in new construction, alterations,
and additions. From basic electrical theory to advanced wiring methods to comply with the 2008 National Electrical Code.
Here you'll find complete instructions on troubleshooting and repairs of existing wiring. Hundreds of drawings and photos
show you how to plan and install wiring to code. [find out more]
The New Craftsman Interactive Study Center for the Electrician's Exam Preparation Guide is now available by download.
It's been carefully developed to help you maximize your comprehension skills so you'll pass the apprentice, journeyman,
or the master electrician's exam on the first try. [find out more]
Discover how to plan and complete custom, remodel and new projects based on high-production techniques often used in
track homes. With the help of this new book you’ll learn framing layout rules of thumb to apply to every job, gang-cutting
rafters for efficiency and speed, assembling truss roofs on the ground, fast-tracking a second-story addition, running
crown molding – production style, short cuts in installing framed cabinets, installing and trimming out manufactured
stairs to save time and money, framing with pre-cut components, building a pop-up shed dormer, floor framing with
I-joists, and much more. [find out more]
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