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Simplify your concrete estimating process with Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1

Construction Cost Estimating

Progress Builders, a full-service, Design-build company, working on residential construction market , just introduced Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1 Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1 was purposely intended to enhance and make the process simpler for estimating and bidding on concrete jobs. Estimator 1.1.1

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Concrete Foundation Estimator is an useful construction app to speed up the estimating & bidding on concrete jobs

Construction Cost Estimating

Concrete foundation estimator (CFE) is considered as the most useful and powerful productivity tool specifically designed for all contractors , owner-builders and homeowners to ease & augment the estimating and bidding processes for concrete projects. Basic, cataloging only trades and it’s cost.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

The course of construction (COC) coverage can include anything from foundations and materials to temporary buildings, fencing, paving or outdoor fixtures, which are all necessary when constructing homes. If your project is estimated to last five months, you’ll pay about $1,000 to $4,000 per month in premiums. Roofers Insurance.

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Elements of a Cost Estimate

Construction Cost Estimating

The foundation for a successful estimate depends on authentic takeoff of the quantities of the various materials involved in the project. The various elements that lead to an effective cost estimate are as: Labor Hours : Labor hour amounts can be prepared by crew analysis or applied on a unit man-hour basis.

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5 Challenges in Meeting Construction Deadlines and How To Solve Them

Construction Marketing

For example, the foundation is one of the first items that must be completed on any construction site prior to other projects beginning. A delay in finishing the foundation blocks other tasks from being performed. In fact, the last leg of a product’s journey is estimated to account for 53% of the total delivery cost.

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REDUCING DRYING SHRINKAGE IN CONCRETE

The Constructor

It may also be controlled by using shrinkage compensating cement. To be successful, this procedure needs careful control and proper consolidation. Cracking due to shrinkage can be controlled by using properly spaced contraction joints and proper steel detailing. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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PRESTRESSED CONCRETE OVER REINFORCED CONCRETE.

The Constructor

Reinforced concrete: In reinforced concrete, steel reinforcement bars are provided to carry tension in those regions of the member where tension may occur, compensating for the low tensile strength of the concrete. In practice, reinforced concrete beams are designed on the assumption that cracks will occur under their service loads.

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