Estimating With Excel: Unlocking the Power for Home Builders, 2nd Edition

If you want a simple, step-by-step guide to improve the accuracy and speed of building estimates, Estimating with Microsoft Excel was written for you. Author Jay Christofferson, a recognized expert in computerized estimating, teaches you how to build a fully customized estimating program that addresses your specific estimating needs. Create estimates that are powerful and reliable enough for your most important management decisions. Loaded with detailed instructions—from programming basic formulas to automating Excel to integrate with other software packages— Estimating with Microsoft Excel will show you how to set up an accurate, efficient estimating system. Examples from the text, templates you can use to set up your estimating system, and a demo of EstimatorPRO are included on the CD.

Jay Christofferson is a licensed contractor and professor of Construction Management at Brigham Young University, where he is associate director of the School of Technology. A Home Builders Institute Outstanding Educator, he is a frequent speaker at the International Builders Show. He developed the popular EstimatorPROTM Excel®-based estimating program for builders and remodelers.