This is the most complete, authoritative and reliable unit cost guide ever made available to paint estimators. No matter what types of work you estimate, no matter what your costs are, this book will help you produce consistently reliable painting estimates in dollars and cents. The most accurate paint estimates are always custom-made for a particular job. That's because no single material cost, no manhour estimate, no pricing system fits all work and all bidders. Your estimates have to be based on your actual productivity rate, your material costs, labor costs, overhead percentage and profit expectations. Here you have accurate estimates for coating any common surface with any type of paint, whether application is by brush, spray, roller or mitt: Manhours per 100 square feet or 100 linear feet whether the job is new construction or custom repaint. Material coverage rates that apply whether the Job is new construction or custom repainting. Material costs that reflect the discount you expect to receive.

The labor cost per 100 square feet or linear feet, no matter what hourly wage you pay and no matter what your overhead percentage. The profit margin to include (based on your own profit goals). This book isn't a substitute for judgment. It's not a simple way to do in minutes what an experienced paint estimator might not be able to do in hour's. But this book is the best guide you'll ever find if you have to estimate any type of painting, whether residential, industrial, commercial or institutional.