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Contractor's Guide to the Building Code

Don’t let your jobs be held up by failing code inspections.

Smooth sign-off by the inspector is the goal, but to make this ideal happen on your job site, you need to understand the requirements of latest editions of the International Building Code and the International Residential Code. Understanding what the codes require can be a real challenge.

This new, completely revised Contractor’s Guide to the Building Code cuts through the “legalese” of the code books. It explains the important requirements for residential and light commercial structures in plain, simple English so you can get it right the first time. [find out more]

Also New For 2008!

2008 National Building Cost Estimator

Need a square foot cost of an existing building?

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.

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Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2008

Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2008 can save hours of time in setting up and putting to use all the new features that this 2008 edition offers. QuickBooks Pro isn't just for taxes. You can use it for payroll, keeping track of your vendors and subs -- even job costing (comparing your estimated costs to your actual costs and finding out where you're making and losing money.)

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Form Builder: Contracts CD-ROM

This single CD-ROM has more than 70 of the most frequently-used builder forms and contracts -- provides all the contracts you need to smoothly run your business. Customize them to fit your specific needs.

Includes change orders, contracts with owners and suppliers, inspection reports, specification forms, and more. [find out more]

Home Builder's Jobsite Codes

A spiral-bound, quick reference to the 2006 International Residential Code that is filled with easy-to-read and understand code requirements for every aspect of residential construction.

This user-friendly guide through the morass of the code is packed with illustrations, tables, and figures, to illuminate your path to inspection and approval. [find out more]

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Contractor's Survival Manual

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. [find out more]

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    Complete construction estimating software with ten complete databases covering new construction, repair and remodeling, insurance and renovation, home improvement, concrete and masonry, framing and finish carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, earthwork, and heavy equipment.[find out more]
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