Adding a new item
Almost every construction project will have some one-of-a-kind
items that you will want to add to the project 'on the fly'.
Every section of the MacNail specifications list includes an 'other' row
where you can put them.
For example,
let 's add some pink flamingo ceramic facing blocks to our foundation wall. To do so:
1. Click on column A (item)
of the 'other' row, and type in 'flamingo blocks'. (The word 'other' will
be deleted automatically.)
2. Click on column B (unit size), and type in the unit size (in this case, 'each' will do).
HINT: use the TAB key to jump to the right, when you have finished typing each item.
3. Click on column D, and type in the number of units you will actually use (in this case, 12).
4. Click on column H (personhours/unit--skilled), and type in the number of hours spent on each unit by an 'average' skilled
worker. One half hour (.5) should be plenty.
5. Click on column I (personhours/unit--unskilled), and type in the number of hours spent on each unit by an 'average' unskilled
worker. One tenth of an hour (.1) should be about right.
6. Click on column J (dollars per unit--materials), and type in the dollar cost for each unit (in this case,
$45 each). They are definitely top-grade ceramic flamingo tiles!
7. To install this item with your own crew (possibly because your mason refuses the job), choose *Labor and Materials
from the FORMULA menu. The calculated cost will now include this item in the labor and materials columns.
8. If you need to include more than one new item in any section, you can type right over an existing line
that you don 't need. You can also insert a new line for it--choose *Add Rows from the EDIT menu.
WARNING:
Do not use Insert from the EDIT menu. It can damage the structure of the estimating worksheet. Use
the MacNail command, *Add rows, instead.
If you would like to finish specifying before moving to
the next step, take a moment now to scroll through the rest of the Specifications list in
the MacNail construction estimating software. Enter any items that seem reasonable to you.
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