NOTE-- We retired the BidMagic construction estimating
software in 2001. It has been replaced by Goldenseal construction
estimating software.
We still include this BidMagic estimating software manual
as a convenience for users of our older program. Many features are
similar, in Goldenseal estimating.
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Partly-Finished Construction Estimating
In some projects,
some walls or floors may only be partially finished. You can still use the BidMagic estimating software to handle
these construction details.
If the project is considered as a remodeling
project, the room cards will allow you to specify exactly what work is to be done on each surface.
On
other type of projects, you'll have to adjust some numbers in Dimensions and Specifications to account
for the missing work.
For example, to handle a utility room with framing and wallboard installed,
but with no taped finish, paint or trim, follow these steps:
- Include the walls and floor area
of the room in the measurements you entered into the Basic Dimensions card.
- Leave the calculated
quantities intact on the Structural Dimensions card, since the room will be framed.
- On the Finish
Dimensions card, leave the wall and wallboard areas intact. Adjust the paint areas
downwards by the amount of wall and ceiling areas that is in the utility room, since there will be
no paint on those
surfaces.
- In Specifications, use the full area of the project for wallboard hanging on
the Interior Walls & Ceilings
card.
- Choose taping from the pop-up menu under Plaster & Taping, then unlock the
quantity and reduce it by the area of taping in the utility room.
Follow a similar procedure for unfinished floors, unpainted or uninsulated
walls, ceilings or floors, and other partly-finished areas.
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