A highly technical process in arriving at cost estimate of new construction and sometimes referred to in the building trade as the ?price take-off? method. It involves a detailed estimate of the quantities of raw material (lumber, plaster, brick, cement, etc.,) used as well as the current price of the material and installation costs. These factors are all added together to arrive at the cost of a structure. It is usually used by contractors and experienced estimators.
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