Painting
Books, Painting Estimating and Wallpaper
Books on
Painting, Paint Estimating, Decorating,
Finishing Techniques and Hanging Wallpaper
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Painting Estimating |
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2008 National
Painting Cost Estimator
A complete guide to estimating painting
costs for just about any type of residential, commercial, or
industrial painting, whether by brush, spray, or roller. Shows
typical costs and bid prices for fast, medium, and slow work,
including material costs per gallon; square feet covered per
gallon; square feet covered per manhour; labor, material,
overhead, and taxes per 100 square feet; and how much to add
for profit.
Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic
version of the book with National Estimator, a
stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an
interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the
disk to compile construction cost estimates |
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Painting &
Wallpaper |
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Color Idea
Book
Teaches The Nuances of Improving
Homes With the Use of Color - We all know that when it
comes to room transformation one of the quickest ways to make a
large impact is a change in color. What you may not know is that
color is rarely straightforward. What impact does a room's lighting
have on color? How can furniture shape or fabric texture affect
color? Any chrome or brass accents in the room? Are the walls
textured? And watch out for those deceptively simple neutrals...
The Color Idea Book teaches you the nuances in playing with
color and inspires and encourages you to experiment with color in
your home. Trust designer Robin Strangis to steer you around
"colorful" pitfalls while you go full speed ahead toward achieving
exactly the results you desire! |
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Decoración del Hogar: Pinturas y Papel Tapiz
(Spanish)
"Decorating with Paint & Wallcovering" is a new Spanish language book that
takes readers, step-by-step, through a variety of decorating projects. Get
expert advice on everything from what materials and tools you'll need to
design help. This book is beautifully illustrated with detailed, full-color
photos showing the key aspects of each project. Soft-cover, 128 pages |
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Drywall
Revised - with Companion Video
Professional techniques for walls and ceilings
This is the
definitive guide to drywall, now updated and revised. Longtime
drywall contractor Myron Ferguson spells out the full range of
information on installation and materials. You'll learn everything
from how to choose the best wallboard for any job to tips and tricks
for creating attractive textured finishes.
Book
and Video also available separately
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Exterior Siding, Trim,
and Finishes
Essential design and installation information
- A home’s appeal depends a great deal on its exterior paint or
stain, brick and stonework, siding, trim, and other details -- and
it’s not just the type of finish that’s important. It’s also how
well the job was done. This first-ever collection of Fine
Homebuilding magazine’s most popular articles on the subject
provides you with ideas for choosing the correct finishes for
exteriors, plus solid how-to information covering everything from
building shutters to the much debated use of PVC. |
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Laser Dimension Master
Ultrasonic
Distance Measurer With Laser-Pointer-- Helps You See Exactly Where
You're Measuring! -
Real Estate Agents/Brokers,
Interior Designers, Contractors/Builders, Remodelers, Estimators, Do-It-Yourselfers--Anyone Who Takes Interior
or Room Measurements
- Forget the cumbersome tape measure! Use the Laser Dimension Master
to measure interior distances with the press of a button! Just aim &
shoot to get an instant digital readout. Measure with 99% accuracy
up to 50 feet. Carry it in your pocket or briefcase, in the office
or out in the field. |
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Paint Contractor's Manual
How to start and run a profitable paint
contracting company: getting set up and organized to handle
volume work, avoiding mistakes, squeezing top production from
your crews and the most value from your advertising dollar.
Shows how to estimate all prep and painting. Loaded with
manhour estimates, sample forms, contracts, charts, tables and
examples you can use. |
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Painters' Handbook
Loaded with "how-to" information you'll use
every day to get professional results on any job: the best way to
prepare a surface for painting or repainting; selecting and using
the right materials and tools (including airless spray); tips for
repainting kitchens, bathrooms, cabinets, eaves and porches; how to
match and blend colors; why coatings fail and what to do about it.
Lists 30 profitable specialties in the painting business. |
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Painting and
Finishing - Build Like A Pro
A practical painting and
finishing guide for the homeowner.
Painting and finishing around the home can
be daunting, both from the scale of the work and the bewildering
array of finishing options available. But you can save yourself
frustration, time, and money with the help of Build Like a
Pro: Painting and Finishing. Written by a finishing
professional, it’s an authoritative and practical guide to
accomplishing the major finishing tasks around the home. |
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Painting
Do-It-Yourself For Dummies
Step-By-Step
Guide For Painting Your Home With Beautiful Results
- Painting
your home yourself can be faster, more affordable and even easier
than hiring professionals—but only if you get it right the first
time. Painting Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, helps you do just
that with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures for giving your,
floors, walls, and ceilings the extreme makeover of your dreams.
More than 500 photos and
illustrations show you exactly how to perform each step of
each procedure the right way and avoid drips, smudges, and ugly
surfaces. You'll find out how to choose the best paint for the job,
figure out how much paint you'll need, and use rollers, brushes, and
other painting tools with skill and precision. Before you know it,
you'll have the confidence and ability to tackle any household
painting project with ease. |
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Paint
Transformations
Quick and Easy Paint Projects You can Do
Yourself
- Change the mood, express
your sense of style, create beautiful decorative effects and
complete other paint makeover projects. Paint Transformations
features high-impact paint projects for every room in your home.
More than 300 step-by-step photos help you to quickly and
dramatically change the look of a room with a can of paint and a few
basic tools.. All projects can be completed in 1-3 days. |
NEW!
Ultra Scale
Master Pro
with Smart
Takeoff
Software
Ultra Scale
Master Pro
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Ultra Scale Master Pro
with protective hardcover case
New Area, Digital Take-Off Tool and Digitizer System With 72 Built-in Scales
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with
Blueprints
Ultra Scale Master Pro is an
affordable and portable area takeoff and digitizing system. Ultra
Scale Master Pro allows you to measure plans at your office or on
the job site without the need for additional computing devices or
software. Ergonomic design with large
targeting window allows you to accurately measure areas,
segment lengths, perimeters, and volumes for simple or complex
polygons, polylines, irregular shapes, arcs and circles.
72 built-in
architectural and engineering scales allow you to measure plans and
drawing up to 24" x 36" in size. Four custom scales allow you to
measure out of scale drawings.
The Ultra Scale Master Pro
operates as a stand alone digital area takeoff tool, or you can
connect it to your PC to transfer measurements into any estimating
and spreadsheet program that accept text input from a number pad or
keyboard. It also can send digitized (x,y) coordinates to takeoff
software programs like our Smart Takeoff! graphic digitizing
software.
Ultra Scale Master Pro is
ideal for construction trades such as concrete, flooring/tile,
paving, roofing, landscaping, electrical, plumbing and small site
excavation.
- Measure and calculate areas, lengths,
volumes for all types of polygons
- Fast and easy-to-use
- Affordable, portable and powerful
- Works with or without a PC
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Scale
Master II / PC Interface Combo Pack
Portable, Digital
Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales -
For
Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with
Blueprints -
Thousands of
construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more
accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and
perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check
plans. Transfer data directly to your PC & estimating program (with
included PC interface). Cut estimating errors and improve profits |
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Scale Master II
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales &
Optional
PC Interface -
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with
Blueprints - Obtain fast,
accurate take-offs from blueprints in any scale, anywhere!
Thousands of
construction pro's use the Scale Master series of digital plan
measures to bid faster and more accurately.
Also Available >>
Optional PC Interface for Scale
Master II |
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Wood Finishing Basics
DVD

Painting and Finishing
Build Like a Pro Series

Color Idea Book

Decoración del Hogar:
Pinturas y Papel Tapiz
(Spanish)

Exterior Siding,
Trim and Finishes

Painting Do-It-Yourself
For Dummies

Laser Dimension Master

LaserBall™ 360

Paint Transformations

Paint Contractors
Manual

Plastering Skills

Painters Handbook
How To Get Professional
Results on any Job |