Solomon Coyle Installation Estimating Workbook
Turn Installation Estimating Guesswork into a Science
Developed and updated regularly by installation and operations expert Barry Coyle, this invaluable workbook will show you how to estimate the right way. You’ll learn a proven methodology for accurate and consistent installation estimates that will save you from making costly mistakes and help make installation a true profit center for your business.
Based on more than 20 years of field-validated experience by hundreds of dealers and installers, the workbook prototypes more than 40 furniture lines and includes refinements for site conditions, product line nuances and rules of thumb. The workbook includes a detailed review of each of the four prototype elements (unloading/staging, panel installation, component installation and finish phase), and the non-phase hours and hours for miscellaneous furniture and casegoods.
As the most detailed estimating guide in the industry, this workbook offers experienced estimators a refinement that can make them only better, and novices the ability to estimate as well as individuals with years of experience.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Labor Estimating Essay
- Introduction to Prototype Estimating
- Estimating Process & Example
- Furniture Line Prototypes
- Misc. & Casegood Furniture Hours
- Product Rules of Thumb
- Casegood Hours
- Stack Kit Hours
- Tear Down Hours
- Comparing Different Furniture Systems
- Planning Example
- Sample Forms and Worksheets
- And more!
As part of our strong commitment to the office furniture industry, Solomon Coyle is making the industry-standard Installation Estimating workbook available free of charge. Download the complimentary workbook.