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Most home construction projects are based on the estimated cost of the materials and the prevailing hourly rate to repair, install, or build the project. Most entrepreneurs know their crews' production and with an accuracy estimate.

Some conditions, construction costs are the contractor's control. Material prices, for example, rise and fall in line with national or global supply and demand of timber, cement and raw materials. The production will also work with site conditions, which change by the hour (during bad weather) or from work (if there is a shortage of materials, or if a part of the work must be done from scaffolds or ladders).

The working conditions have a major impact on the work. If you are lucky enough to work with highly experienced craftsmen at a perfect job in ideal weather conditions, you should use a simpler time of the estimate of labor costs. But if the weather is constantly changing, new workers are added to your team, or if you have materials to what is already installed, your team is not at its usual rate. Before the costs of working at home on your next project, look at this list to see if any of the conditions shown, may have an impact on your work.

1. Heat or cold in 10 to 15 percent of your wages at work, the temperatures above 95 degrees or below 40 degrees F. People do not work as efficiently in extreme temperatures.

2. Confined Work Spaces: Add 15 to 25 percent on your work, if the cost of the work must be with the help of ladders, scaffolding or in a crawl space.

3. Altitude factor: Add a percent to your costs for each 10 meters in height, that material must be lifted above the ground.

4. Craft Skill Level: Add five to 40 percent on their wages for tradesmen with below-average skills.

5. Small Jobs: In 30 to 50 percent for small jobs where fitting and adaptation of materials is required, in addition to surfaces must be protected, and the site is occupied during construction.

6. Major disaster work: In 25 to 50 percent to your costs for work done after a serious flood, fire, earthquakes, tornadoes or hurricanes. Qualified workers are scarce, and you probably have to work for what is available and for more money as well.

7. Difficult conditions in 10 to 35 percent to the cost of your demanding specifications, strict controls, a demanding owner or an inexperienced architect.

While the estimate of the works is a difficult skill, identifying workplace conditions can help you in fixing a realistic wage for a job. Never make your estimate only of the plans. Always visit the site to determine actual conditions.

Bill Grote, in the construction as a worker, carpenter, remodeler, painter and real estate manager. He now works for Craftsman Book Company as a marketing manager. The article above is part of an excerpt from the book "2009 National Construction Estimator" "an annual publication lists the estimated material and lab prices for home construction. Information about the" 2009 National Construction Estimator "is available on the Web site at: Craftsman http://www.craftsman-book.com