Construction Cost Estimating – Complete Guide

Construction Cost Estimating – Complete Guide
Published 5/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

Learn the fundamentals of estimating – FAST

What you’ll learn

Construction Cost Estimating

How to estimate construction costs

The fundamentals of estimating

Estimating with microsoft excel

What is estimating

Why estimating matters

Understanding construction costs

Different Estimating Methods

When to estimate

Top-Down (Budget) Estimating

First-principles (bottom-up) estimating

Direct cost estimating

Labour costs

Plant Costs

Sub-contract costs

Indirect costs

Reviewing and submitting your estimate

Requirements

No experience required. We’ll show you the basics!

Description

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Estimating Guidebook!

Lecture 3 Estimating Spreadsheet

Lecture 4 What is Estimating?

Lecture 5 Why Estimating Matters

Lecture 6 Understanding Construction Costs

Lecture 7 Estimating Methods

Lecture 8 When to Estimate

Section 2: How to Estimate

Lecture 9 Top-Down (Budget) Estimating

Lecture 10 First-Principles (Bottom-Up) Estimating

Lecture 11 Direct Costs

Lecture 12 In-Direct Costs

Lecture 13 Risk and Opportunity

Lecture 14 Profit and Overheads

Lecture 15 Reviewing and Submitting

Section 3: Conclusion

Lecture 16 Estimating with Excel

Lecture 17 Conclusion

People interested in a career in the construction industry,People wanting to become construction estimators,Construction estimators,Project managers