Western Retail Lumber Association
95 Cole Avenue
Boardroom, First floor
Winnipeg, MB R2L 1J3
**This is a 2-day course.
**To participate in this course, you should have completed the Estimating Fundamentals or should have experience with small project estimating at the customer service counter, or job-site experience in residential construction.
Course Outline:
• Quotations vs. Estimate
• Disclaimers
• Structural Specifications
• Math Skills Review
• Understanding roofs
• Calculating waste factors
• Reading and understanding blueprints
• Getting started with your "take-off"
• Checklist of building materials for take-off
• Foundation, Beam, Floor system, Stairs, Exterior walls, Interior walls, Roof system
• Exterior finish and Interior components
• Qualifying your customers
• Estimating strategies
• Estimating tables and charts
**A step-by-step workbook is included and is yours to keep for future reference. There will be an examination at the end of this course.
ID Reference number 292436 when booking a hotel room.