How to Customize Labor Units to Estimates

摘要

Last month's column covered some of the basics of the labor unit, including the need to factor it. Factoring is customizing the labor unit to fit the assumptions made while preparing the estimate. A variety of factors can affect adjustments to labor hours. Geographic factors account for weather variations and the seasons. Others can be better categorized and are included in the NECA Manual of Labor Units. Other publications produced by NECA and sub-contractor groups provide additional information.