October 2nd, 2009
On 10/2/2009 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received a notification email from RemodelMAX. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: Drywall costs have slipped lower during the 3rd quarter hitting all time lows. Roofing costs have declined after the stabilization of oil costs. [...]
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July 9th, 2009
Given that our business is based in the Midwest, most of our electricity is generated by coal power plants. Consequently, every kilowatt-hour consumed by our servers, computers, routers, and telephones results in nearly two pounds of Carbon Dioxide emitted into the environment. By purchasing carbon offsets we have funded the planting of enough forest to absorb an equivalent amount of CO2 from the atmosphere.
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July 6th, 2009
On 7/1/2009 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received a notification email from RemodelMAX. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: Dimensional lumber continued to slip lower by 5% or more during the past quarter. Drywall stayed low and stable. Fiberglass shingles continued to [...]
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April 7th, 2009
On 4/1/2009 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: ROOFING PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE AND LUMBER PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL Roofing prices continue to rise having increased by 5-10% [...]
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February 9th, 2009
Download the patch here: Here are some of the issues addressed: Alternate work order text overlap – If extensive text was entered as the description for an alternate the text could overlap with the alternate dollar amount. This has now been resolved. Material column stuck – When the material column is excluded (un-checked) the data [...]
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January 5th, 2009
On 1/2/2009 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: WOOD PRICES FALL BUT ROOFING PRICES GO THROUGH THE ROOF! Roofing prices have gone through the roof, increasing 25%-30% in [...]
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October 3rd, 2008
Here at Clear Estimates we try to develop software that is intuitive, robust, and easy to use. One of our role models has always been the makers of WinZip (now owned by Corel). They provide an excellent example of a product that is very powerful and feature-rich if you need it to be, but extremely [...]
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October 3rd, 2008
On 10/2/2008 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: OIL PRICES MAKING THE BIGGEST IMPACT Roofing prices continue to rise fueled by oil increases. Gypsum wallboard price declines have [...]
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September 7th, 2008
You asked for it and we delivered. Check out the new features in this video tour:
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July 2nd, 2008
On 7/1/2008 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: MATERIAL COSTS BEGIN TO SLOWLY RISE Plywood prices rebounded up 2% during the past quarter with lumber prices gaining 1%. [...]
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