Material & Labor Tab

This tab can be used to set material and labor values. There are several portions of the Material & Labor tab.

Material: The Material area contains several elements.

Unit (Material Unit): This is the Material Unit that initially comes from the Databook (or from the estimate's Specials file). If you change the amount of the Unit, that new amount becomes known as the Edited amount (and the Edited button to the right becomes activated). In addition to directly entering an amount in this field, the buttons to the right can also be used to change this field's setting.

  Sets the Unit to Skip.

>  The Unit is set to Manual.

  Sets the Unit to Quote.

Sets the Unit to F.B.O. (Furnished By Other).

  This item's Primary Material Unit from the Databook.

  The Databook's Discounted Material Unit for this item.

  Unit from the Estimate Pricing File. The Estimate Pricing File is created during the first Summary run and is based on the material unit of the item in Takeoff. This will not be the same as the material unit in the Databook if you changed the item's price in Takeoff.

This button is not active until you enter a new Unit amount or select a different setting (Skip, Manual, or Quote) than the initial setting. Then, that amount or setting is stored as the Edited value. The Edited value will always reflect the last change (other than Primary, Discount, or Estimate Price) you made to the Unit.

Net Price: When the Net Price option is selected, the current material unit will be the net price for the Item.  This means that no adjustments will be applied to the Item in Summary.

Adjust (Material Adjustment):  The Unit is multiplied by the Adjustment to achieve the Extended amount. The Adjustment can be changed by highlighting the current amount (double-click with the primary mouse button to highlight it) and typing a new amount. The Adjustment defaults to 1.00, unless Level Adjustments are active (see "Level Adjustments" for more information).

The default Adjustment is 1.00. If a Material Factor was entered in Takeoff, it will be shown here as the Material Adjustment. Level Adjustments, if active, will also be applied.

Extended (Material Extended): This is the calculation of the Unit multiplied by the Adjustment. This is calculated automatically as changes are made to the Unit and Adjustment.

Field:  The Field area of the Edit Material tab contains several elements.

Unit (Field Unit): The Labor Unit initially comes from the Databook (or from the estimate's Specials file). If you change the amount of the Unit, that new amount becomes known as the Edited amount (and the Edited button to the right becomes activated).  In addition to directly entering an amount in this field, the buttons to the right can also be used to change this field's setting.

  Sets the Unit to Skip.

  The Unit is set to Manual.

  Sets the Unit to Quote.

Sets the Unit to F.B.O. (Furnished By Other).

  The Databook's Primary Labor Unit for this item.

  This item's Alternate Labor Unit from the Databook.

  Unit from the Estimate Pricing File. The Estimate Pricing File is created during the first Summary run and is based on the labor unit of the item in Takeoff. This will not be the same as the labor unit in the Databook if you changed the item's price in Takeoff.

  This button is not active until you enter a new Unit amount or select a different setting (Skip, Manual, or Quote) than the initial setting. Then, that amount or setting is stored as the Edited value. The Edited value will always reflect the last change (except Primary, Alternate, or Estimate Price) you made to the Unit.

Adjust (Field Adjustment): The Labor Adjustment initially comes from the Databook (or from the estimate's Specials file). The Unit is multiplied by the Adjustment to achieve the Extended amount. The Adjustment can be changed by highlighting the current amount (double-click with the primary mouse button to highlight it) and typing a new amount. The Adjustment defaults to 1.00, unless Level Adjustments are active (see "Level Adjustments").

The default Adjustment is 1.00. If a Field Factor was entered in Takeoff, it will be shown here as the Field Adjustment. Level Adjustments, if active, will also be applied.

Extended (Filed Extended): This is the result of the Unit multiplied by the Adjustment. This is calculated automatically as changes are made to the Unit and Adjustment.

Shop:  The Shop area of the Edit Material tab contains several elements.

Unit (Shop Unit): The Labor Unit initially comes from the Databook (or from the estimate's Specials file). If you change the amount of the Unit, that new amount becomes known as the Edited amount (and the Edited button to the right becomes activated).  In addition to directly entering an amount in this field, the buttons to the right can also be used to change this field's setting.

  Sets the Unit to Skip.

  The Unit is set to Manual.

  Sets the Unit to Quote.

Sets the Unit to F.B.O. (Furnished By Other).

  The Databook's Primary Labor Unit for this item.

  This item's Alternate Labor Unit from the Databook.

  Unit from the Estimate Pricing File. The Estimate Pricing File is created during the first Summary run and is based on the labor unit of the item in Takeoff. This will not be the same as the labor unit in the Databook if you changed the item's price in Takeoff.

  This button is not active until you enter a new Unit amount or select a different setting (Skip, Manual, or Quote) than the initial setting. Then, that amount or setting is stored as the Edited value. The Edited value will always reflect the last change (except Primary, Alternate, or Estimate Price) you made to the Unit.

Adjust (Shop Adjustment): The Labor Adjustment initially comes from the Databook (or from the estimate's Specials file). The Unit is multiplied by the Adjustment to achieve the Extended amount. The Adjustment can be changed by highlighting the current amount (double-click with the primary mouse button to highlight it) and typing a new amount. The Adjustment defaults to 1.00, unless Level Adjustments are active (see "Level Adjustments".

The default Adjustment is 1.00. If a Field Factor was entered in Takeoff, it will be shown here as the Shop Adjustment. Level Adjustments, if active, will also be applied.

Extended (Shop Extended): This is the result of the Unit multiplied by the Adjustment. This is calculated automatically as changes are made to the Unit and Adjustment.