Construction Guides

Practical, plain-language guides to help you measure, estimate and build with confidence.

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What Are These Guides?

Every guide explains a construction topic in practical terms, then ties it back to the calculators on MyBuilderBase so you can turn what you learn into accurate material estimates.

Guides are grouped by trade below. Click any guide to read it, then use the related calculators to estimate your own project quantities.

Concrete & Paving

Concrete GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Brick GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Masonry GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Concrete Driveway GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Asphalt Driveway GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Arch Design GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.How to Pour a Concrete SlabPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Concrete Mix Ratios ExplainedPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.How Much Wastage to AddPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Premix vs Mixing Your OwnPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.

Wood & Framing

Deck Building GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Deck Staining GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Fencing GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.

Finishing

Interior GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Flooring GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Carpet Buying GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Tile Patterns GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Tiling GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Concrete Coating GuidePractical guide for planning, estimating and building.
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Planning

Construction BasicsPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.Estimation TipsPractical guide for planning, estimating and building.

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