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2. Home repair - Wikipedia

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   Home repair involves the diagnosis and resolution of problems in a home, and is related to home maintenance to avoid such problems. Many types of repairs are " do it yourself " (DIY) projects, while others may be so complicated, time-consuming or risky as to require the assistance of a qualified handyperson , property manager , contractor ...

3. Bathroom cabinet - Wikipedia

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   Bathroom cabinet. A bathroom cabinet is a cabinet in a bathroom, most often used to store hygiene products, toiletries, and sometimes also medications such that it works as an improvised medicine cabinet. There are two main types of bathroom cabinets: vanity cabinets which are usually placed under sinks and mirror cabinets which are usually ...

4. Cost estimate - Wikipedia

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   A cost estimate is the approximation of the cost of a program, project, or operation. The cost estimate is the product of the cost estimating process. The cost estimate has a single total value and may have identifiable component values. A problem with a cost overrun can be avoided with a credible, reliable, and accurate cost estimate.

5. Cost engineering - Wikipedia

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   Cost engineering is "the engineering practice devoted to the management of project cost, involving such activities as estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, investment appraisal and risk analysis". [1] ". Cost Engineers budget, plan and monitor investment projects. They seek the optimum balance between cost, quality and time requirements."

6. Home improvement - Wikipedia

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   Home or residential renovation is an almost $300 billion industry in the United States, [3] and a $48 billion industry in Canada. [4] [full citation needed] The average cost per project is $3,000 in the United States and $11,000–15,000 in Canada. Professional home improvement is ancient and goes back to the beginning of recorded civilization.

7. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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   Equipment - (1) a category of cost for organizing and summarizing costs, (2) construction equipment used to execute the project work, (3) engineered equipment such as pumps or tanks. Escalation is defined as changes in the cost or price of specific goods or services in a given economy over a period.

8. Do it yourself - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Boy building a model airplane, Texas, 1942 (photograph by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration) " Do it yourself " (" DIY ") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals ...

9. Building estimator - Wikipedia

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   A building estimator or cost estimator is an individual that quantifies the materials, labor, and equipment needed to complete a construction project. Building cost estimating can concern diverse forms of construction from residential properties to hi-rise and civil works. Both estimators and quantity surveyors must have a background education ...