The lost art of estimating In today’s computer age we have become custom to just pushing buttons and living with the results. The art of actually entering our knowledge along with the computer generated results has long been forgotten. Shorter bid dates, having to produce more estimates than ever before, are some of the issues we face each day. Detailed electrical estimating seems to be a lost art.

All this begins with the estimation. An electrical estimator is a very specialized and very important position. The project is based on the estimation. It is also among the most gratifying. In the US, electrical estimators earned a median…

Free Electrical Estimating Training #4   Continued from Lesson #3 **Tip** Over the years, it's important to remember that no matter how skilled the employees are, two people will not do twice the work of one person, and four people…