2026 Square Foot Costs Book

The 2026 Square Foot Costs Book With RSMeans Data gives you the building components required to develop accurate assemblies-level cost estimates, evaluate trade-off costs and verify unit price estimates. Be prepared to estimate any job with this indispensable cost reference. An accurate estimate of costs to build your project depends on location, project scope, specific components used and current market conditions.

• Building assemblies and square foot cost sections.
• Plumbing assembly pages for baths, kitchen sinks, lavatories, service sinks, showers, urinals, water coolers and water closets.
• Reference section with more than 90 reference tables, estimating aids and technical data.
• The Residential Square Foot Costs contains costs per square foot for four classes of construction in eight building types.

Supplemental Information Included: General conditions, location factors, Historical Cost Indexes, project size modifiers, glossary, estimating forms, labor trade rates including overhead and profit and common abbreviations.

Level of Cost Detail: Assemblies, Residential and Commercial Square Foot Costs

Labor Type: Standard Union