Component Grid
The component grid at the bottom of the Components screen allows you to enter components for a section, and displays the
components you have entered:
The columns in this grid are:
- Code: The numeric code for the component. You can add a component either by typing the component code in the Code column of the first blank row, or by using the system and available
components lists above the grid to select a component.
- Construction System and Description: Residential Estimator automatically displays the name of the construction
system and the name (description) of the component in these columns whenever you
add a component. These names will print in the report and cannot be changed.
- Units: Enter one of the following types of units, based on the component (only if you
did not enter a percentage in the % column):
- Area in square feet for heating and cooling, floor cover, garages, basements,
porches, etc.
- Count (Number of) for plumbing fixtures and fireplaces.
- Dollar Amount for floor cover allowance, appliance allowance, land value and site
improvements.
- %: The percentage of the component in the residence for exterior walls, roofing,
heating and cooling and floor cover. Only enter a percentage in this column if
you did not enter the number of units in the Units column.
- Quality: Only enter a quality for a component if it differs from the quality you
entered for the residence on the Building Data screen (or for the section on the Add/Edit Section screen).
- Depreciation %, Age and Life: Only enter a depreciation percentage, or an effective age and a typical life,
for a component if it differs from the depreciation for the overall building.