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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening
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Product Description
Especially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, this second edition of Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping Work and Gardening contains accurate information on thousands of rates.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #165249 in Books
- Published on: 2007-12-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 254 pages
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From the Back Cover
All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.
Do you work on jobs between £50 and £50,000? Then this book is for you.
Specially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks , Landscaping and Gardening 2nd Edition contains accurate information on thousands of rates each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. This updated second edition includes a new section on groundworks covering the construction of foundations for houses and roads and sewers for small housing estates.
This book includes typical project costs for:
- garden maintenance work on blocks of flats and individual houses
- schools and sports fields
- garden makeovers
- laying patios and paths
- small land drainage schemes on farmland
- small-scale local authority maintenance work.
More than just a price book, it gives easy-to-read professional advice on setting up and running a business including, taxation, book-keeping, VAT and CIS4's and legal obligations.
For the cost of approximately two hours of your charge-out rate, this book will help you to:
- Produce estimates faster and more accurately
- Run your business more effectively
- Help save you time.
No matter how big your firm is – from a one-man-band to an established business – this book contains valuable commercial and cost information that you can't afford to be without.
About the Author
Bryan Spain is a consultant quantity surveyor who specialises in building and civil engineering costs. He has worked in local government, private practice and contracting organisations. He has also written over 50 books, mainly on construction costs.
