Product Description

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #297440 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 262 pages

From the Back Cover
All the cost data you need for accurate and profitable estimating.
Working 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 Plumbing and Heating contains accurate cost information on thousands of rates, each broken down in to labour, materials, overheads and profit.

The only book to include typical project costs for:
* Rainwater goods installations
* Bathrooms
* External waste systems
* Central heating systems
* Hot and cold water systems.

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
* Legal obligations.

For the cost of approximately two hours of your charge-out rate (or less), this book will help you to:
* Produce estimates faster
* Keep your estimates accurate and competitive
* Run your business more effectively
* Save 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.