Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Plumbing and Heating (Spon's Estimating Costs Guides) - Softcover

Spain, Bryan J. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415256410 ISBN 13: 9780415256414

Publisher: Spon Press, 2001

Synopsis

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.
Do you work on jobs between £50 and £25,000? 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 information on thousands of rates, each broken down into labour, material overheads and profit.
The first 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
* help save you time
No matter how big your firm is - from one-man-band to an established business - this book contains valuable commercial and cost information that you can't afford to be without.

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Spon Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415256410
• ISBN 13: 9780415256414
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272