Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening

by Bryan Spain

Overview

Specifically 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, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit.

This is the first book to focus on this range of external work, including 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, and small-scale local authority maintenance work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415434423
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/11/2007
Series:	Spon's Estimating Costs Guides
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Soft landscaping Part 2: Hard landscaping Part 3: Groundworks Part 4: Approximate estimating Part 5: Tools and equipment hire Part 6: Business matters Part 7: General construction data Part 8: English/Latin plant names Index