Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Plumbing and Heating : Unit Rates and Project Costs, Fourth Edition

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 Cost Guide to Plumbing and Heating contains accurate information on thousands of rates each broken down to 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. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 13 INTRODUCTION......Page 15 PART ONE: UNIT RATES......Page 19 H71 LEAD SHEET COVERINGS......Page 21 N13 SANITARY APPLIANCES/FITTINGS......Page 28 P31 HOLES, CHASES, COVERS AND SUPPORTS FOR SERVICES......Page 35 R10 RAINWATER PIPEWORK/GUTTERS......Page 38 R11 DRAINAGE ABOVE GROUND......Page 45 R12 DRAINAGE BELOW GROUND......Page 53 S10 HOT AND COLD WATER......Page 67 T10 GAS/OIL-FIRED BOILERS......Page 88 T31 LOW TEMPERATURE HOT WATER HEATING......Page 92 ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS......Page 96 PART TWO: PROJECT COSTS......Page 106 RAINWATER GOODS......Page 108 BATHROOMS......Page 148 EXTERNAL WASTE SYSTEMS......Page 175 CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS......Page 184 HOT AND COLD WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS......Page 198 PART THREE: BUSINESS MATTERS......Page 208 STARTING A BUSINESS......Page 210 RUNNING A BUSINESS......Page 221 TAXATION......Page 225 PART FOUR: GENERAL DATA......Page 234 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION DATA......Page 236 INDEX......Page 241 Suitable for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, this book contains information on various rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. It includes project costs for: rainwater goods installations; bathrooms external waste systems; central heating systems; and hot and cold water systems. Specially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works in the field of plumbing and heating, this reference contains accurate information on thousands of rates each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit