ABSTRACT

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

chapter |90 pages

Part One: Unit rates

chapter |2 pages

Part Two: Unit rates

chapter |7 pages

Brick walling

chapter |5 pages

Masonry

chapter |2 pages

Precast concrete

chapter |1 pages

Sub-bases

chapter |6 pages

Beds and pavings

chapter |4 pages

Fencing

chapter |11 pages

Drainage

part |2 pages

Part Three: Groundworks

chapter |9 pages

Roads and sewers

chapter |15 pages

House foundations

part |2 pages

Part Four: Approximate estimating

chapter |7 pages

Brick walling

chapter |2 pages

Masonry

chapter |1 pages

Kerbs and edgings

chapter |3 pages

Beds and pavings

chapter |5 pages

Drainage

part |2 pages

Part Five: Tool and equipment hire

chapter |6 pages

Tool and equipment hire

part |2 pages

Part Six: Business matters

chapter |15 pages

Starting a business

chapter |6 pages

Running a business

chapter |11 pages

Taxation

part |2 pages

Part Seven: General construction data

chapter |12 pages

General construction data

part |2 pages

Part Eight: Plant names

chapter |7 pages

English/Latin plant names

chapter |9 pages

Latin/English plant names