Specifically written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Roofing contains accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit.
This is the first book to include typical project costs for slating and tiling, sheeting, cladding and other coverings, rooflights, underfelt and battens, repairs and alterations, and different sized houses.
By:
Bryan Spain
Imprint: Spon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138464650
ISBN 10: 1138464651
Series: Spon's Estimating Costs Guides
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 15 August 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction. Part 1. Unit Rates. Woodwool Slab Decking. Fibre Cement Sheet Cladding/Covering. Translucent Sheeting. Clay/Concrete Roof Tiling. Underfelt and Battens. Fibre Cement Slating. Natural Slating. Reconstructed Stone Slating. Timber Shingling. Lead Sheet Covering. Aluminium Sheet Covering. Copper Sheet Covering. Zinc Sheet Covering. Nuralite. Built-Up Roofing. Rooflights. Part 2. Project Costs. Different Concrete Tiles for: Small House, Medium House, Large House. Different Clay Tiles for: Small House, Medium House, Large House. Different Natural Slates for: Small House, Medium House, Large House. Different Reconstructed Slates for: Small House, Medium House, Large House. Part 3. Alterations and Repairs. Repairs to: Concrete Tiled Roofs, Clay Tiled Roofs, Natural Slated Tiled Roofs, Reconstructed Slated Tiled Roofs, Built-Up Roofing. Part 4. Approximate Estimating. All-In Composite Rates for: Concrete Tiled Roofs, Clay Tiled Roofs, Natural Slated Tiled Roofs, Reconstructed Slated Tiled Roofs, Built-Up Roofing. Part 5. Tool and Equipment Hire. Part 6. Business Matters. Starting a Business. Running a Business. Taxation. Part 7. General Construction Data. Index.
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 45 books, mainly on construction costs.
