Every interior designer must estimate costs for fabric and other materials. However, poor estimating puts many good designers out of business either because they do not calculate the right amount of material needed or they do not understand the scheduling for specifying the material, getting it in, getting it to the shop and getting into finished products. This book attempts to provide a sensible guide that can be followed by designers and is supplemented by drawings, photographs and charts. Included are chapters on estimating for bedcoverings, carpeting, drapery, tablecloths, paint, wallpapers and upholstery. The information in this book can make the difference between success and failure in the interior design profession.
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Sampson, a practicing interior designer for 25 years, has enlarged her previous edition of this book (Watson-Guptill, 1991), which has become a standard text in many interior design schools. As before, she discusses how to estimate the cost of materials and labor required for the installation or application of paint, wall coverings, carpeting, drapery, bed coverings, and tablecloths with an expanded chapter on upholstery and an additional chapter on hard flooring, all illustrated with clear line drawings. Sample work orders are provided, with blank ones moved from an appendix to each applicable chapter. Although designed for students and professional interior designers, large public library collections will find this book useful.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Carol A. Sampson, now affiliated with the International Interior Design Association, has been a practicing interior designer for 30 years. She is a representative for an interior fabrics company with offices in Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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Good for people just entering the interior design business, where they're unsure of how to estimate costs for various items. This takes you through it all, pretty much step-by-step. It's complete with diagrams and examples of schedules that you'd write up to pass on to painters, tilers, and the like. The only disadvantage is that I have to translate all the measurements, as they're all in yards and feet.
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This review is from: Estimating for Interior Designers: "Techniques for Estimating Materials, Costs and Time" (Paperback)
I'am looking for a book that has it all for estimating from floor finishing to window treatment and all the way to bedcovers and table clothes. And this book came up to me. And not only teach you for the estimates but also, the author explained it clearly about the history of each materials and there advantages and disadvantages.A must for the serious interior designers...
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The information has dated photos and not comprehensive. No charts, and estimates in developing concepts and designs based upon square footage. Where is the estimating for budgeting purposes? Ok for the library and for soft goods.
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People have been decorating walls with paint for over 5,000 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
custom fullness, quilting allowance, jumbo welt, reverse sham, sheer fullness, welt trim, carpet layout, glass width, total cut length, stacking space, drapery workroom, drapery treatments, finished drapery, throw style, yardage chart, pillow tuck, total inches, fabric width, fitted corners, vinyl wallcoverings, carpet installation, finished length, much yardage, finished width, carpet installer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Labor Chart, Middle Ages, Date Promised, Industrial Revolution, Materials Labor, Repeat Plain, California King, Consecutive High-gloss, Metric Ceiling Border, Installation Address, Surface Paint Primer Consecutive New!
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People have been decorating walls with paint for over 5,000 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
custom fullness, quilting allowance, jumbo welt, reverse sham, sheer fullness, welt trim, carpet layout, glass width, total cut length, stacking space, drapery workroom, drapery treatments, finished drapery, throw style, yardage chart, pillow tuck, total inches, fabric width, fitted corners, vinyl wallcoverings, carpet installation, finished length, much yardage, finished width, carpet installer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Labor Chart, Middle Ages, Date Promised, Industrial Revolution, Materials Labor, Repeat Plain, California King, Consecutive High-gloss, Metric Ceiling Border, Installation Address, Surface Paint Primer Consecutive New!
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- Interior Design by Abrams in Back Matter
- History of Art (Trade Version) (6th Edition) by H.W. Janson in Back Matter
- Essentials of Modern Carpet Installation by D.J. Duffin in Back Matter
- Interior Design: An Introduction to Architectural Interiors by Arnold Friedmann in Back Matter
- The Encyclopedia of Furniture: Third Edition - Completely Revised by Joseph Aronson in Back Matter
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- Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors by Sam Kubba in Back Matter
- Interior Design Reference Manual: A Guide to the NCIDQ Exam (3rd Edition) by David Kent Ballast in Back Matter
- Successful Interior Projects Through Effective Contract Documents (RSMeans) by Joel Downey in Back Matter
- Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers by Eva Doman Bruck in Back Matter
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