Updates the landscape material, equipment and methods to the latest used in the industry. Includes up-to-date cost data and information budgeting for landscape maintenance and determining the cost of the landscaping over its full life cycle.
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....This a highly readable, user-friendly and professional guide. It is thorough enough to introduce students or industry newcomers to the many considerations and the big picture of landscape estimating, and also to keep seasoned professionals up-to-date on the latest industry trends. An excellent companion to Site Work & Landscape Cost Data.
I foresee using this book on a regular basis in my Landscape Architecture "Planting Design" and Horticulture "Residential Planting Design" courses. I'm not a professional yet so can't really say, but I suspect that this book will be a favorite among professionals. It's a keeper. While Site Work & Landscape Cost Data seems targeted to people who already know what they need to price, Landscape Estimating Methods teaches how to figure that out. --International Cost Engineering Council, February 2009 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Sylvia H. Fee is an award-winning landscape designer and contractor whose experience includes many high-profile commercial and industrial projects in New England and the Southwest. She is a licensed construction superintendent and the author of numerous articles for professional landscaping and construction journals. Ms. Fee is a past president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. She is a graduate of Radcliffe College's Landscape Design Institute.
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It simply sucks. It does not help with estimating in a landscape company. Also it's too difficult to understand and too complex. All I wanted to know is how to estimate walkways patios, decks, tree removal, etc.... This book does not do it. [...]you will see how bad this book is..
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Fortunately I checked this book out from the library so I didn't get stuck with it. I got it with the intention of using it to estimate residential landscape construction projects. However, it just wasn't straightforward or practical enough to be of use. Really theoretical but doesn't give necessary info to use it in my landscape design-build business.
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Landscape design and construction is both an art and a business that is commanding an increasing share of attention and profit within the construction industry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
long wing walls, asphalt bedding, project analysis form, hourly base labor rate, push spreader, sloped backfill, scarify subsoil, sprig planter, turf mix, screened loam, bare labor cost, bare material cost, bare equipment cost, available work hours, unit price section, suspended slab, installing contractor, quantity takeoff, tree pit, skid steer loader, jute mesh, direct chute, level backfill, bare costs, square foot estimates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Means Site Work, Daily Costs, Daily Totals, Bare Incl, Structural Steel, Awarding Authority, Labor Foreman, Foreman Average, Social Security Taxes, Bare Costs Subs, Equipment Oper, Spr Mature, The Expanded System Listing, Truck Driver, American Society of Landscape Architects, Bare In Incl, New York, United States, Boil Boilermakers, Bric Bricklayers, Builder's Risk Insurance, Carp Carpenters, Cefi Cement Finishers, Common Building Laborer, Elec Electricians New!
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Landscape design and construction is both an art and a business that is commanding an increasing share of attention and profit within the construction industry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
long wing walls, asphalt bedding, project analysis form, hourly base labor rate, push spreader, sloped backfill, scarify subsoil, sprig planter, turf mix, screened loam, bare labor cost, bare material cost, bare equipment cost, available work hours, unit price section, suspended slab, installing contractor, quantity takeoff, tree pit, skid steer loader, jute mesh, direct chute, level backfill, bare costs, square foot estimates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Means Site Work, Daily Costs, Daily Totals, Bare Incl, Structural Steel, Awarding Authority, Labor Foreman, Foreman Average, Social Security Taxes, Bare Costs Subs, Equipment Oper, Spr Mature, The Expanded System Listing, Truck Driver, American Society of Landscape Architects, Bare In Incl, New York, United States, Boil Boilermakers, Bric Bricklayers, Builder's Risk Insurance, Carp Carpenters, Cefi Cement Finishers, Common Building Laborer, Elec Electricians New!
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