Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Finishings: Painting and Decorating, Plastering and Tiling (Spon's Estimating Costs Guides) [Paperback]

Bryan Spain (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415344115 | ISBN-13: 978-0415344111 | Publication Date: May 17, 2005

Specially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Finishings 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 painting and wallpapering, plasterwork, floor and wall tiles, rendering, and external work.

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About the Author

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, mailny on construction costs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Spon Press (May 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415344115
• ISBN-13: 978-0415344111
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,072,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars British pounds and measurements, December 4, 2007

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This review is from: Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Finishings: Painting and Decorating, Plastering and Tiling (Spon's Estimating Costs Guides) (Paperback)

This book will be really useful if you work on projects in the UK. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the costs would only be listed in British pounds with metric measuremets. Even if you do the calculations the prices are not really applicable to US services.