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Landscape estimating methods / Sylvia H. Fee.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fee, Sylvia Hollman.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscaping industry--Estimates.
- Landscaping industry.
- Landscape gardening--Estimates.
- Landscape gardening.
- Landscape architecture--Estimates.
- Landscape architecture.
- Garden structures--Estimates.
- Garden structures.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Updated fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Kingston, MA : R.S. Means, [2007]
- Summary:
- This best-selling reference for landscape contractors, designers,and facilities maintenance personnel - now updated in itsfifth edition - features the latest design trends andtechnologies. Includes: Step-by-step explanation of the estimating process -including full sample estimate for a major landscape project- updated with current costs and the new MasterFormatclassification system. Expanded and revised to address the latest materials andmethods, including new coverage on approaches to green buildingthat save water, reduce maintenance costs, and provide otherbenefits to the facility. Sample forms and worksheets that save you time and preventerrors, now available on a new companion website .Download the forms of your choice and customize them for yourfirm. Professional guidance on calculating and controlling equipmentcosts - whether purchased or rented - and how to applythem correctly to each job. Assistance in planning and identifying maintenance costs. Your best source for professional guidance on accuratelandscape estimates and reliable bids. FEATURES: Includes a companion website with the book's forms andworksheets to download and customize. Features new coverage of the latest industry trends, materials,and methods to save water and reduce maintenance costs.
- Contents:
- chp. 1. Today's landscape industry
- chp. 2. Materials & methods
- chp. 3. Equipment
- chp. 4. Beginning the estimate
- chp. 5. How to take off quantities
- chp. 6. Pricing the estimate
- chp. 7. Sample takeoff & estimate
- chp. 8. Bidding
- chp. 9. Job planning & scheduling
- chp. 10. Estimating maintenance costs
- chp. 11. How to use Means cost data.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780876290132
- 0876290136
- OCLC:
- 150566158
- Online:
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