RSMeans Plumbing Estimating Methods 3e: RSMeans

PlumbingEstimating Methods

Joseph J. Galeno and Sheldon T. Greene

Answers Your Questions About Plumbing Estimating &Installation for Residential & Commercial Projects

• Comprehensive coverage of plumbing materials and methods, subsystemsand components -- fully illustrated

• Estimating tools and materials

• Specifications and drawings: how to interpret information and perform a takeoff

• Pricing quantities for the estimate and calculating markup

• Preparing the bid

• Glossary of plumbing terms and symbols for reference

Includes special sections on change order analysis, estimating for additions, and alterations to existing systems. Also covers budget and assemblies estimating.

A complete sample estimate shows how to perform each step in the estimating process, making it easy to follow the author's methods.