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Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction 10th Edition
$178.99Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction 10th Edition offers you a practical approach to modern construction and a complete overview of traditional building concepts and practices
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Fundamentals of Construction Estimating 4th edition
$175.99This comprehensive resource offers thorough instruction on the principles of construction estimating and helps readers develop the skills they need to become professional estimators. FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING, Fourth Edition, presents estimating procedures in a straightforward and engaging way, clearly explaining key processes of estimating and costing construction work such as quantity takeoff; pricing of contractor work, sub-trade work, and site overhead; and compiling bid documents. In addition, the text includes drawings of two major projects–one residential and one commercial–to guide readers through a complete estimating process that can be followed by various trades on many different types of construction projects.
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Markup and Profit: A Contractor’s Guide, Revisited
$59.99To succeed in a construction business, you have to price your jobs to cover all labor, material and overhead expenses, and make a decent profit. The problem is knowing what markup to use. You don’t want to lose jobs because you charge too much, and you don’t want to work for free because you’ve charged too little. If you know how to calculate markup, you can apply it to your job costs to find the right sales price for your work.