Spon's landscape and external works price book 2006
By: edited by Davis Langdon in association with LandPro Ltd
Contributors: LandPro Ltd
Edition: 25th ed.
Publisher: E. & F.N. Spon
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780203863800
Subjects: Landscape architecture; Prices; Specifications; Architecture du paysage; Prix; ARCHITECTURE; Reference; Professional Practice; 2006
Description: Now in itstwenty-fifth edition, Spon's Landscape and External Works Price Book 2006 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts and forms an indispensable reference book for quantity surveyors, landscape architects and contractors - essential for compiling estimates, specifications, bills of quantities and works schedules. A full index and list of manufacturers and suppliers gives easy reference to all items. As well as a general update, new features for the easy-to-read 2006 edition include: a new and comparative view on the uses of site machineryrailway sleeper retaining walls reinforcement for in-situ concrete aluminium edgings in hard and soft landscape situations containerised tree planting landscape irrigation. Additionally, this year's edition has undergone a major review of the Approximate Estimating section with many new items directly built up as composites from the measured works section. All the standard features that you expect from Spon's Landscape and External Works are also included: material and measured work prices covering contract items from preliminaries and site clearance, and encompassing every external works activity with full breakdown into labour, materials and other components soft landscape works: grassed areas, planting, aquatics, forestry, and maintenance period prices for grass, planting and tree work full coverage of external construction work: walls, fences, barriers, bollards, steps, car parks, paving, etc. and prices for land and surface water drainage and piped services playgrounds, sport and recreation work, lighting, seating, and water features including fountains, pools and lakes detailed guidance on wage rates, landscape consultants' fee scales extensive Approximate Estimates section for rapid spot estimating updated, free of charge, every three months - see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk With FREE CD-ROM containing Spon's Landscape & External Works price data.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.