Laxton's Building Price Book

A useful reference for accurate and profitable estimating. With regular fluctuations in the cost of materials, it is important that estimates are competitive and realistic. The book provides useful information on day work charges, usage rates, holidays and professional fees.

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This useful reference is for accurate and profitable estimating. With regular fluctuations in the cost of materials, it is important that estimates are competitive and realistic. The book provides useful information on day work charges, usage rates, holidays and professional fees. It is written in accordance with SMM7. For contractors, the information is easier to relate to subcontractors and suppliers. For employers, essential information is given, from individual rates to approximate prices, to square metre prices. For quantity surveyors, cost information needed, from preparing feasibility studies to checking final accounts, is provided. For estimators, there is detailed analysis of priced rates indicating constants and resources.