Spon's External Works And Landscape Price Book 2020

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 4
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface to the Thirty-Ninth Edition......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
How to Use this Book......Page 20
How this Book is Compiled......Page 26
PART 1: GENERAL......Page 34
 Labour Rates Used in this Edition......Page 36
 Computation of Labour Rates Used in this Edition......Page 38
 Notes on the New Rules of Measurement (NRM) Used in this Edition......Page 44
 Computation of the Cost of Materials......Page 46
 The Landfill Tax......Page 48
 The Aggregates Levy......Page 52
 Cost Indices......Page 58
 Regional Variations......Page 60
PART 2: RATES OF WAGES – BUILDING INDUSTRY......Page 62
 Building Industry Wages......Page 64
PART 3: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING RATES......Page 68
 New Items for this Edition......Page 70
 Cost Models......Page 75
 Preliminaries......Page 82
 2.3 Green Roofs......Page 92
 8.1.1 Site Clearance......Page 94
 8.1.2 Preparatory Groundworks......Page 97
 8.2.1 Roads, Paths and Pavings......Page 103
 8.2.2 Special Surfacings and Pavings......Page 127
 8.3.1 Soft Landscaping, Seeding and Turfing......Page 128
 8.3.2 External Planting......Page 134
 8.3.3 Irrigation Systems......Page 148
 8.4.1 Fencing and Railings......Page 150
 8.4.2 Walls and Screens......Page 154
 8.4.3 Retaining Walls......Page 164
 8.5 External Fixtures......Page 167
 8.6 External Drainage......Page 169
 8.7 External Services......Page 176
 Introduction......Page 178
 New Items for this Edition......Page 180
 1 Preliminaries......Page 193
 2 Offsite Manufactured Materials, Components and Buildings......Page 206
 3 Demolitions......Page 208
 5 Excavating and Filling......Page 213
 6 Ground Remediation and Soil Stabilization......Page 224
 10 Crib Walls, Gabions and Reinforced Earth......Page 236
 11 In Situ Concrete Works......Page 242
 14 Masonry......Page 252
 19 Waterproofing......Page 270
 21 Cladding and Covering......Page 271
 25 Balustrades......Page 273
 28 Floor, Wall, Ceiling Finishings......Page 275
 28 Roof Finishings – Green Roofs......Page 277
 29 Decoration......Page 290
 33 Drainage Above Ground......Page 292
 34 Drainage Below Ground......Page 293
  Bases......Page 327
  Kerbs and Edgings......Page 331
  Pavings......Page 344
  Decking......Page 382
  Street Furniture......Page 386
  Sports and Play Equipment and Surfaces......Page 406
  Water and Water Features......Page 417
 36 Fencing......Page 437
 37 Soft Landscaping......Page 458
 39 Electrical Services......Page 559
PART 5: TABLES AND MEMORANDA......Page 570
INDEX......Page 664