Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2010

Book Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Profits and Overheads......Page 10
Part 8: Tables and Memoranda......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Labour......Page 30
Preliminaries......Page 31
Sub/Specialist-Contractor’s costs......Page 32
PART 1 General......Page 38
Revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations......Page 40
Plant and Machinery......Page 42
Long Life Assets......Page 44
Refurbishment Schemes......Page 45
The Enhanced Capital Allowances Scheme......Page 46
Writing-Down Allowances......Page 47
Flats Over Shops......Page 48
Other Capital Allowances......Page 49
Example......Page 50
In the course or furtherance of business......Page 51
The construction of new dwellings......Page 52
The construction of an annex used for a relevant charitable’ purpose......Page 53
Approved alterations to protected buildings......Page 54
Renovation of derelict dwellings......Page 55
Liquidated and Ascertained Damages......Page 56
Incidence......Page 58
Exemption from tax......Page 59
Avoidance......Page 60
Statutory framework......Page 62
The EU Landfill Directive......Page 63
In situ techniques......Page 64
Cost drivers......Page 65
Tax Relief for Remediation of Contaminated Land......Page 67
Conditions......Page 68
Effect on Prices......Page 70
Exemptions......Page 71
BACKGROUND......Page 72
LEGISLATION, STRATEGY AND POLICY......Page 73
KEY ISSUES......Page 76
WIND......Page 77
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS (PV)......Page 80
BIOMASS AND CHP SYSTEMS......Page 81
HEAT AND COOLING PUMPS......Page 83
WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS......Page 84
GREEN ROOFS......Page 86
OPERATIONAL AND EMBODIED ENERGY/CARBON......Page 87
IMPLEMENTATION - TAXATION AND GRANTS......Page 88
3 FEES......Page 90
5 EXAMPLE......Page 91
SUMMARY OF EXAMPLE......Page 92
PART 2 Approximate Estimating......Page 94
Building costs......Page 96
Tender Prices......Page 97
Regional Variations......Page 98
Building Prices per Functional Unit......Page 102
Building Prices per Square Metre......Page 106
Building Cost Models......Page 114
DISTRIBUTION CENTRE COST MODEL......Page 115
SMALL INDUSTRIAL UNIT......Page 119
CENTRAL LONDON OFFICES......Page 121
MIXED USE CITY CENTRE SCHEME......Page 126
SUPERMARKET......Page 132
HEALTH CENTRE......Page 137
PRIMARY CARE CENTRE......Page 141
50m SWIMMING POOL WITH DRY SPORTS FACILITY COST MODEL......Page 144
REGIONAL STADIUM......Page 148
PRIMARY SCHOOL EXTENSION......Page 152
APARTMENTS......Page 155
HOTEL......Page 162
Approximate Estimates......Page 166
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING......Page 167
OVERHEAD CHARGES AND PROFIT......Page 196
Building craft operatives and labourers......Page 197
Plumbing operatives......Page 200
PLANT COSTS (included in the MATERIAL £ COLUMN)......Page 201
A PRELIMINARIES......Page 202
Preliminary particulars......Page 203
D GROUNDWORK......Page 216
E IN SITU CONCRETE/LARGE PRECAST CONCRETE......Page 231
F MASONRY......Page 253
G STRUCTURAL/CARCASSING METAL/TIMBER......Page 283
H CLADDING/COVERING......Page 309
J WATERPROOFING......Page 339
K LININGS/SHEATHING/DRY PARTITIONING......Page 348
L WINDOWS/DOORS/STAIRS......Page 370
M SURFACE FINISHES......Page 395
N FURNITURE/EQUIPMENT......Page 427
P BUILDING FABRIC SUNDRIES......Page 439
Q PAVING/PLANTING/FENCING/SITE FURNITURE......Page 463
R DISPOSAL SYSTEMS......Page 477
S PIPED SUPPLY SYSTEMS......Page 509
T MECHANICAL HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS ETC......Page 516
V ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS......Page 518
W SECURITY SYSTEMS......Page 519
INTRODUCTION......Page 520
JOBBING WORK......Page 521
C DEMOLITION/ALTERATION/RENOVATION......Page 522
D GROUNDWORK......Page 543
E IN SITU CONCRETE/LARGE PRECAST CONCRETE......Page 557
F MASONRY......Page 575
G STRUCTURAL/CARCASSING METAL/TIMBER......Page 603
H CLADDING/COVERING......Page 619
J WATERPROOFING......Page 641
K LININGS/SHEATHING/DRY PARTITIONING......Page 649
L WINDOWS/DOORS/STAIRS......Page 670
M SURFACE FINISHES......Page 693
N FURNITURE/EQUIPMENT......Page 725
P BUILDING FABRIC SUNDRIES......Page 737
Q PAVING/PLANTING/FENCING/SITE FURNITURE......Page 761
R DISPOSAL SYSTEMS......Page 775
S PIPED SUPPLY SYSTEMS......Page 802
T MECHANICAL HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS ETC......Page 809
V ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS......Page 811
W SECURITY SYSTEMS......Page 812
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING REGULATION FEES 2008......Page 814
THE BUILDING (LOCAL AUTHORITY CHARGES) REGULATIONS 1998......Page 815
ARCHITECTS’ FEES......Page 816
QUANTITY SURVEYORS’ FEES......Page 818
INTRODUCTION......Page 850
CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT......Page 852
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING FEES (FEES FOR APPLICATIONS AND DEEMED APPLICATIONS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2008......Page 854
EXEMPTIONS......Page 858
Effective from 26 June 2000......Page 862
ROAD HAULAGE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY - effective from 30 June 2008......Page 863
Effective from 1 June 2009......Page 864
INTRODUCTION......Page 866
Option A - Percentage Addition......Page 867
SECTION 4 - MATERIALS AND GOODS......Page 868
SECTION 6 - INCIDENTAL COSTS, OVERHEADS AND PROFIT......Page 869
Dayworks......Page 870
Overtime specifically ordered by the Architect/Supervising Officer/Contract Administrator/Employers Agent......Page 872
Plant......Page 874
Example 1......Page 875
Non Productive Overtime......Page 876
SECTION 3 LABOUR......Page 877
SECTION 5 PLANT, CONSUMABLE STORES AND SERVICES......Page 878
SECTION 7 INCIDENTAL COSTS, OVERHEADS AND PROFIT......Page 879
EXPLANATORY NOTES......Page 880
LIFTING APPLIANCES AND CONVEYORS......Page 881
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES......Page 884
COMPACTION EQUIPMENT......Page 886
SITE ACCOMODATION AND TEMPORARY SERVICES......Page 887
SMALL TOOLS......Page 891
PART 8 Tables and Memoranda......Page 892
CONVERSION TABLES......Page 894
FORMULAE......Page 895
Other formulae......Page 897
General definitions......Page 905
Offices......Page 907
Leisure......Page 908
Housing......Page 909
Hotels......Page 910
Wall and Window to floor ratios......Page 912
Floor to floor heights......Page 913
Floor to ceiling height......Page 914
Typical floor loadings......Page 915
Sprinkler installations......Page 916
Sanitary provisions......Page 917
Recommended design values for internal environmental temperatures and empirical values for air infiltration and natural ventilation allowances......Page 918
Typical design temperatures and mechanical ventilation allowances for leisure buildings......Page 919
Typical lighting levels......Page 920
Goods and reception and service vehicles......Page 921
Recommended sizes of various sports facilities......Page 922
Sound reduction requirements as Building Regulations (E1/2/3)......Page 923
Thermal properties of various building elements......Page 924
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTIONS MEETING THERMAL REQUIREMENTS......Page 925
WEIGHTS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS......Page 928
Transport capacities......Page 929
Approximate average weights of materials......Page 930
Bar reinforcement......Page 931
Average weight kg/m3 of steelwork reinforcement in concrete for various building elements......Page 932
Total roof loadings for various types of tiles/slates......Page 934
Metal sheet coverings......Page 936
Standards (timber) to cubic metres and cubic metres to standards (timber)......Page 938
Basic sizes of sawn softwood available (cross sectional areas)......Page 939
Maximum permissible spans for rafters for Fink trussed rafters......Page 940
Sizes of internal and external doorsets......Page 941
Tables showing the mass and surface area per metre run for various steel members......Page 942
Tables showing the mass and surface area per metre run for various steel members......Page 943
Tables showing the mass and surface area per metre run for various steel members......Page 944
Dimensions and weights of tubes......Page 952
Litres of water storage required per person in various types of building......Page 955
Capacities of cold water polypropylene storage cisterns from BS 4213......Page 956
Thickness of thermal insulation for heating installations......Page 957
Domestic Markets......Page 959
CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY......Page 960
Exemptions......Page 961
USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 966
Index......Page 984