Handbook of Construction Contracting: Estimating, Bidding, Scheduling, Vol 2

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Summary: Instructions from a professional builder
Review: This book gets to the point with the basics showing how to do a job in detail with clear, concise instructions and drawings showing details that ensures professional performance. A must for a builder or tradesman engaged in the construction trades. I wouldn't start a job without it and I've been in the construction business for a good man years.

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Summary: Excellent resource for builders and owners.
Review: This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to build and contract their own home or for experianced builders who need a nononsense resource to contracting and home building. I have used this book and Vol 1 or many years and it has been nothing short of a time and money saver.

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Summary: A must for construction specialists and tradesmen
Review: This is vol 1 of a 2-vol work that takes the guess work out of estimating, designing, and planning a construction project. Whether building as a tradesman or contractor--or even as someone such as a homeowner wishing to contract the building of his house, this book is a must. I have been in the construction business for years and these two books are a must in my office and in my truck. I require all my key personnel to study them, a policy that saves money, time, and eliminates guesswork. On a scale of 1-10, I rate both a 10!

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Summary: Getting the job done right
Review: This is vol l of a 2-volume work that will get the professional builder as well as the homeowner off to the right start, saving money and time. These books are based on construction experience over a 25-year plus career in successful contracting. You'll find the answers to those many problems that prevent you from properly estimating, planning and building the project. Your source of information is not complete without these two handbooks

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Summary: A Seasoned Veteran
Review: When I started contracting nearly 30 years ago this book was quite useful in moving me from trades person to business person, the required move to be successful. It's still here and just as good for introducing the basics of construction contracting.

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Summary: Getting the most for your money
Review: Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or a professional builder, you can never know too much about how to estimate and how to build. Stop guessing and losing big profits! Learn to do it right the first time around. This is the book you need. Its packed full of shortcuts and rules-of-thumb that will make your work a lot easier - and more enjoyable