PlumbingEstimating Methods
Joseph J. Galeno and Sheldon T. Greene
Answers Your Questions About Plumbing Estimating &Installation for Residential & Commercial Projects

• Comprehensive coverage of plumbing materials and methods, subsystemsand components -- fully illustrated
  
• Estimating tools and materials
  
• Specifications and drawings: how to interpret information and perform a takeoff
  
• Pricing quantities for the estimate and calculating markup
  
• Preparing the bid
  
• Glossary of plumbing terms and symbols for reference
  

Includes special sections on change order analysis, estimating for additions, and alterations to existing systems. Also covers budget and assemblies estimating.
A complete sample estimate shows how to perform each step in the estimating process, making it easy to follow the author's methods.