ABSTRACT

This year's special focus is on water related issues.Now in its 32nd edition, SPON'S EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE PRICE BOOK 2013 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts, and forms an indispensable reference book for

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PART 1: GENERAL

chapter |2 pages

Labour Rates Used in this Edition

chapter |2 pages

Computation of the Cost of Materials

chapter |2 pages

Landfill Tax

chapter |6 pages

The Aggregates Levy

chapter |2 pages

Cost Indices

chapter |2 pages

Regional Variations

part |2 pages

PART 2: RATES OF WAGES – BUILDING INDUSTRY

chapter |2 pages

Building Industry Wages

chapter |2 pages

Daywork Rates

part |1 pages

PART 3: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING RATES – MAJOR WORKS

chapter |2 pages

How to Use this Book

chapter |1 pages

Labour Rates Used in this Edition

chapter |1 pages

Computation of Mechanical Plant Costs

chapter |2 pages

Preliminaries

chapter C|3 pages

Demolition and Site Clearance

chapter |3 pages

D Groundwork

chapter |5 pages

D Ground Stabilization

chapter |3 pages

E In Situ Concrete 53

chapter |5 pages

F Brick/Block Walling

chapter |18 pages

Q Pavings 76

chapter |2 pages

Q Roads

chapter |1 pages

Q Timber Decking

chapter |2 pages

Q Preparation for Planting/Turfing

chapter |3 pages

Q Seeding and Turfing

chapter |8 pages

Q Planting

chapter |3 pages

Q Landscape Maintenance

chapter |5 pages

Q Fencing

chapter |1 pages

Q Street Furniture

chapter |5 pages

R Agricultural Drainage

chapter |3 pages

R Surface Water Drainage

chapter |2 pages

S Irrigation

chapter |1 pages

S Water Features

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter |8 pages

New Items 2013

chapter |10 pages

A Preliminaries

chapter |2 pages

B Complete Buildings/Structures/Units

chapter C|5 pages

C Existing Site/Buildings/Services

chapter |8 pages

D11 Soil Stabilization

chapter |12 pages

D20 Excavation and Filling

chapter |4 pages

D41 Crib Walls/Gabions/Reinforced Earth

chapter |4 pages

E10 In Situ Concrete

chapter |1 pages

E20 Formwork for In Situ Concrete

chapter |2 pages

E30 Reinforcement for In Situ Concrete

chapter |7 pages

F10 Brick/Block Walling

chapter |2 pages

F22 Cast Stone/Ashlar Walling/Dressings

chapter 18|1 pages

2 Copings and Pier Caps

chapter |1 pages

H Cladding/Covering

chapter |1 pages

J20 Mastic Asphalt Tanking/Damp-Proofing

chapter |1 pages

J40 Flexible Sheet Taking/Damp-Proofing

chapter |3 pages

M Surface Finishes

chapter |2 pages

P Building Fabric Sundries

chapter |2 pages

Q21 In SItu Concrete Roads/Pavings

chapter |5 pages

Q22 Coated Macadam Roads/Pavings

chapter |15 pages

Q25 Slab/Brick/Stone/Timber Pavings

chapter |21 pages

Q30 Seeding/Turfing

chapter |36 pages

Q31 Planting

chapter 29|5 pages

5 Preamble

chapter |23 pages

Q35 Landscape Maintenance

chapter |17 pages

Q40 Fencing

chapter |23 pages

Q50 Site/Street Furniture/Equipment

chapter |15 pages

R12 Drainage

chapter |14 pages

R13 Land Drainage

chapter |3 pages

S10 Cold Water

chapter |3 pages

S14 Irrigation

chapter V|2 pages

Electrical Installation

chapter |7 pages

V41 Street/Area Floodlighting

part |1 pages

PART 5: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING RATES – MINOR WORKS

chapter |2 pages

Plant Costs

chapter |2 pages

Groundwork

chapter |1 pages

In Situ Concrete 421

chapter |1 pages

Brick/Block Walling

chapter |5 pages

Roads and Pavings

chapter |2 pages

Preparation for Seeding/Turfing

chapter |3 pages

Planting

chapter |1 pages

Maintenance

chapter |3 pages

Drainage

chapter |3 pages

Garden Lighting

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter |2 pages

A Preliminaries

chapter |3 pages

C20 Demolition

chapter |3 pages

D11 Soil Stabilization

chapter |9 pages

D20 Excavating and

chapter |2 pages

E10 In Situ Concrete

chapter |1 pages

E30 Reinforcement for In Situ Concrete

chapter |4 pages

F10 Brick/Block Walling

chapter |2 pages

M60 Painting/Clear Finishing

chapter |1 pages

Q20 Granular Subbases to Roads/Pavings

chapter |2 pages

Q21 In Situ Concrete Roads/Pavings

chapter |10 pages

Q25 Slab/Brick/Sett/Cobble Pavings

chapter |9 pages

Q30 Seeding/Turfing

chapter |15 pages

Q31 Planting

chapter |7 pages

Q35 Landscape Maintenance

chapter |11 pages

Q40 Fencing

chapter |9 pages

R12 Drainage Below Ground

chapter |3 pages

R13 Land Drainage

chapter V|1 pages

Electrical

chapter |2 pages

V90 Electrical Cables

chapter |3 pages

V90 Exterior Lighting Transformers

chapter |2 pages

PART 9: DAYWORK AND PRIME COST NOTES

chapter |8 pages

Part 9 - Daywork and Prime Cost Notes

part |2 pages

Part 10 - Tables and Memoranda

chapter |4 pages

Conversion Tables

chapter |4 pages

Geometry

chapter |1 pages

Formulae

chapter |6 pages

Earthwork

chapter |5 pages

Concrete Work

chapter |2 pages

Reinforcement

chapter |1 pages

Formwork

chapter |3 pages

Masonry

chapter |5 pages

Timber

chapter |4 pages

Roofing

chapter |1 pages

Glazing

chapter |18 pages

Metal

chapter |7 pages

Kerbs, Paving, etc.

chapter |3 pages

Seeding/Turfing and Planting

chapter |5 pages

Fencing and Gates

chapter |7 pages

Drainage

chapter |3 pages

Rail Tracks

chapter |1 pages

Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG)

chapter |10 pages

Pipes, Water, Storage, Insulation