Excavation and Grading

Excavation and Grading

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Estimating Excavation

How to calculate the amount of dirt you’ll have to move and the cost of owning and operating the machines you’ll do it with. Detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to assign bid prices to each part of the job, including labor and equipment costs. Also, the best ways to set up an organized and logical estimating system, take off from contour maps, estimate quantities in irregular areas, and figure your overhead.

$39.50

Excavating & Grading Handbook

Revised

Explains how to handle all excavation, grading, compaction, paving and pipeline work: setting cut and fill stakes (with bubble and laser levels), working in rock, unsuitable material or mud, passing compaction tests, trenching around utility lines, setting grade pins and string line, removing or laying asphaltic concrete, widening roads, cutting channels, installing water, sewer, and drainage pipe. This is the completely revised edition of the popular guide used by over 25,000 excavation contractors.

$48.50

Pipe & Excavation Contracting

Shows how to read plans and compute quantities for both trench and surface excavation, figure crew and equipment productivity rates, estimate unit costs, bid the work, and get the bonds you need. Explains what equipment will deliver maximum productivity for a job, how to lay all types of water and sewer pipe, and how to switch your business to excavation work when you don't have pipe contracts. Covers asphalt and rock removal, working on steep slopes or in high groundwater, and how to avoid the pitfalls that can wipe out your profits on any job.

$29.00

Land Development

The industry’s bible. Nine chapters cover everything you need to know about land development from initial market studies to site selection and analysis. New and innovative design ideas for streets, houses, and neighborhoods are included.

Whether you’re developing a whole neighborhood or just one site, you shouldn’t be without this essential reference. 10th Edition

$55.00