Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms - Softcover

Levy,Sidney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071441727 ISBN 13: 9780071441728

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004

Synopsis

This comprehensive checklist and forms book will improve building contractors' on-site business management techniques and organizational skills.

All forms and checklists will also be available in customizable Word and PDF format from a website.

Contents: Doing the Demographics* In-House Sales Team * Working With Real Estate Brokers * Plans and Specifications * Marketing Magic * Lot Selection * Finding Financing * Winning More Bids * Employees * Subcontractors * Site Work * Footings and Foundations * Private Sewage Systems * Private Water Systems * Preparing to Build v Framing · Fireplaces and Flues * Siding * Roofing * Windows and Doors * HVAC Systems * Plumbing Systems * Electrical Systems * Insulation * Wall Covering and Ceilings * Interior Doors and Trim · Painting and Staining · Cabinets and Countertops * Flooring * Decks and Porches * Finish Grading and Landscaping * the Punch List

About this title

From the Back Cover

Forms & checklists downloadable from companion website!

SIMPLIFY EVERY PHASE OF CONTRACTING, WHILE UPGRADING PROFITABILITY

INCREASE THE QUALITY LEVEL AND PROFITABILITY OF YOUR PROJECT
With this unparalleled asset, you won't miss a trick in the contracting business. Codifying Sidney Levy's years of experience as a successful contractor and construction industry consultant, Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms steers you clear of mistakes and step-by-step through an orderly, smoothly flowing process.

You'll save countless hours of digging for information -- and your temper. Covering the day-to-day business practices of building contractors, Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms leaves nothing to chance. It's a great time-saver and hassle-eliminator for contractors both small and large.

Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms gives you all the tools you need to:

• Write bulletproof contracts with subcontractors and vendors
• Select the most competitive subcontractors for your projects
• Improve the quality of your project
• Perform construction component inspections with confidence -- from site work to mechanical systems
• Create detailed and effective punch lists quickly
• Keep track of labor productivity
• Ensure that your winter conditions costs are all-inclusive
• Improve your safety record
• Enjoy the process, from inception to exit

AUTOMATE BUILDING CONTRACTOR SUCCESS WITH CHECKLISTS AND FORMS FOR EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCESS
This comprehensive collection of checklists and forms will improve your on-site and in-office business management, inspection and negotiation techniques, and organizational skills.

About the Author

Sidney Levy is an independent construction industry consultant with more than 30 years' experience. He is the author of numerous books on construction methods and operations. He received the British Chartered Institute of Building Silver Medal for the third edition of Project Management in Construction, in the Managing Construction category. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071441727
• ISBN 13: 9780071441728
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210