Defensive Estimating : Protecting Your Profits - William Asdal

Defensive Estimating

Protecting Your Profits

By: William Asdal

Paperback | 30 June 2006

At a Glance

Paperback


$41.50

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.38 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days

Master builder and business expert Bill Asdal shows builders and remodelers how to estimate based on fiscal goals and protecting the company's bottom line. His unique approach to estimating gives readers user-friendly systems to improve the process and provides hundreds of ideas and simple suggestions. Asdal takes the magic and science of estimating and turns it into an art.
Industry Reviews
"A must-read for anyone involved with managing a construction business. Bill Asdal promotes not only the understanding of costs, but the foresight to predict construction expenses while considering the full realm of cost as a function of profit." -- Dennis Dixon, Dixon Ventures, Inc., Flagstaff, Arizona
Despite the title, Bill lays out a solid offensive game plan to ensure the business owner not only scores on each job but takes home the trophy when it comes time to pack up and move on." -- Bryan Patchan, Executive Officer, Frederick County Builders Association, Maryland
Required reading for all builders and remodelers. Contains hundreds of ideas." -- Sam Bradley, Sam Bradley Homes, Springfield, Missouri

More in Building Construction & Materials

Gas Services : 3rd Edition - Owen Smith

Spiral Ringed Book

RRP $99.95

$85.90

14%
OFF
The Art of Japanese Joinery - Kiyosi Seike

RRP $42.99

$36.50

15%
OFF
Building Construction Illustrated : 6th edition - Francis D. K. Ching

RRP $81.95

$53.75

34%
OFF
Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management - Paul Appleby

RRP $96.99

$75.50

22%
OFF
Nomograms for Design and Operation of Cement Plants - S. P. Deolalkar
Net Zero Energy Buildings : Case Studies and Lessons Learned - Linda Reeder
Inverse Design Methods for the Built Environment - Qingyan Chen
Contemporary Brick Buildings - Philip Jodidio
Sanitary and Drainage : Basic Plumbing Services Skills. 3rd Edition - Peter Wenning
Metric Handbook 7ed : Planning and Design Data - Pamela Buxton

RRP $96.99

$75.25

22%
OFF
Basic Plumbing Skills : 4th Edition - Dean Carter

RRP $97.95

$84.35

14%
OFF
Fire Officer : 4th Edition - Principles and Practice - Michael J. Ward

RRP $197.50

$117.50

41%
OFF
Brannigan's Building Construction for The Fire Service : 6th Edition - Glenn P. Corbett
Fire Protection Systems : 3rd Edition - A. Maurice Jones Jr.

RRP $195.75

$116.75

40%
OFF
Ugly's Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E, 2021 Edition - Charles R. Miller

RRP $51.25

$35.75

30%
OFF
Building Construction Illustrated - Francis D. K. Ching

RRP $92.95

$60.75

35%
OFF
The Complete Bushfire Safety Book - Joan Webster

RRP $34.99

$31.75