Pipe and Excavation Contracting

by Dave Roberts

Book Overview

This practical manual can help you develop the skills needed to succeed as an underground utility contractor: -- Getting the Job: Finding work you should bid, reading plans and computing quantities... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934041229
• ISBN13: 9780934041225
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

construction

Worked out great for taking my tests. Not too interesting but it serves its purpose.

Introduction for New Contractors

This how-to guide will teach new contractors the very basics of underground construction work.

Engineer, New Contractor

The book was OK, but it's very basic. Too much of the book had elementary chapters and too little meat I think. If you never did any underground work this book is good...for those that have there's probally a better one out there..I haven't found it so I'm not sure. The book had mostly on how to operate a backhoe, how to dig around utilities and stuff. I was looking for surveying hints..there were some but not much. I probally should have looked for a surveying book..but that would make too much sense.

Excellent

Not too hard to comprehend. This was suggested reading for the Louisiana General Contractors License Exam. I found it informative.

From the ground-up

This book is heavy. The lightest, easiest reading is in the index - from there on it's strictly business and takes you through the very bowels of the whole business. You could literally start, run and retire from the business with this book as a guide. It is very in-depth.