Answers Your Questions About Plumbing Estimating & Installation for Residential & Commercial Projects * Comprehensive coverage of plumbing materials and methods, subsystems and components -- fully illustrated * Estimating tools and materials * Specifications and how to interpret information and perform a takeoff * Pricing quantities for the estimate and calculating markup * Preparing the bid * Glossary of plumbing terms and symbols for reference Includes special sections on change order analysis, estimating for additions, and alterations to existing systems. Also covers budget and assemblies estimating. A complete sample estimate shows how to perform each step in the estimating process, making it easy to follow the authors' methods.