Builder's Essentials: Plan Reading and Takeoff

This book shows and explains the typical work drawings encountered by contractors in residential and light commercial construction.

• Explains in straight forward language, not only the way all common features are represented but also how to translate that information into a material list
• Organized by CSI divisions, each chapter uses plans, details, and tables where applicable
• Checklists summarize each division
• Includes an overview of specifications and contract documents, and a review of square and cubic measure for determining areas and volumes
• The Appendix provides conversion tables and a sample spec excerpt

About the Author

Wayne J DelPico is a Vice President of The Mulligan Company, Inc., where he currently oversees residential and commercial development and building projects in Southeastern Massachusetts. He has more than 25 years’ experience in construction management, in projects throughout most of the United States. Mr. DelPico holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University, where he teaches construction estimating and project management. He is the author of publications on plan reading and estimating, and a lecturer on construction topics, including cost segregation.