Neil Barnett breaks down sample costs for finishes, textures and colours

摘要

Estimating the rough with the smooth. Neil Barnett, head of resource data of BCIS, the Building Cost Information Service of the RICS, provides the latest sample cost breakdowns for applied finishes, textures and colours. These guides reflect the prices a developer might expect to pay on a medium-sized residential project for products in the low to upper-middle specification range. Prices do not include for the contractor's preliminaries, overhead and profit margin. The base date is June 2015 at UK mean location and prices are based on the BCIS Schedule of Rates Online Estimating Data.