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Estimating and costing for interior designers : a step-by-step workbook / Diana Allison.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Fairchild Books, 2014Description: vii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 1609015193
  • 9781609015190
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 729 ALL 23
Contents:
The business of interior design : the interior designer as a businessperson ; Calculating costs and client pricing ; Calculations and pricing terminology ; Math in interior design -- Section 1. Wall and ceiling treatments : Paint -- Wallcoverings -- Other wall materials -- Suspended ceilings -- Section 2. Flooring : Plank and tile flooring -- Resilient and soft flooring -- Area rugs -- Section 3. Built-ins : Countertops and cabinetry -- Section 4. Window treatments : Curtains and draperies -- Top treatments and window shades -- Hard window treatments -- Section 5. Soft fabrications : Pillows and accent table coverings -- Bedding: spreads, coverlets, duvets, bedskirts, shams -- Section 6. Upholstery : New upholstery -- Reupholstered and slipcovered furniture -- Epilogue : The sales process -- Appendix A. Practice lesson answer key -- Appendix B. Blank worksheets -- Appendix C. Metric conversion table.
Summary: Math is an essential component of the interior design profession. Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers teaches readers a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Utilizing step-by-step examples and worksheets, this text simplifies the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed one step further to actually applying material and labor costs, in order to discover the installed costs of the specified products.
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Math is an essential component of the interior design profession. Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers teaches readers a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Utilizing step-by-step examples and worksheets, this text simplifies the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed one step further to actually applying material and labor costs, in order to discover the installed costs of the specified products.Clear sections cover wall and ceiling treatments, window treatments, soft fabrications, upholstery, flooring, and cabinetry and countertops. They include photographs of the product before, during and after installation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The business of interior design : the interior designer as a businessperson ; Calculating costs and client pricing ; Calculations and pricing terminology ; Math in interior design -- Section 1. Wall and ceiling treatments : Paint -- Wallcoverings -- Other wall materials -- Suspended ceilings -- Section 2. Flooring : Plank and tile flooring -- Resilient and soft flooring -- Area rugs -- Section 3. Built-ins : Countertops and cabinetry -- Section 4. Window treatments : Curtains and draperies -- Top treatments and window shades -- Hard window treatments -- Section 5. Soft fabrications : Pillows and accent table coverings -- Bedding: spreads, coverlets, duvets, bedskirts, shams -- Section 6. Upholstery : New upholstery -- Reupholstered and slipcovered furniture -- Epilogue : The sales process -- Appendix A. Practice lesson answer key -- Appendix B. Blank worksheets -- Appendix C. Metric conversion table.

Math is an essential component of the interior design profession. Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers teaches readers a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Utilizing step-by-step examples and worksheets, this text simplifies the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed one step further to actually applying material and labor costs, in order to discover the installed costs of the specified products.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Diana Allison is an interior designer and principal of her own firm, Allison and Associates Interiors. She has over 25 years of experience as an interior designer and recently spent 12 years teaching in the interior design department at Johnson County Community College, Kansas, USA.

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