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Alan Burton

Owner and manager at FathomTrowel

Alan Burton is the owner and manager of FathomTrowel. FathomTrowel provides outsourced estimating and takeoffs for UK commercial tiling and flooring contractors.

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Guides and articles

  1. How to prepare drawings for a commercial flooring takeoff
  2. Drawing signals for preparation allowances
  3. Flooring waste allowances
  4. Hidden scope in flooring takeoffs: check plans, schedules and specifications
  5. Flooring transitions and thresholds
  6. Labour inputs in UK commercial flooring estimates
  7. Tender assumptions and exclusions
  8. Scope clarity in commercial flooring takeoffs
  9. How to read a saved flooring estimate
  10. Using an issued material schedule