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Carpentry & Construction, Fifth Edition

ISBN: 9780071624718 | 0071624716
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Pub. Date: 10/20/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
This comprehensive, step-by-step provides a complete overview of carpentry and construction for every aspect of the construction process--from worksite, foundations, and structural systems to interior work and finishes.

A complete, step-by-step guide to CARPENTRY AND CONSTRUCTION

Revised and updated, Carpentry & Construction, Fifth Edition, takes you through every step of house construction in such detail that you can use it to build your own home! Clear instructions, along with more than 1,50... MORE

Whether you're a do-it-yourselfer or a professional contractor, you'll find all the task-simplifying details you need for your projects, each logically organized by building stages. Learn how to tackle:

  • Footings and foundations
  • Framing and roofing
  • Windows and doors
  • Exterior and interior walls
  • Wiring
  • Plumbing
  • Insulation
  • Interior finishing
  • Kitchen and bathroom remodeling
  • Tiling
  • Solar heating
  • Termite prevention
  • Skylights
  • Fences, decks, and patios
  • Private ater and sewage systems
  • And much more

Featuring new material covering the latest green building options, tools of the trade, construction methods, code updates, and a 16-page color insert, this book helps you get the job done better and faster. There's no other resource that covers the home building process as thoroughly and expertly as Carpentry & Construction, Fifth Edition.

Chapter 1. Let's Get Started; Chapter 2. Site Preparation; Chapter 3. Footings and Foundations; Chapter 4. Concrete Slabs and Floors; Chapter 5. Floor Frames; Chapter 6. Framing Walls; Chapter 7. Framing the Roof; Chapter 8. Roofs and Roofing; Chapter 9. Windows and Doors; Chapter 10. Exterior Walls; Chapter 11. House Wiring; Chapter 12. Plumbing; Chapter 13. Insulation; Chapter 14. Interior Walls and Ceilings; Chapter 15. Interior Fi... MORE
Mark R. Miller is a professor of Technology and coordinator for the Industrial Management programs for the School of HRD And Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler..

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University of New York at Buffalo, where he taught technical curriculums at the college level for more than 40 years.

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