Builders' Detail Sheets

by S. Smith, Mr P Stronach, P. Stronach

Overview

This book contains a unique set of information sheets, covering all aspects of building from sit setting-out to roofs and floors. It gives builders and students of building a sound knowledge of materials, their properties and limitations, and shows the practice of using these materials for sound construction. The sheets also give information on the Building Regulations and how to comply with them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138408968
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/13/2017
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mr P Stronach, S. Smith

Table of Contents

Building preliminaries. Site setting-out. Levelling. Excavating. Timbering trenches. Foundations. Basements. Concrete. Bricks. Bonding brickwork. Mortars for brickwork. Pointing and jointing. Damp-proof courses. Ground floors. Floor screeds. Floor finishes. Upper floors. Cavity walls. Pitched roofs. Flat roofs. Fireplaces and flues. Concrete blocks. Partitions. Shoring. Underpinning. Waffle floors. Chipboard flooring. Cladding. Stairs. Roof coverings. Roof deckings. Steel roof trusses. Steel frames. Plastering. Scaffolding.