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More About This Textbook
Overview
This heavily illustrated, all-in-one guide walks you through each step of construction in such detail that you can use it to build your own house! Clear instructions along with 1,500 photos and illustrations thoroughly cover every stage of construction and remodeling, from planning and site preparation to interior finishing.
Great for do-it-yourselfers, professional house builders and contractors and students, this A-Z guide has all the task-simplifying details needed for each project, logically organized according to the stages of building--along with important safety precautions. The authors even include valuable tips on buying a new home--what to look for and how to avoid costly mistakes.
Includes such diverse projects as:
* Kitchen and bathroom remodeling
* Installing solar heating
* Termite prevention
* Installing skylights
* Constructing fences, decks, and patios
* Framing walls
* Pouring concrete slabs
* Installing windows and doors
* Craft custom cabinets
* Panel rooms
* Repair damaged drywall
* Fix a leaky roof
* Lay ceramic tile
* and much more!
NEW TO THIS EDITION: latest tools and devices, new methods of utilizing wood in construction, new methods and materials, steel framing in residential work, and much more.
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Revised edition of Carpentry fundamentals, 1981. A comprehensive guide to building or remodeling a home, from planning and site preparation to interior finishing. The instructions are simple, the 1,300 photographs and drawings uncommonly clear. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Meet the Author
Mark R. Miller is Chairman and Associate Professor of Industrial Technology at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas. He teaches construction courses for future middle managers in the trade. He is coauthor of several technical books, including McGraw-Hill’s best- selling prior edition of this one. He lives in Kingsville, Texas.
Glenn E. Baker is Professor of Industrial Education at Texas A&M University and the author of more than 15 books and 100 articles on technical subjects. He lives in College Station, Texas.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Starting the Job
Chapter 2: Preparing the Site
Chapter 3: Laying Footings and Foundations
Chapter 4: Pouring Concrete Slabs and Floors
Chapter 5: Building Floor Frames
Chapter 6: Framing Walls
Chapter 7: Building Roof Frames
Chapter 8: Covering Roofs
Chapter 9: Installing Windows and Doors
Chapter 10: Finishing Exterior Walls
Chapter 11: Wiring the House
Chapter 12: Plumbing the House
Chapter 13: Insulating with Thermal Efficiency
Chapter 14: Preparing Interior Walls and Ceilings
Chapter 15: Finishing the Interior
Chapter 16: Special Construction Methods
Chapter 17: Maintenance and Remodeling
Chapter 18: The Carpenter and the Industry
Chapter 19: Bathrooms
Chapter 20: Construction with Solar Heating
Chapter 21: Alternative Framing Methods
Chapter 22: Latest Construction Methods.