Audel Carpenter's and Builder's Layout, Foundation, and Framing

by Miller, Mark Richard

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Title Statements

Full title :Audel Carpenter's and Builder's Layout, Foundation, and Framing.

Summary

Here's knowledge you can build on Whether you're building a storage shed or your dream house, the same principles govern choosing a site, setting the foundation, erecting the walls, and putting on the roof. This handy how-to guide has been totally revised and updated to cover new building materials and the latest techniques in construction and framing. It's where to find answers and solutions, from the first stake to the last roofing nail. * Choose an appropriate site and lay out the structure * Construct a foundation that meets structural needs and weather conditions * Work with block building materials * Understand balloon frame, post-and-beam, and platform frame construction * Calculate rafter length and choose the right roofing materials * Install skylights, cornices, doors, windows, and various types of siding.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.
Edition:7th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Place of Publication:Hoboken
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (312 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780764579875, 0764579878
oclc:on1371442574
LC Classification:TH5604.M55 2005
Dewey Decimal:694.2

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Locating a Building -- Selection of Site -- Staking Out -- The Lines -- Laying Out with Transit Instruments -- Method of Diagonals -- Points on Layout -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 House Foundations -- Slab-on-Grade -- Crawl Space -- Basement Construction -- Pile Foundation -- All-Weather Wood Foundation -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Concrete Forms and Hardware -- Need for Strength -- Bracing -- Economy -- Fastening and Hardware -- Lumber for Forms -- Practicality -- Texture -- Size and Spacing -- Stripping Forms -- Stripping Forms for Arches -- Special Forms -- Prefabricated Forms -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Site Equipment -- Ladders -- Setting Up a Ladder -- Ladder Shoes -- Ladder Accessories -- Special Products -- Ladder Safety -- Scaffolding -- Scaffolding Components -- Scaffolding Safety Rules -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Concrete-Block Construction -- Block Building Materials -- Standard Masonry Units -- Mortar -- Block Building Methods -- Basic Block-Laying -- Laying Blocks at Corners -- Building Walls Between Corners -- Construction Methods …