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Basic Engineering
for Builders
If you've ever been stumped by an
engineering problem on the job, yet wanted to avoid the expense of
hiring a qualified engineer, you should have this book. Here you'll
find engineering principles explained in non-technical language and
practical methods for applying them on the job. With the help of
this book you'll be able to understand engineering functions in the
plans and how to meet the requirements, how to get permits issued
without the help of an engineer, and anticipate requirements for
concrete, steel, wood and masonry. |
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Basic Lumber
Engineering for Builders
Beam and lumber requirements for many
jobs aren’t always clear, especially with changing building codes
and lumber products. Most of the time you rely on your own "rules of
thumb" when figuring spans or lumber engineering. This book can help
you fill the gap between what you can find in the building code span
tables and what you need to pay a certified engineer to do. FREE
Software included for wood beam sizing. |
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Builder's Guide to
Swimming Pool Construction
Comprehensive reference to planning, building and outfitting a pool.
- Here you'll learn how to
get the permits and do the surveying, planning and layout for a
typical pool, including how to read a soils report. You’ll read
about the excavation, backfill, soil compaction, sand and gravel
bedding and drainage requirements, and mechanical systems such as
pumps, heaters, filters, skimmers, and solar systems. Covers
underground piping, including drain, supply, and gas; and electrical
work, including grounding and supply to breaker, pump, underwater
lighting, and heater. |
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Builder's Instant Answers
The Book Builders Turn to When They Need an
Answer FAST! - Whether you’re a construction professional who
needs a solution-oriented, quick-find manual or a homeowner who
wants help tackling tough weekend repairs, Builders Instant
Answers is the on-the-job resource you should always keep
within reach. Its the one book you can count on to solve even the
most difficult building problem in minutes! It features just enough text to answer your question -- but
not waste your time -- and all the charts, photos, illustrations,
and tables you need to speed to a solution. |
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Build Smarter with Alternative Materials
New building products are coming
out almost every week. Some of them may become new standards, as
sheetrock replaced lath and plaster some years ago. Others are
little more than a gimmick. To write this manual, the author
researched hundreds of products that have come on the market in
recent years. The ones he describes in this book will do the job
better, creating a superior, longer-lasting finished product, and in
many cases also save you time and money. |
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Building
Trades Construction Dictionary
4th Edition
This updated dictionary with searchable CD-ROM database is designed
as a comprehensive reference to present terms related to the
building trades in a clear, heavily-illustrated style (1,079
Illustrations). An extensive
Appendix provides common conversion tables, geometric figures, print
symbols, and professional organizations.
This outstanding feature is
unparalleled in other dictionaries for the building trades. |
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Building with
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Strength and energy efficiency through
structural panel construction Every once in a while a new
technology comes along that makes its predecessors obsolete. Today,
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are in the process of replacing
the postwar norm of stick-framed, fiberglass-insulated houses and
light commercial buildings. SIPs produce a structurally superior,
better insulated, faster to erect, and more environmentally friendly
house than ever before possible. |
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Building
Tips and Techniques -
For Pros By
Pros
Over 350 site-proven tips - For over 20
years, Fine Homebuilding readers have consistently picked the
Tips and Techniques column as their favorite part of the magazine.
It’s easy to understand why. This is the place where veteran
carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and other tradesmen share their
shortcuts, trade secrets, jigs, and ingenious solutions. With over
350 entries, this collection of job-site gems will help you get the
job done better and faster -- and it may even save you some money in
the process. |
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Build Like a Pro
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Construction Master
5 en Español
with protective hardcover case 
All the great features of the Construction Master 5, but totally in
Spanish.
For
Spanish-speaking Contractors, Builders, and Tradespersons and
construction companies with Spanish-speaking employees. The
Construction Master 5 En Español is the first Construction-Math
calculator designed specifically for Spanish-speaking users. All
special function key labels, the LCD display and calculated values
are in Spanish. Spanish and English User’s Guides and Quick Start
tutorial video are also included. |
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Construction
Materials, Methods & Techniques
Comprehensive in nature, this newly updated book
extensively explores construction materials and properties, as well
as current methods of residential and commercial building
construction. The Second Edition is complete with current
information including new technologies, products and product
upgrades, from hundreds of manufacturers and professional and trade
organizations, and references building codes and standards relating
to various construction materials and methods |
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Construction Planning,
Equipment, and Methods
Seventh Edition of
Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, follows in
the footsteps of the previous editions by providing the reader with
the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in
a logical, simple, and concise format. This text features expanded
coverage of building in today's global environment.
Hundreds of photos and
illustrations have been added to the seventh edition to
make this dynamic text even more accessible to both students and
professionals. |
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DEWALT
Construction Professional Reference
The Reference Guide
for the Construction Industry
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The DEWALT
Construction Professional Reference is a powerful reference tool
that saves you time and money. It provides contractors with a wealth
of useful information concerning basic building disciplines.
Subjects covered include framing,
hardware sizing, correct nailing patterns, stairway stringers, walls
and roofing, flooring and tile, roof pitches, excavation, insulation,
masonry, doors and door openings, rebar and much more. -
Get the whole
DEWALT Series |
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Over 325 details for builders and designers
From one end of the property line to the other, Graphic
Guide to Site Construction provides you with the essential
details on a vast array of residential site construction projects --
from basic walkways to driveways, retaining walls, septic systems,
decks, terraces and exterior lighting, and more. As with all Graphic
Guides, Site Construction provides clear and authoritative
information through more than 350 illustrations. |
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Math For The
Building Trades
with CD-ROM
Mathematical skills are vital to the success of anyone working in
the building trades industry. Math for the Building Trades is a
basic math textbook designed
to assist entry-level building trade workers in understanding the
math they will encounter on a daily basis. Various building
trades are depicted, using many examples, questions, and problems
related to work in the field. An extensive glossary and appendix
make this textbook an excellent resource as well as an effective
training tool. |
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Working Alone
- Tips & Techniques for Solo Building
Shows how
you can become a dynamic one-man crew, handling nearly every aspect
of house construction without having to hire or wait for anyone
else. Explains how you can, on your own, lay out a foundation, build
and erect walls, square up and straighten walls, install sheathing,
lay out rafters, raise the ridge, get the roof square, install
rafters, subfascia and sheathing, finish eaves, install windows and
siding, hang drywall, measure and cut trim, install cabinets, and
build decks |
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Construction Master
Pro
Workbook & Study Guide
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Elevated Work Platforms
and Scaffolding
Graphic Guide to
Frame Construction
Construction Site Security
Building an
Affordable House
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