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Surveying, Site and Building Layout

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Surveying, Site & Building Layout

Building Layout

CR426
$22.00

Building Layout
Shows how to use a transit to locate a building correctly on the lot, plan proper grades with minimum excavation, find utility lines and easements, establish correct elevations, lay out accurate foundations, and set correct floor heights. Explains how to plan sewer connections, level a foundation that's out of level, use a story pole and batterboards, work on steep sites, and minimize excavation costs.

Construction Master Pro-Trig

RC-CI4080
$84.95

Construction Master Pro-Trig
Advanced Construction Math Calculator for Building, Carpentry and Architect/ Engineering Pros with Full Trig Functions -
The Construction Master Pro Trig Feet-Inch-Fraction calculator provides the building professional complete trigonometric function. This powerful and advanced construction-math calculator features new built-in solutions and expanded preference selection. It allows you to easily determine precise angle measurements and solve the most complex design and construction-math problems. Perfect for estimating materials and costs. In the field or office it helps assure accuracy, save time and money.

Construction Surveying & Layout

CR427
$51.95

Construction Surveying & Layout
A practical guide to simplified construction surveying. How to divide land, use a transit and tape to find a known point, draw an accurate survey map from your field notes, use topographic surveys, and the right way to level and set grade. You'll learn how to make a survey for any residential or commercial lot, driveway, road, or bridge – including how to figure cuts and fills and calculate excavation quantities.

DigiRoller Plus II

RC-CI6425
$159.95

DigiRoller Plus II - Backordered Until April 2008
Digital Distance Measuring Wheel - Improved Durable, Hi-Tech Design and Folding Kickstand - Easy, One-Person Operation - Get fast, accurate measurements for all your on-site linear, area and volume estimates. Built-in functions automatically calculate and store square footage, cubic volumes and more for up to 9 different areas. Works and converts in all U.S. and Metric units. Weighs just 3 lbs. and includes convenient kickstand.

Graphic Guide to Site Construction

RC-T070600
$24.95

Graphic Guide to Site Construction
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

Introduction to Hydraulics & Hydrology, w/ Applications for Stormwater Management

DE-0766827941
$137.95

Introduction to Hydraulics & Hydrology with Applications for Stormwater Management
Continues to guide readers to an understanding of the concepts of hydraulics and surface water technology as they are used in everyday civil engineering practice. Valued as a reference by professional civil engineers, land developers, public works officials, and land surveyors throughout the U.S., this book is also an important tool for students in these disciplines.

Moving the Earth, 5th Edition - PT25

RC-MG007143058X
$124.95

Moving the Earth
Since 1955, MOVING THE EARTH has stood as the standard source of practical expertise for the Excavation and Construction Industries. Geared to the needs of those who do the actual earthmoving, this is a book as massive as the tasks it details-an all-encompassing guide that covers every aspect of site preparation and management, and that details every machine and vehicle needed to perform each task. This Fifth edition completely updates readers on the latest advances in equipment and operating techniques, as well as important new safety, regulatory, and environmental methods.

Practical Manual of Land Development - IB25

RC-MG0071448667
$89.95

Practical Manual of Land Development
The first choice among land development engineers, this edition is newly updated and expanded
! It is required reading for young engineers and a convenient reference for experienced engineers. This is the essential book for civil engineers in land development and provides helpful information for all land development professionals including feasibility studies and cost estimating.
Ultra Scale
Master Pro
with Smart
Takeoff
Software

Ultra Scale Master Pro with Smart Takeoff Software Combo

RC-CI6270
$319.95

Ultra Scale
Master Pro
Only

Ultra Scale Master Pro

RC-CI6260
$219.95

Ultra Scale Master Pro with protective hardcover case
New Area, Digital Take-Off Tool and Digitizer System With 72 Built-in Scales
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is an affordable and portable area takeoff and digitizing system. Ultra Scale Master® Pro allows you to measure plans at your office or on the job site without the need for additional computing devices or software. Ergonomic design with large targeting window allows you to accurately measure areas, segment lengths, perimeters, and volumes for simple or complex polygons, polylines, irregular shapes, arcs and circles.

72 built-in architectural and engineering scales allow you to measure plans and drawing up to 24" x 36" in size. Four custom scales allow you to measure out of scale drawings.

The Ultra Scale Master® Pro operates as a stand alone digital area takeoff tool, or you can connect it to your PC to transfer measurements into any estimating and spreadsheet program that accept text input from a number pad or keyboard. It also can send digitized (x,y) coordinates to takeoff software programs like our Smart Takeoff! graphic digitizing software.

Ultra Scale Master® Pro is ideal for construction trades such as concrete, flooring/tile, paving, roofing, landscaping, electrical, plumbing and small site excavation.

  • Measure and calculate areas, lengths, volumes for all types of polygons
  • Fast and easy-to-use
  • Affordable, portable and powerful
  • Works with or without a PC

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo

RC-CI6325
$139.95

Scale Master II / PC Interface Combo Pack
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales - For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints - Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master II to bid faster and more accurately. Now it's time for you to gain the competitive edge, and perform take-offs with speed and confidence! Instantly double-check plans. Transfer data directly to your PC & estimating program (with included PC interface). Cut estimating errors and improve profits

Scale Master II

RC-CI6130
$89.95

Scale Master II
Portable, Digital Take-Off Tool With 91 Built-in Scales &
Optional PC Interface -
For Construction Estimators, Contractors or Anyone Who Works with Blueprints - Obtain fast, accurate take-offs from blueprints in any scale, anywhere! Thousands of construction pro's use the Scale Master series of digital plan measures to bid faster and more accurately.
Also Available >> Optional PC Interface for Scale Master II

Using LANDCADD

DE-0827386265
$131.95

Using LANDCADD Landscape Design Software
A practical text designed to teach students how to get maximum benefit from LANDCADD landscape design software in the minimum amount of time. Students are lead through a series of landscape design tutorials and exercises which parallel the normal production of construction documents in landscape design practice. The book emphasizes how to use LANDCADD productively, creatively and efficiently in the course of creating CADD landscape designs.
 
 

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Practical Manual of Land Development
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Moving the Earth, 5th Edition
Moving the Earth