The Architect's Handbook of Construction Detailing presents ready-to-use information about critical details to help you produce construction drawings, design & develop custom details, prepare specifications, and check existing drawings in your files. The details presented can be used directly for common construction situations. If modifications are necessary for unique project conditions, the data presented with each drawing tells you what can and cannot be changed to maintain the integrity of the detail.

The construction assemblies in this book have been selected to help you avoid problems in those areas where they are most likely to occur. Information presented in seven sections shows you how to detail such conditions as exterior cladding, roofing, doors, masonry, and many, many others so you can prevent common mistakes that architects seem to repeat far too often. In addition to clearly drawn graphic details, accurate, to-the-point information is given to help you coordinate a detail with other parts of your design, specify materials, and develop your own layout if necessary.