This comprehensive, step-by-step guide provides a complete overview of carpentry and construction for every aspect of the construction process--from worksite, foundations, and structural systems to interior work and finishes. Carpentry & Construction, Fifth Edition takes you through each phase of home construction in such detail that you can use it to build a home. Clear instructions, along with 1,500 photographs and illustrations, show every step of the construction process--from selecting tools, to pouring the foundation, to finishing the interior. The book includes illustrated instructions for such projects as kitchen and bathroom remodeling, installing solar heating, building skylights, constructing fences, decks, and patios, and more. Information on the latest sustainable construction options is included. 784 pp.

Table of Contents:

• Let's Get Started
• Site Preparation
• Footings and Foundations
• Concrete Slabs and Floors
• Floor Frames
• Framing Walls
• Framing the Roof
• Roofs and Roofing
• Windows and Doors
• Exterior Walls
• House Wiring
• Plumbing
• Insulation
• Interior Walls and Ceilings
• Interior Finishing
• Special Construction Methods
• Maintenance and Remodeling
• The Carpenter and the Industry
• Bathrooms
• Construction for Solar Heating
• Alternative Framing Methods
• Alternative Foundation Systems
• Private Water Systems
• Private Sewage Facilities