Features:

• Full-color with up-to-date drawings and photographs
  
• Offers detailed, heavily illustrated information about materials, tools and processes, with many step-by-step procedures
  
• Totally reorganized with new content on tools, engineered lumber, engineered panel products , steel framing, mechanicals, decks and porches
  
• Covers entire construction process from planning, estimating and scheduling to the finishing touches such as painting and floor coverings

Carpentry & Building Construction - Table of Contents:

• Unit 1 Preparing to Build
  • The Construction Industry
  • Building Codes and Planning
  • Reading and Drawing Plans
  • Estimating and Scheduling
• Unit 2 Tools and Equipment
  • Construction Safety and Health
  • Hand Tools
  • Power Saws
  • Electric Drills
  • Power Tools for Shaping and Joining
  • Power Nailers and Staplers
  • Ladders and Scaffolds
• Unit 3 Building Foundations
  • Concrete As a Building Material
  • Locating the House on the Building Site
  • Foundation Walls
  • Concrete Flatwork
• Unit 4 Wood Frame Carpentry
  • Wood As a Building Material
  • Engineered Lumber
  • Engineered Panel Products
  • Framing Methods
  • Floor Framing
  • Wall Framing and Sheathing
  • Basic Roof Framing
  • Hip, Valley, and Jack Rafters
  • Roof Assembly and Sheathing
  • Roof Trusses
• Unit 5 Steel Frame Construction
  • Steel Framing Basics
  • Steel Framing Procedures
• Unit 6 Closing in the Structure
  • Windows and Skylights
  • Residential Doors
  • Roof Coverings
  • Roof Edge Details
  • Siding
  • Brick Veneer
• Unit 7 Finish Carpentry
  • Stairways
  • Molding and Trim
  • Cabinets and Countertops
  • Wall Paneling
• Unit 8 Completing the Structure
  • Mechanicals
  • Insulation and Ventilation
  • Drywall and Plaster
  • Exterior and Interior Finishes
  • Wood Flooring
  • Resilient Flooring and Ceramic Tile
  • Chimneys and Fireplaces
  • Decks and Porches
• Appendixes
• Glossary
• Index
• Credits