Fences and Retaining Walls - Table of Contents:

• Fence & Wall Specialties
  • Modern Fence Building
  • Get Your License
  • Laws Governing Employers
• Layout & Design
  • The Finer Points of Design
  • Drawing the Plans
  • Build a Model
• Wood Fences
  • Rough Cut vs. Milled Lumber
  • Moisture Content
  • Grading
  • Chemically-Treated Alternatives
  • Fasteners
  • Setting Fence Posts
  • Installing the Rails
  • Mounting the Board Stock
  • Wood Fence Designs and Variations
  • Construction Details
• Block Walls & Brick Walls
  • Materials
  • Types of Block
  • Estimating Foundation Concrete
  • Pouring and Leveling the Concrete
  • Laying the Block
  • Top Treatments
  • Allowing for Drainage
  • Putting It All Together
  • Brick Walls
• Chain Link & Wire Fences
  • Posts
  • Top Rails
  • Tension Bars and Bands
  • Carriage Bolts
  • Post Caps
  • How Much Should You Charge?
  • Construction Techniques
  • Wire Fences and Barbed Wire
  • Stretching Wire Fences
  • Electrical Grounding
• Metal Fences
  • Use Prefab Fencing?
  • Welding Safety
  • General Information
• Gates & Entrances
  • Gate Design and Location
  • Wooden Gates
  • Metal Gates
  • Gates of All Kinds
• Finishing Fences & Walls
  • Protective Coatings
  • When to Apply Coatings
  • Painting Tools of the Trade
  • Color
  • Keeping Coatings on the Fence
• Troubleshooting and Repairs
  • Maintenance Contracts
  • Is It Worth Fixing?
  • Maintaining Wood Fences
  • Maintaining Walls
  • Repairing Chain Link
• Wiring & Plumbing
  • Electric Power
  • Converting AC to DC
  • Switches
  • Invisible Fences
  • Electrician's Primer
  • Conduit
  • Choosing the Right Fixtures
  • Plumbing
  • Fire Sprinklers
  • Maintaining Electrical & Plumbing Systems
• Retaining Walls & Rock Walls
  • Natural Earth Barriers
  • Building Retaining Walls
  • Building Rock Walls
• Get Your Business Started Right
  • You Supply Startup Money
  • Find a Customer or Two
• The Books You Keep
  • The Chart of Accounts
  • The Spreadsheet
  • Asset Records
  • Markups and Overhead
  • How Much Do You Want to Make?
  • Budgeting Business Expenses
  • Paperwork Controls
• Sales & Contractor's Law
  • The Presentation Booklet
  • Special Selling Situations
• Safety on the Job
  • General Safety Regulations
  • Risks, Hazards, and Accident Prevention
• Estimating
  • The Rules of Good Estimating
  • Account for All Your Time
  • Can You Assign Unit Costs?
  • When You Lose a Bid
  • The Take-off Forms
  • Manhour Tables
• Contractor's Math
  • Mathematical Terms
  • Areas of Flat Surfaces
  • Measuring Curved Shapes
  • Converting Units of Measurement
  • Square Root
  • Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
  • Metric Conversion Table
• Glossary
• Index