Modern Carpentry - Textbook 11th Edition

Authoritative, up-to-date text provides detailed coverage of all aspects of light frame construction in clear, nontechnical language. Includes chapters on electrical, plumbing and HVAC. New chapters on framing with steel and building decks and porches. 1006 pp.

• Uses clear, nontechnical language and detailed illustrations to provide the most easy-to-understand presentation of any carpentry book on the market.
• Includes many step-by-step procedures emphasized by special graphic treatment to set them off from the text.
• Provides detailed coverage of both residential and light commercial construction.
• Provides useful career information in a dedicated chapter, plus more than 20 "On-the-Job"features describing building trades occupations.
• Presents chapters arranged in a logical sequence, similar to the order in which the phases of building construction are performed