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Residential Steel Framing Handbook

Residential Steel Framing Handbook
Item #: 4185CBE
Author: Robert Scharff
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:70572313
Format: Hardcover
Your Price: $59.95
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The Residential Steel Framing Handbook is the roofing how-to book for wood-builders
The use of steel in residential construction is hot. So if your expertise lies in conventional wood frame construction, you'll definitely want to pick up the Residential Steel Framing Handbook. Robert Scharff and the editors of Walls & Ceilings Magazine take you step-by-step through each stage of the construction process--from preconstruction preparation to interior finishing--delivering all the ins and outs of building houses with steel. Jam-packed with over 350 illustrations and photographs, its the perfect on-the-job training manual for you and your crew: sound proofing; insulation; calculating load strength; special tools and equipment; drywall and other interior finishes; building codes and zoning regulations; material specifications and selection; connectors and fasteners; steel floor framing; steel framed roofs; and much more. 448 pp.

Residential Steel Framing Handbook - Table of Contents:

  • Advantages of Steel Framing
  • Steel Framing Components and Tools
  • Four Phases of Steel Frame Construction
  • Steel Frame Joist Assembly
  • Load-Bearing Steel Construction
  • Non-Load Bearing Steel Walls
  • Roof Rafters and Support
  • Roof Coverings Over Steel Framing
  • Installing Exterior and Interior Finishing Materials Over Steel Framing
  • Appendices:
    • A: Glossary of Steel Framing Terms
    • B: Conversion Tables
    • C: Sources of Steel Framing Components
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