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Fundamentals of residential construction / Edward Allen, Rob Thallon, Alexander C. Schreyer ; featuring the drawings of Joseph Iano

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2017]Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xiii, 733 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781118977996
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690.837
Contents:
Part one. Context for building
Chapter 1. The context for residential construction
Chapter 2. Sustainability aspects of construction
Chapter 3. The construction community : builders, contractors, and developers
Chapter 4. The design community
Part two. Materials
Chapter 5. Wood and wood products
Chapter 6. Masonry
Chapter 7. Concrete
Part three. Wood light frame house construction
Chapter 8. Rough site work
Chapter 9. Foundations
Chapter 10. Floor and wall framing
Chapter 11. Roof framing
Chapter 12. Finishing the roof
Chapter 13. Windows and exterior doors
Chapter 14. Finishing the exterior walls
Chapter 15. Plumbing
Chapter 16. Heating and cooling
Chapter 17. Fireplaces and stoves
Chapter 18. Electrical wiring
Chapter 19. Thermal insulation
Chapter 20. Interior surface
Chapter 21. Finishing the interior
Chapter 22. Finish sitework
Part four. Alternative construction systems
Chapter 23. Panelized and prefabricated construction
Chapter 24. Timber frame construction
Chapter 25. Loadbearing masonry and concrete construction
Chapter 26. Light-gauge steel construction
Chapter 27. Low-tech, low-energy construction
Part five. Multifamily building construction
Chapter 28. Multifamily construction systems
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. Context for building

Chapter 1. The context for residential construction

Chapter 2. Sustainability aspects of construction

Chapter 3. The construction community : builders, contractors, and developers

Chapter 4. The design community

Part two. Materials

Chapter 5. Wood and wood products

Chapter 6. Masonry

Chapter 7. Concrete

Part three. Wood light frame house construction

Chapter 8. Rough site work

Chapter 9. Foundations

Chapter 10. Floor and wall framing

Chapter 11. Roof framing

Chapter 12. Finishing the roof

Chapter 13. Windows and exterior doors

Chapter 14. Finishing the exterior walls

Chapter 15. Plumbing

Chapter 16. Heating and cooling

Chapter 17. Fireplaces and stoves

Chapter 18. Electrical wiring

Chapter 19. Thermal insulation

Chapter 20. Interior surface

Chapter 21. Finishing the interior

Chapter 22. Finish sitework

Part four. Alternative construction systems

Chapter 23. Panelized and prefabricated construction

Chapter 24. Timber frame construction

Chapter 25. Loadbearing masonry and concrete construction

Chapter 26. Light-gauge steel construction

Chapter 27. Low-tech, low-energy construction

Part five. Multifamily building construction

Chapter 28. Multifamily construction systems

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