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Carroll, John (John Michael), 1949-
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House construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House construction -- Pictorial works.
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Carroll, John (John Michael), 1949-
House construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House construction -- Pictorial works.
MARC Display
The
complete
visual
guide
to
building
a
house
/ John Carroll and Chuck Lockhart.
by
Carroll, John (John Michael), 1949-
Taunton Press, c2013.
Call #:
690.837 C319c
Subjects
House
construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House
construction -- Pictorial works.
ISBN:
9781600850226 (hc.)
1600850227 (hc.)
Description:
520 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Part 1.
Building
the Structure --
Building
foundations -- Framing floors, walls, and ceilings -- Framing roofs 1 raftered roofs -- Framing roofs 2: trusses, eaves, rakes, and sheathing -- Part 2. Closing the
House
to the Weather -- Roofing the
house
-- Installing windows, exterior doors, siding, and trim -- Controlling moisture in the ground and in the air -- Part 3. Finishing the
house
-- Installing wall and floor coverings -- Hanging doors -- Installing trim and cabinets --
Building
stairs.
Summary:
"Most of the books available on carpentry are either dry textbooks, incomplete project-based books, or books of
building
/architectural details. The
Complete
Visual
Guide
to
Building
a
House
takes a different, step-by-step approach, with full-color drawings of every step in the
building
process from laying a foundation through installing the finishing touch on a newel post. Combining the expertise of builder John Carroll and the engaging drawings of illustrator Charles Lockhart, this book is a
complete
course in residential carpentry and construction from the voice (and hand) of experience"-- From publisher.
Other authors:
Lockhart, Chuck.
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Adult Nonfiction
690.837 C319c
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