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The complete visual guide to building a house / John Carroll and Chuck Lockhart.

by Carroll, John (John Michael), 1949-

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Taunton Press, c2013.

House construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

House construction -- Pictorial works.

9781600850226 (hc.)

1600850227 (hc.)

520 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

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.

"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.

Lockhart, Chuck.

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