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Plastering Skills 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive guide to mastering essential plastering techniques, from mixing materials to achieving special...

Plumbing Pocket Codes is a field guide to the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC). Written as a quick reference for electricians, builders, s...

From basic arithmetic to using formulas, this fully updated edition applies essential practical math skills directly to the field of heating and co...

Silberstein/Obrzut/Tomczyk/Whitman/Johnson's Refrigeration and AC Technology, 10th Edition offers hands-on guidance, practical applications, and a ...

This book covers all aspects of reinforced concrete masonry construction and inspection. The materials are based on Code requirements and practical...

This technical brief is designed for the professional HVAC technicians and other technically astute persons. Residential HVAC Systems outlines step...

This technical brief is designed for the professional tradesmen and motivated homeowners. Airtight homes need whole-house mechanical ventilation sy...

Here you'll find 68 different pitch combinations of "bastard" hip roofs at your fingertips. Don't curse the architect -- let this book make you an ...

The step-by-step, hands-on guide to any type of roofing on residential and commercial buildings. Covers everything from underlayment to shingles to...

This practical volume provides a thorough grounding in the design of masonry structures for buildings with clear and easy-to-grasp coverage of basi...

Solid, accessible coverage of the basics of wood structure design. This invaluable guide provides a complete and practical introduction to the desi...

SMACNA Architectural Sheet Metal Manual 7th Edition is your one-stop-shop to everything you need when it comes to roof drainage design for gutters,...

The SMACNA Fire, Smoke, & Radiation Damper Installation Guide for HVAC Systems is an application and installation study guide for architects, e...

Building on a history of duct construction standards nearly 100 years old, the flagship SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standard – Metal & Flexib...

The SMACNA Duct System Calculator has detailed instructions and calculations to enable HVAC system designers to design an average duct system witho...

Steel Construction Manual 16th Edition is a reference that gives detailed information on how to make design calculations and design or shop drawing...

The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing is the most updated and current volume of locks and lock information on the market. You won’t find a be...

While there are many things important to concrete construction, such as quality work and making a profit, safety must always be the number one prio...

If you work with wood then put your order in now for the Timber Construction Manual, 6th Edition.  You will not find a better comprehensive guide a...

Take all the answers to wood framing questions to your job sites. Featuring a compact format, Wood Framing Portable Handbook, by registered buildin...

A how-to guide for construction every step of a wood-frame house. From the initial layout of the foundation, to the outer walls, excavation and fo...