General Construction Reference

Contractors can protect themselves and their companies at each critical stage of a construction project. This much-needed guide shows how to avoid...

Habitat for Humanity now offers its best nuts-and-bolts expertise in an easy-to-follow home construction handbook. Whether the reader contemplates ...

Whether finishing one room or the whole house, this title demystifies the process and follows a logical progression from installing insulation and ...

Use this manual to create your own company homeowner manual that explains your contract documents, policies, procedures, and philosophy. By using t...

Here's everything the homebuilding contractor needs to know in order to make money in offsite construction. It focuses on areas not part of the tr...

Change Orders are a fact of life. It's human nature for people to change their minds. This book is designed to provide you with valuable guidance a...

This unique book offers fast access to hundreds of tables, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all the components of construction utilize...

Avoid the 1,200 most common errors in residential construction! Construction crews don't write memos. So while workers learn from their own and the...

This updated edition of Kevin Lynch's widely used introductory textbook has been completely revised, and is also enriched by the experience of Lync...

Coverage includes aggregates, asphalt, asphalt concrete, Portland cement, Portland cement concrete, masonry, ferrous materials, and wood. The revis...

Written by a contractor who has been nationally recognized for his innovative approach to cost control, this book shows readers how to generate sig...

This unique book gives you proven strategies and tactics to help you reduce the risks associated with unexpected hazardous substances on a construc...

From environmental compliance to energy performance, the need for buildings to be monitored is ever growing. Each building is different and has its...

Print/eBook Combo! The fully-revised Ninth Edition of the Construction Inspection Manual puts right at your fingertips all the step-by-step guidanc...

If you're a building professional, here's your chance to slash untold hours of bureaucratic legwork from your schedule -- with the McGraw-Hill Cons...

How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home gives you the information you need during every step of the homebuilding process -- from selecting m...

The projects in this book are no-nonsense, straightforward pieces designed to improve both your workshop and your woodworking skills. When learning...

Now you can turn to this handy reference for answers to all of your construction-related mathematics questions. Filled with practical information a...

This essential companion to Fundamentals of Building Construction involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building ...

Authoritative standards for correct installation of construction elements, as defined by key excerpts from building codes, professional association...

Features include: Common and highly topical issues related to construction in a litigious society Enviornmental, economic, political, and socia...

Every construction project requires leveling, measuring, layout, surveying and setting grade. But until now there was no practical manual for build...

Storage is a top priority for homeowners and builders alike, and this selection of articles from the editors of Fine Homebuilding magazine provides...

Order now ... download the companion pdf eBook immediately. Arthur F. O'Leary, FAIA, MRIAI, a 40-year construction project veteran, relates actual ...