(Paperback - English - 9781528709811)
"The Building Trades Pocketbook" is an exhaustive reference guide for all things related to construction. It includes chapters covering a variety of aspects of building, including masonry, structural design, bricklaying, roofing, carpentry, joinery, plastering, painting, and more. This profusely-illustrated volume is ideal for tradespeople of all kinds and will also appeal to DIY enthusiasts new and old. Contents include: "Acetylene", "Air Flow", "Anchors", "Angles by Steel Square", "Arc, Centre of Circular", "Arches", Architectural Design", "Areas", "Arithmetic", "Ashlar", "A Voirdupois Weight", "Baldwin's Rule", "Balloon Framing", "Bars, Bolts, and Tension", " ..