The leading guide to professional home construction now updated and revised! Fundamentals of Residential Construction, Third Edition features the most up-to-date explanations of today's residential construction systems. From foundation to roof and exterior finishes to interior details, this new edition thoroughly addresses the latest developments in materials and methods of house construction, including energy efficiency, framing, and roofing. Abundantly illustrated with more than 1,250 drawings and photographs, including new photorealistic illustrations that bring the text to life, this Third Edition provides authoritative coverage on wood light-frame construction, industrialized systems of construction, insulating concrete forms, light-gauge steel frame, panelized construction, and a new chapter on multifamily construction.
Topics covered include: * Plumbing * Building codes * Heating and cooling * Financing * Wiring * Roofing * Thermal insulation * Environmental concerns * Foundations * Finish sitework * Rough sitework * Wood and light-gauge steel framing * Engineered materials * Exterior and interior finishes Organized in a logical, easy-to-follow format, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, Third Edition is the one-stop source for building professionals to gain a working knowledge of codes, management procedures, material, and all home building concerns.
- ISBN10 0470540834
- ISBN13 9780470540831
- Publish Date 27 April 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 April 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 688
- Language English