Construction Databook, 2nd Edition

This unique book offers fast access to hundreds of tables, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all the components of construction utilized at a typical job site.

This complete reference manual will provide you with a single source of specifications, codes, checklists, conversion factors, and "how-to" instructions for the most commonly used construction materials, including lumber, masonry, concrete, steel, doors, windows, hardware, and mechanical and electrical components.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

• * Soils, site utilities, and sitework equipment
• * Substructures
• * The building envelope
• * Carpentry, framing, drywall, and engineered wood projects
• * Fireproofing and soundproofing
• * Interior finishes--millwork, laminates, paint, and wall coverings
• * Doors and windows
• * Plumbing
• * Mechanical systems and equipment
• * Electrical
• * Useful tables, charts, and formulas

688 pp.