Builder's Guide to New Materials and Techniques

by Paul Bianchina, Paul Bianchina (Preface by)

Overview

Now thousands of construction professionals can turn to the most detailed, reader-friendly information about leading-edge practices and technological advances in the industry.

Each guide the McGraw-Hill Builder's Guide's deliver:
-- indepth, comprehensive information on state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and technologies
-- traditional construction methods
-- practical, profit-boosting advice about marketing, image, and scheduling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070060524
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	02/19/1997
Series:	Builder's Guide
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 9.08(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Preface.Acknowledgements. Today's lumber products, from forest to mill. An introduction to engineered lumber products. An introduction to engineered panel products. Today's plywood and wood-based siding products. A selection of other wood-based and nonwood products. The engineered lumber manufacturing process. Hangers, connectors, and fasteners. Computerized design services for engineered lumber. Designing and specifying structural engineered lumber. Storing, handling, and installing structural engineered lumber products. Appendixes. Glossary. Index.