Modern Carpentry: Essential Skills for the Building Trades
Provides Students With Detailed Coverage of Light Frame Construction

Product Description: Modern Carpentry provides detailed coverage of all aspects of light frame construction, including site preparation and layout, foundations, framing and sheathing, roofing, windows and doors, exterior finish, stairs, cabinetry, and finishing procedures for interior walls, floors, and ceilings. Beyond a discussion of building basics, Modern Carpentry covers special topics such as chimneys, fireplaces, and decks. Systems-built (prefabricated) housing, remodeling, cabinet installation, solar construction, and painting and decorating are also covered.

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Modern Carpentry provides detailed coverage of all aspects of light frame construction, including site preparation and layout, foundations, framing and sheathing, roofing, windows and doors, exterior finish, stairs, cabinetry, and finishing procedures for interior walls, floors, and ceilings. Beyond a discussion of building basics, Modern Carpentry covers special topics such as chimneys, fireplaces, and decks. Systems-built (prefabricated) housing, remodeling, cabinet installation, solar construction, and painting and decorating are also covered.

1006 pages, Hardcover
Published July 2007
ISBN: 159070648X
ISBN-13: 9781590706480