Carpentry and Construction, 2nd Ed.

Build up your home carpentry skills. Want to tackle every residential construction & remodeling job-large or small-with complete confidence? Rex Miller & Glenn E. Baker's Carpentry & Construction, Second Edition, shows you how! This exhaustively illustrated nuts-& bolts guide takes you step-by-step through a huge range of projects-from minor repairs & maintenance to every facet of building a new home. Regardless of your experience, you'll find innovative techniques & best practices you can apply on the job when: preparing the site; building floor frames; framing walls; erecting roof frames; installing windows & doors; covering roofs; insulating for thermal efficiency; preparing interior walls & ceilings; finishing the interior; building stairs, fire place forms, decks, & patios; handling maintenance & remodeling work.Miller, Rex is the author of 'Carpentry and Construction, 2nd Ed.' with ISBN 9780830686780 and ISBN 0830686789.