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Brief Contents
Section 4
Finishing
18 Thermal and Sound Insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . 475
19 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish. . . . . . . . . . . 512
20 Finish Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
21 Stair Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
22 Doors and Interior Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
23 Cabinetry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
24 Painting, Finishing, and Decorating. . . . . . . . 637
Section 5
Special Construction
25 Chimneys and Fireplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
26 Post-and-Beam Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . 681
27 Systems-Built Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698
28 Green Building and Certification
Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715
29 Remodeling, Renovating, and Repairing . . . . 736
30 Building Decks and Porches. . . . . . . . . . . . . 758
Section 6
Mechanical Systems
31 Electrical Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777
32 Plumbing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
33 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. . . 820
Section 1
Preparing to Build
1 The Carpenter’s Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Building Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Hand Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5 Power Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6 Scaffolds, Ladders, and Rigging. . . . . . . . . . 110
7 Plans, Specifications, and Codes . . . . . . . . . 126
8 Building Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Section 2
Foundations and Framing
9 Footings and Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
10 Floor Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
11 Wall and Ceiling Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
12 Roof Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
13 Framing with Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Section 3
Closing In
14 Roofing Materials and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . 329
15 Building Envelope and Control Layers. . . . . . 373
16 Windows and Exterior Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
17 Exterior Wall Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Brief Contents
Section 4
Finishing
18 Thermal and Sound Insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . 475
19 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish. . . . . . . . . . . 512
20 Finish Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
21 Stair Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
22 Doors and Interior Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
23 Cabinetry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
24 Painting, Finishing, and Decorating. . . . . . . . 637
Section 5
Special Construction
25 Chimneys and Fireplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
26 Post-and-Beam Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . 681
27 Systems-Built Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698
28 Green Building and Certification
Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715
29 Remodeling, Renovating, and Repairing . . . . 736
30 Building Decks and Porches. . . . . . . . . . . . . 758
Section 6
Mechanical Systems
31 Electrical Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777
32 Plumbing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
33 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. . . 820
Section 1
Preparing to Build
1 The Carpenter’s Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Building Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Hand Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5 Power Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6 Scaffolds, Ladders, and Rigging. . . . . . . . . . 110
7 Plans, Specifications, and Codes . . . . . . . . . 126
8 Building Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Section 2
Foundations and Framing
9 Footings and Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
10 Floor Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
11 Wall and Ceiling Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
12 Roof Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
13 Framing with Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Section 3
Closing In
14 Roofing Materials and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . 329
15 Building Envelope and Control Layers. . . . . . 373
16 Windows and Exterior Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
17 Exterior Wall Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426