xix
26.5 Roof Beams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686
26.6 Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
26.7 Partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689
26.8 Planks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689
26.9 SIPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690
26.10 Box Beams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691
26.11 Laminated Beams and Arches. . . . 692
26.12 Prefabricating Post-and-Beam
Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Chapter 27
Systems-Built Housing. ...............698
27.1 Factory-Built Components . . . . . . . 699
27.2 Types of Systems-Built Homes. . . . 702
27.3 Concrete Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
27.4 Modular Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
27.5 Panelized Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703
27.6 Precut Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704
27.7 Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704
27.8 Onsite Building Erection. . . . . . . . . 705
27.9 Assembling a Panelized Home. . . . 707
27.10 Manufactured Homes . . . . . . . . . . 711
Chapter 28
Green Building and Certification
Programs. .........................715
28.1 Green Building Considerations. . . . 715
28.2 Development of the Green Home
Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716
28.3 Green Building Codes, Standards,
and Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716
28.4 Green Building System. . . . . . . . . . 722
Chapter 29
Remodeling, Renovating,
and Repairing. ......................736
29.1 What Comes First?. . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
29.2 Design of Old Structures . . . . . . . . . 741
29.3 Replacing Rotted Sills. . . . . . . . . . . 743
29.4 Hidden Structural Details. . . . . . . . 744
29.5 Removing Old Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . 745
29.6 Providing Shoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
Chapter 24
Painting, Finishing, and Decorating. ....637
24.1 Paint and Environmental Health
Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638
24.2 Caulks and Sealants. . . . . . . . . . . . 639
24.3 Painting and Finishing Tools. . . . . . 640
24.4 Painting, Finishing, and Decorating
Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645
24.5 Container Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647
24.6 Color Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648
24.7 Preparing Surfaces for Coating. . . . 649
24.8 Choosing Paint Applicators. . . . . . . 649
24.9 Using Proper Brushing
Technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
24.10 Roller and Pad Application. . . . . . . 650
24.11 Spray Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
24.12 Painting Wood Exteriors. . . . . . . . . 651
24.13 Problems with Coatings. . . . . . . . . 652
24.14 Interior Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
24.15 Working with Stains and Clear
Finishes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
24.16 Wallcoverings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⤀ 656
Section 5
Special Construction
Chapter 25
Chimneys and Fireplaces .............665
25.1 Masonry Chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
25.2 Masonry Fireplaces. . . . . . . . . . . . 668
25.3 Factory-Built Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 674
25.4 Factory-Built Fireplaces. . . . . . . . . 675
25.5 Glass Enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678
Chapter 26
Post-and-Beam Construction. .........681
26.1 Advantages of Post-and-Beam
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⤀ 682
26.2 Foundations and Posts. . . . . . . . . . 684
26.3 Floor Beams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⤀ 685
26.4 Beam Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 686