xx
29.7 Framing Openings in a Bearing
Wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
29.8 Small Remodeling and Repair
Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
29.9 Building Additions onto Homes. . . . 753
29.10 Responsible Renovation. . . . . . . . . 754
Chapter 30
Building Decks and Porches. ..........758
30.1 Structural Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
30.2 Decking Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
30.3 Fasteners and Connectors. . . . . . . 762
30.4 Deck Planning and Layout. . . . . . . 764
30.5 Constructing the Deck. . . . . . . . . . 765
30.6 Pergolas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
30.7 Porches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772
Section 6
Mechanical Systems
Chapter 31
Electrical Wiring ....................777
31.1 Tools and Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 778
31.2 Electrical System Components. . . . 780
31.3 Basic Electrical Wiring Theory . . . . 783
31.4 Installing the Service . . . . . . . . . . . 786
31.5 Grounding and Ground Faults. . . . . 786
31.6 Reading Prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788
31.7 Running Branch Circuits . . . . . . . . 788
31.8 Device Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791
31.9 Electrical Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . 792
31.10 Home Security and Automation
Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
Chapter 32
Plumbing Systems. ..................798
32.1 Plumbing Regulations . . . . . . . . . . 799
32.2 Two Separate Systems. . . . . . . . . . 800
32.3 Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801
32.4 Plumbing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
32.5 Fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806
32.6 Sealing Plumbing Systems. . . . . . . 807
32.7 Reading Prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808
32.8 Installing Plumbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
32.9 Replacing Plumbing Parts . . . . . . . 814
32.10 Wells and Pumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815
Chapter 33
Heating, Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning. ....................820
33.1 Heating and Cooling Principles. . . . 820
33.2 Conservation Measures. . . . . . . . . 821
33.3 Heating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822
33.4 Air Cooling Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 828
33.5 Ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.6 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.7 Air Exchangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.8 Heat Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⤀ 831
Appendix A
Carpentry Math Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836
Appendix B
Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855
Appendix C
SkillsUSA—Preparing Students for
Leadership in the World of Work. . . . 885
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910
29.7 Framing Openings in a Bearing
Wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
29.8 Small Remodeling and Repair
Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
29.9 Building Additions onto Homes. . . . 753
29.10 Responsible Renovation. . . . . . . . . 754
Chapter 30
Building Decks and Porches. ..........758
30.1 Structural Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
30.2 Decking Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
30.3 Fasteners and Connectors. . . . . . . 762
30.4 Deck Planning and Layout. . . . . . . 764
30.5 Constructing the Deck. . . . . . . . . . 765
30.6 Pergolas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
30.7 Porches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772
Section 6
Mechanical Systems
Chapter 31
Electrical Wiring ....................777
31.1 Tools and Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 778
31.2 Electrical System Components. . . . 780
31.3 Basic Electrical Wiring Theory . . . . 783
31.4 Installing the Service . . . . . . . . . . . 786
31.5 Grounding and Ground Faults. . . . . 786
31.6 Reading Prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788
31.7 Running Branch Circuits . . . . . . . . 788
31.8 Device Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791
31.9 Electrical Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . 792
31.10 Home Security and Automation
Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
Chapter 32
Plumbing Systems. ..................798
32.1 Plumbing Regulations . . . . . . . . . . 799
32.2 Two Separate Systems. . . . . . . . . . 800
32.3 Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801
32.4 Plumbing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
32.5 Fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806
32.6 Sealing Plumbing Systems. . . . . . . 807
32.7 Reading Prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808
32.8 Installing Plumbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
32.9 Replacing Plumbing Parts . . . . . . . 814
32.10 Wells and Pumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815
Chapter 33
Heating, Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning. ....................820
33.1 Heating and Cooling Principles. . . . 820
33.2 Conservation Measures. . . . . . . . . 821
33.3 Heating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822
33.4 Air Cooling Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 828
33.5 Ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.6 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.7 Air Exchangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
33.8 Heat Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⤀ 831
Appendix A
Carpentry Math Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836
Appendix B
Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855
Appendix C
SkillsUSA—Preparing Students for
Leadership in the World of Work. . . . 885
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910