Manual of first and second fixing carpentry
By: Les Goring ; drawings by the author
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780080544359
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Construction; Handbooks, manuals; Carpentry
Description: Beginning with the fundamentals of carpentry work within a domestic construction setting (tools required, their care and proper use, interpretation of technical drawings) the book goes on to cover a wide range of first-fixing operations (i.e. those tasks that are to be completed prior to plastering work takes place on site). The various second fixing tasks are then also outlined in detail. Each chapter covers the subject in great detail with step-by-step illustrations and text, to provide the reader with a complete picture of the sequence of work required to carry out each job.The second editi.
Notes: Previous ed.: London: Arnold, 1998.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Manual of First & Second Fixing Carpentry; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Technical Data; Chapter 1 Reading Construction Drawings; Chapter 2 Tools Required: their Care and Proper Use; Chapter 3 Carpentry Fixing-Devices; Chapter 4 Making a Carpenter's Tool Box; Chapter 5 Making Builder's Plant for Site Use; Chapter 6 Fixing Door Frames, Linings and Doorsets; Chapter 7 Fixing Wooden and uPVC Windows; Chapter 8 Fixing Floor Joists and Flooring; Chapter 9 Fixing Interior and Exterior Timber Grounds; Chapter 10 Fixing Stairs and Balustrades