Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780080962139
Description: Beginning with the fundamentals of carpentry work within a domestic construction setting, this book goes on to cover a wide range of first-fixing operations prior to plastering and second-fixing operations after plastering. Each chapter covers the subject in great detail with step-by-step illustrations and text. . Now in full colour, this edition has been updated throughout to take recent changes to the Building Regulations into account. The book is fully up to date with current industry best practice and technological developments, and a new chapter has been incorporated to address Sharpenin.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Manual of First and 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.; title: Chapter 11 Stair Regulations Guide to Design and ConstructionChapter 12 Constructing Traditional and Modern Roofs; Chapter 13 Erecting Timber Stud Partitions; Chapter 14 Geometry for Arch Shapes; Chapter 15 Making and Fixing Arch Centres; Chapter 16 Fixing Architraves, Skirting, Dado and Picture Rails; Chapter 17 Fitting and Hanging Doors; Chapter 18 Fitting Locks, Latches and Door Furniture; Chapter 19 Fixing Pipe Casings a.