Carpentry and Construction, Sixth Edition: Edition 6

Name: Carpentry and Construction, Sixth Edition: Edition 6
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Mark R. Miller · Rex Miller

Feb 2016 · McGraw Hill Professional

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Fully updated home carpentry, construction, and remodeling instruction

This thoroughly revised, DIY guide takes you through every step of home construction. Discover how to select tools, pour foundations, build walls and floors, and install tiles—even handle electrical wiring, plumbing, and insulation! Easy-to-follow instructions, along with more than 1,500 photos and illustrations, clearly demonstrate each technique. Logically organized by building stages, this new edition offers complete coverage of home remodeling, building additions, and making household repairs.

Carpentry and Construction, Sixth Edition, shows how to tackle:
• Site preparation
• Footings and foundations
• Concrete slabs and floors
• Floor frames
• Walls and roof framing
• Windows and doors
• Exterior and interior walls
• Electrical Wiring
• Plumbing
• Insulation
• Interior finishing
• Kitchen and bathroom remodeling
• Tile setting
• Solar heating installation
• Termite prevention
• Installation of Skylights
• Fences, decks, and patios
• Private water and sewage systems
• And much more

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About the author

Mark R. Miller (Tyler, TX) is Professor of Industrial Technology at The University of Texas, in Tyler, Texas. He teaches construction courses for future middle managers in the trade. He is coauthor of several technical books, including the best-selling Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition.Rex Miller (Round Rock, TX) is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo and has taught technical curriculum at the college level for more than 40 years. He is the co-author of the best-selling Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition, and the author of more than 75 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo and has taught technical curriculum at the college level for more than 40 years. He is the coauthor of the best-selling "Carpentry & Construction", now in its fourth edition, and the author of more than 75 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. He lives in Round Rock, Texas.Mark R. Miller is Chairman and Associate Professor of Industrial Technology at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas. He teaches construction courses for future middle managers in the trade. He is coauthor of several technical books, including the best-selling "Carpentry & Construction", now in its fourth edition. He lives in Kingsville.Glenn E. Baker is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas. He is the author of a number of technical books including, Carpentry & Construction, Fourth Edition. He lives in College Station, Texas.

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