Handbook of Construction Contracting - Volume 1
Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 
   The Business of Building, 5
   Contractors and Developers, 6
   Speculative Building, 8
   Custom Building, 8
   Remodeling, 9
   Construction Loans, 10
   Getting Started, 20

Chapter 2
   The Workable House Plan, 21
   Construction Drawings, 21
   Hatching and Shading, 27
   Blueprint Lines, 28
   Scale, 29
   Nashville Plan, 30
   Standard Forms, 42

Chapter 3
   Speculative Building, 50
   Basic Spec House Plans, 50
   Plot Plan and Exterior Elevations, 55
   List of Materials, 58
   Baseline Estimate, 58

Chapter 4
   Building Specifications, 67
   Spec Organization, 68
   Spec Language, 70
   The Alfred B. Stone Residence, 73

Chapter 5
   Lumber, 86
   Lumber Species, 86
   Seasoning Lumber, 89
   Measuring the Lumber, 90
   Grading Lumber, 91
   Southern Pine Grade Descriptions, 103
   Canadian Lumber, 109
   Selecting the Right Lumber, 116

Chapter 6
   Framing the Floor and Walls, 117
   Methods of Framing, 117
   Modular Coordination, 125
   Framing the Floor, 127
   Wood Sill Construction, 130
   Posts and Girders, 133
   Calculating Joist Lengths, 138
   Minimum Joist Grades and Sizes, 142
   Subflooring, 150
   Framing the Walls, 155
   Corners and Intersections, 165
   Interior Walls, 170
   Stairwells, 172

Chapter 7
   Framing the Roof, 175
   Roof Trusses, 175
   Conventional Roof Framing, 179
   Flat Roofs, 181
   Gable Roofs, 185
   Hip Roofs, 187
   Rafter Run and Rise, 190
   Cutting Rafters, 195
   Roof Sheathing, 201
   Roof Coverings, 202
   Asphalt Shingles, 205

Chapter 8
   Insulation and Vapor Barriers, 214
   Insulation Materials, 215
   Ratings, 215
   Foam Sheathing, 217
   Vapor Barriers, 218
   Installing Insulation and Vapor Barriers, 218

Chapter 9
   Designing and Building Stairs, 225
   Stairway Terms, 225
   Location of Stairway, 225
   Width of Stairs, 231
   Kinds of Stringers, 232
   Framing Around Stairs, 234
   Planning Stairs, 237
   Laying Out Stairs, 238
   Handrail Height, 241

Chapter 10
   Finish Carpentry, 245
   Sheathing, 245
   Siding, 250
   Half-Timber Work, 256
   Outside Trim, 259
   Cornices, 260
   Windows, 263
   Doors, 269

Chapter 11
   Interior Finishing, 279
   Gypsum Board, 279
   Plywood and Hardboard Panels, 284
   Finish Floors, 285
   Moldings, 292
   Kitchen Layout, 294
   Kitchen Storage, 297
   Kitchen Ventilation, 303

Chapter 12
   Building with Concrete Block, 304
   Concrete Block Basements, 304
   Concrete Block Apartment Buildings, 310
   Concrete Block Warehouse Walls, 312
   Passive Solar Systems, 316

Chapter 13
   The All-Weather Wood Foundation System, 322
   The Materials, 323
   Preservative Treatment, 324
   Designing the AWWF, 324
   Useful Design Aids, 326
   Building the AWWF, 327
   Comparative Cost Study, 352

Chapter 14
   Residential Fireplaces, 357
   Kinds of Fireplaces, 358
   Residential Fireplace Construction, 361
   Energy-Efficient Fireplaces, 367

Chapter 15
   Residential Chimneys, 369
   Chimney Design, 369
   Designing Fireplace Chimneys, 370
   Designing Appliance Chimneys, 372
   Building Fireplace Chimneys, 373
   Building Appliance Chimneys, 376

Chapter 16
   Math and Measurements for Contractors, 378
   Using Feet and Inches, 378
   Using Fractions, 380
   Using Decimals, 384
   Using Percentages, 385
   Decimals in Surveying, 387
   Construction Measurements, 388
   Volume Calculations, 393
   Calculating Lumber Amounts, 395

Chapter 17
   Elementary Surveying and Site Layout, 398
   Division of Townships and Ranges, 398
   Project Layout, 399
   Surveying Instruments, 400
   Using the Builder's Level, 403
   The Bench Mark, 405
   The Datum Plane, 405

Index, 410

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