Basic Lumber Engineering for Builders [With Northbridge Software's Wood Beam Sizing]

by Max Schwartz

Book Overview

Beam and lumber requirements for many jobs aren t always clear, especially with changing building codes and lumber products. Most of the time you rely on your own rules of thumb when figuring spans or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572180420
• ISBN13: 9781572180420
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

easy to use

I found the information helpful, easy to use and direct to the point.

This book saved us money!

Typically, a remodeling job requires some guesswork on the load capacity of the existing members of a house. The remodeler's inclination is to overbuild to stay on the safe side of the code and pass inspection. We were able to save time and money by using this book at the plan stage to figure spans and loads for an addition.