Carpentry and Construction

by Rex Miller, Mark Richard Miller, Rex Miller, et al.

Book Overview

Build up your home carpentry skills. Want to tackle every residential construction & remodeling job-large or small-with complete confidence? Rex Miller & Glenn E. Baker's Carpentry & Construction, Second Edition, shows you how! This exhaustively illustrated nuts-& bolts guide takes you step-by-step through a huge range of projects-from minor repairs & maintenance to every facet of building a new home. Regardless of your experience, you'll find innovative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830686789
• ISBN13: 9780830686780
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Tab Books
• Length: 547 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Just What I needed to Know

The project I'm working on right now in the hundred year old house I bought is refinishing some hardwood floors. So first I turned to the index to see what they said about doing that task. It was there. The description was rather short, but exactly what I needed to know. I then turned to how to install a toilet, yup, it was there too. So was wiring, framing walls, building a stair way, roofing, venting gas appliances, and there's a section on solar heating systems. In short, I couldn't find anything about building a house that wasn't covered (except for finding the money to cover the cost). If you're going to build a house, or have one built, I can't recommend any book higher than this one.

Great overview of construction

This book is a great overview of construction - it covers building stages ranging from the foundation to framing to roof details to types of siding available. Some electrical basics discussed, tips and tricks to keep in mind -- overall a good, lucid, well-thought out book that can get you started with construction.

Grassroots info on building your own home

From tools to termites, this book is an excellent reference tool for the construction novice (the person who is a neophyte to the trade, yet yearns to build their own home). This is a fine jumping-off point to more trade-specific references. It has given me the confidence to build my own house, even though I can't swing a hammer without hitting my thumb. Detailed drawings and illustrations complement a text that works from the "ground floor" up (forgive the pun) to the finishing touches aimed at the asthetic level.