Dwelling House Construction, Fifth Edition

By Albert G.H. Dietz

Book Overview

In print since 1948, Dwelling House Construction is a homebuilding classic that covers site inspection, foundations, framing, windows, roofing and flashing, coatings, fireplaces and chimneys, insulation, hardware, plastics, mobile homes, and manufactured housing. This new edition has been substantially revised to take into account the many changes in materials and building technologies that have occurred over the past decade. The chapter on roofing has been completely revised. The chapters on coatings and plastics have been combined, as have those on manufactured and mobile housing. Sections on masonry, wood, steel, steel framing, and concrete have been added; the sections on septic tanks, balloon framing, braced framing, plaster, and standard requirements have been shortened, and specification clauses have been eliminated.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026254069X
• ISBN13: 9780262540698
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Terrific

This book is clear, well illustrated, easy to read, complete, and thoughtful. If I were stuck on a desert island and needed to build a house (and, er, had access to a good lumberyard) this would be the book to have. I have been reading through it like a novel, and feel I'm learning something on each page. It is written for thoughtful students or beginners, but is well stocked with tables and charts that give you all the detail you need to select the right size floor joists or concrete foundation walls for a new dwelling.