Building skills & trades books

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Illustrated Building Pocket Book

Illustrated Building Pocket Book

Author: Dominique Moyse Steinberg (Hunter College, CUNY, USA)
ISBN: 9780750680158
Format: Paperback
$59.95

Building and architecture has developed a language of its own, with terms and jargon that can confuse an expert...  Read More >>

Concrete: Design, Construction, Examples

Concrete: Design, Construction, Examples

Author: Martin Peck
ISBN: 9783764376314
Format: Hardback
$92.50

Provides the basic information needed to work with the concrete, with special attention to the architect's role...  Read More >>

Teaching and Learning Building Design and Construction

Teaching and Learning Building Design and Construction...

Author: David Dowdle ,  Vian Ahmed
ISBN: 9781844073306
Format: Paperback
$132.00

Innovation in building design and construction depends on innovative strategies being developed by teachers and...  Read More >>

Simply Board Feet: The Definitive Guide to Lumber Calculation

Simply Board Feet: The Definitive Guide to Lumber Calculation...

Author: Douglas E. Maxwell
ISBN: 9781933502045
Format: Paperback
$14.99

Suitable for professionals, hobbyists, and people of various woodworking skill levels, this work presents a set...  Read More >>

Tiling Floors: with Michael Byrne

Tiling Floors: with Michael Byrne

Author: Michael Byrne
ISBN: 9781561589067
Format: DVD Audio
$52.67

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Tiling Walls: with Michael Byrne

Tiling Walls: with Michael Byrne

Author: Michael Byrne
ISBN: 9781561589104
Format: DVD Audio
$52.67

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Building With Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home DVD and Guidebook

Building With Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid...

Author: Ted Owens
ISBN: 9780977334315
Format: DVD
$102.96

Includes the award-winning DVD on building a green, straw bale, solar home. This title allows you to watch the construction...  Read More >>

2006 International Plumbing Codes Handbook

2006 International Plumbing Codes Handbook

Author: R. Woodson
ISBN: 9780071453684
Format: Paperback
$135.95

Digests and interprets the 2006 International Plumbing Code in a conversational form – now with Private Sewage Disposal...  Read More >>

The Complete Guide to Trim and Finish Carpentry

The Complete Guide to Trim and Finish Carpentry

Author: Phil Gorton
ISBN: 9781589232488
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Shows how to effectively choose, finish and install all manner of trim moldings, from ornate baseboards to decorative...  Read More >>

The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building, and Using Greywater Systems, Includes Branched Drains

The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building,...

Author: Art Ludwig
ISBN: 9780964343399
Format: Paperback
$55.31

Cost figures are 2009 US dollars unless otherwise noted --P. i.  Read More >>

Building Your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the Roof

Building Your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the...

Author: Brian Hodge
ISBN: 9780643092426
Format: Paperback
$163.55

Step-by-step practical instructions on how to build a straw bale house.  Read More >>

Tiling Countertops: With Michael Byrne

Tiling Countertops: With Michael Byrne

Author: Michael Byrne
ISBN: 9781561589081
Format: DVD
$52.67

Ceramic-tile countertops can be as attractive as they are practical. And a small countertop is the perfect introduction...  Read More >>

Plumbing: Heating and Gas Installations

Plumbing: Heating and Gas Installations

Author: R. D. Treloar
ISBN: 9781405139625
Format: Paperback
$131.97

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The Country Builder's Assistant: Containing a Collection of New Designs of Carpentry and Architecture; Which Will be Particularly Useful to Country Workmen in General.

The Country Builder's Assistant: Containing a Collection...

Author: Asher Benjamin
ISBN: 9781406795875
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Originally published in 1797, this was the bible of the building trade in New England during the beginning of the...  Read More >>

M55 PE Pipe - Design and Installation

M55 PE Pipe - Design and Installation

Author: American Water Works Association
ISBN: 9781583213872
Format: Paperback
$287.76

This manual describes the design, specification,installation, and maintenance of polyethylene (PE) water pipe.  Read More >>

Wattle and Daub

Wattle and Daub

Author: Paula Sunshine
ISBN: 9780747806523
Format: Paperback
$31.55

Sticks (wattle) and clay or earth (daub) has been used to fill gaps in wooden framework buildings. This book explains...  Read More >>

MORE Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas and Short-Cuts: Hundreds of All New, No-Math Rules of Thumb Help You Figure it Out

MORE Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas and Short-Cuts:...

Author: Ken Horner
ISBN: 9781892836212
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Provides jargon-free explanations of the behaviour of wood, allowing craftspeople to enjoy workshop success without...  Read More >>

Plumbing Book One

Plumbing Book One

Author: G. J. Blower ,  Gordon Blower
ISBN: 9780131976207
Format: Paperback
$255.42

An essential purcahse for the trainee plumber apprentices, this book is ideal for those studying NVQ Plumbing.  Read More >>

Plumber's Handbook

Plumber's Handbook

Author: Howard C Massey
ISBN: 9781572181717
Format: Paperback
$109.56

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Be Your Own House Contractor: Save 25% without Lifting a Hammer

Be Your Own House Contractor: Save 25% without Lifting...

Author: Carl Heldmann
ISBN: 9781580178402
Format: Paperback
$32.99

You don t need to depend on (or pay) a general contractor to manage your construction project. Whether you re building...  Read More >>

Solid and Laminated Wood Bending

Solid and Laminated Wood Bending

Author: W C Stevens ,  N Turner
ISBN: 9781410109019
Format: Paperback
$66.00

"CONTENTS: Introduction. The Principles of Wood Bending SOLID BENDING The Selection and Preparation of Bending Material...  Read More >>

Health Aspects of Plumbing

Health Aspects of Plumbing

Author: World Health Organization ,  World Health Organization
ISBN: 9789241563185
Format: Paperback
$52.80

This publication describes the processes involved in the design installation and maintenance of modern plumbing...  Read More >>

Building Your Own Home 18th Edition

Building Your Own Home 18th Edition

Author: David Snell
ISBN: 9780091910839
Format: Paperback
$110.00

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The Outdoor Shower: Creative Design Ideas for Backyard Living, from the Functional to the Fantastic

The Outdoor Shower: Creative Design Ideas for Backyard...

Author: Ethan Fierro
ISBN: 9781580176064
Format: Hardback
$79.07

"Designer/builder Ethan Fierro celebrates summer with this collection of original outdoor shower designs that he...  Read More >>

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