Organization is the key to any superintendent or project managerÂ’s success. With this revised edition of Daily Field Guide, you can manage the details to keep each job running smoothly and on schedule. Use it to keep accurate records of jobsite activities, to document what happened during the course of construction, and to schedule trade contractors and suppliers. This concise logbook will help you gather and organize the essential information you need to have on the jobsite. Now includes a computer disk, so you can easily modify and personalize each form, chart, and checklist.
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Monday, October 03, 2011
Daily Field Guide: A Logbook for Home Builders, Second Edition
Organization is the key to any superintendent or project managerÂ’s success. With this revised edition of Daily Field Guide, you can manage the details to keep each job running smoothly and on schedule. Use it to keep accurate records of jobsite activities, to document what happened during the course of construction, and to schedule trade contractors and suppliers. This concise logbook will help you gather and organize the essential information you need to have on the jobsite. Now includes a computer disk, so you can easily modify and personalize each form, chart, and checklist.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Estimating With Excel: Unlocking the Power for Home Builders, 2nd Edition
If you want a simple, step-by-step guide to improve the accuracy and speed of building estimates, Estimating with Microsoft Excel was written for you. Author Jay Christofferson, a recognized expert in computerized estimating, teaches you how to build a fully customized estimating program that addresses your specific estimating needs. Create estimates that are powerful and reliable enough for your most important management decisions. Loaded with detailed instructions—from programming basic formulas to automating Excel to integrate with other software packages— Estimating with Microsoft Excel will show you how to set up an accurate, efficient estimating system. Examples from the text, templates you can use to set up your estimating system, and a demo of EstimatorPRO are included on the CD.Homeowner Manual : A Template for Home Builders 2nd Edition
Use this manual to create your own company homeowner manual that explains your contract documents, policies, procedures, and philosophy. By using the text included on computer disk and following the guidelines provided in the text, you provide your customers with an organized, professional, and easy-to-understand homeowner manual. Covers purchasing, financing, selections, construction, orientation, closing, maintenance and warranties.Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition
Sears, Roebuck and Company's 1910 catalog of home building materials, fixtures, and accessories — from roofing and siding to chandeliers and porcelain bathtubs. Vintage ad copy, specifications, and prices provide a nostalgic look back at the way homes were built at the turn of the last century. An authentic source for restorers of homes today.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Building Green, New Edition: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs (Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative)
The best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction gets an update! It’s refreshed with a completely revised introduction, a bright new cover, and extensive online resource tie-ins. Plus, it’s now printed on recycled paper with agri-based inks, so it’s greener than ever!
This groundbreaking book doesn’t just tell you about ?green” house-building techniques: it actually shows you, with more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details. Readers will get a clear sense of the real world challenges as Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick-frame.
Along with sidebars throughout, there’s a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of building construction, alternative approaches, and designing a beautiful yet environmentally responsible home. Building Green was the first book of its kind?and it remains heads and shoulders above other titles in this field.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Ultimate Guide to House Framing (English and English Edition)
Ultimate Guide to House Framing, 3rd Edition, leads homeowners through the steps of building a structure by means of platform framing, the most popular style of framing in use today. The book also covers the latest in eco-friendly materials as well as green framing techniques. Ultimate Guide to House Framing is the most up-to-date source for framing information. Beginning with background information, the book provides readers with everything they need to know about building, including structural loads and how they interact, sizing lumber, working with tools, and reading blueprints. The book then takes the reader through the framing process-from foundations to floor framing, wall framing, roof framing, sheathing, and more. This expanded and revised edition ends with three project chapters: building stairs, finishing a basement with steel studs, and framing a bay window. Each chapter covers both construction and design information.
Price: $19.95
Building Green, New Edition: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs (Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative)
The best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction gets an update! It’s refreshed with a completely revised introduction, a bright new cover, and extensive online resource tie-ins. Plus, it’s now printed on recycled paper with agri-based inks, so it’s greener than ever!
This groundbreaking book doesn’t just tell you about ?green” house-building techniques: it actually shows you, with more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details. Readers will get a clear sense of the real world challenges as Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick-frame.
Along with sidebars throughout, there’s a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of building construction, alternative approaches, and designing a beautiful yet environmentally responsible home. Building Green was the first book of its kind?and it remains heads and shoulders above other titles in this field.
Price: $35.00
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