Avoiding the Con in Construction-How to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation & repair

Avoiding the Con in Construction-How to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation & repair Review

Do you want to build a new house or contract for a major repair, renovation or addition? Here's the blueprint that will help ensure that your project is done correctly, on time, and on budget.

Avoiding the Con in Construction is a comprehensive guide that covers the bases of construction contracting in terms that you can understand. You'll learn how to:

*Develop a concise and inclusive Scope of Work that details what, exactly, the contractor will do

*Research the contractor's license and insurance, as well as his or her construction history and personal background

*Recognize proposals and contracts that are one-sided or unfair

In addition, this book explains the permitting and inspection process, and how it benefits you. Pitfalls such as liens, jobsite injuries, and other costly events are explained, as are the methods to avoid them.

Whether you are planning a small repair, remodel, or addition, or construction of a new home, the same contracting procedures and protective guidelines generally apply. With Avoiding the Con in Construction in hand, you can make informed contracting decisions.

Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes

Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes Review

The Log Construction Manual tells you what you need to know to build your own handcrafted log home shell. This is a comprehensive and thorough guide to how to scribe-fit logs to each other, cut notches, and build roof support systems of large, round, naturally-shaped logs.

The Log Construction Manual is packed with information that is available nowhere else — including the Log Selection Rules, Chambers' brilliant and simple method for choosing which log to use next; detailed instructions for building handcrafted log roof trusses; step-by-step directions for laying out sill logs for any design or floor plan; how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches; methods to keep notches and grooves tight over time; allowing for settling and shrinkage of log walls; scribing tips that pro's use; and much more.

Building a House (Mulberry Books)

Building a House (Mulberry Books) Review

A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures we follow each step, and before our eyes a house is built.

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating Review

FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING 3rd edition presents estimating procedures in a clear and precise manner explaining all the procedures of estimating the cost of construction work such as quantity takeoff, pricing of the contractor's work, pricing sub-trade work, pricing site overhead and compiling bid documents. This book offers readers thorough instruction on the principles of construction estimating and the skills to become a professional estimator by using drawings for two complete projects - one residential and one commercial, thereby leading the reader through the complete estimating process which can be used in various trades on many different types of construction projects.

Ultimate Guide to House Framing

Ultimate Guide to House Framing Review

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.

At a Construction Site (Wheels at Work)

At a Construction Site (Wheels at Work) Review

From transcontinental highways to a local construction site, the Wheels at Work series provides a close-up look at the world of hardworking trucks and machines. Emergent readers will appreciate the simple narrative sentences and the vibrant, detailed artwork.

Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction

Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction Review

What it takes to develop, plan and manage a construction project.
This straightforward and readable, yet thorough, textbook focuses on the role of the contractor, taking the reader from start to finish -- from the early development stage through bidding, selection of the contractor, the construction itself, and close-out. A wide range of practical issues are explored, and frequently-asked questions answered:
-- Exactly who the players are in construction and what each one does
-- Why contractors should avoid some jobs, and how they get the right jobs
-- What bidding is, and why the low bid isn't always the best bid
-- Why different types of construction contracts carry different levels of risk
-- The link between the type of contract and how the contractor gets paid
-- Why cost estimates and schedules are keys to project success
-- How a general contractor brings in a job on time and on budget
And much more:
-- Bonds, insurance, and liens
-- Avoiding and resolving disputes
-- Design-build, integrated project delivery and BIM
-- Change orders
-- Getting paid
-- Extensive glossary of construction project management vocabulary
With a complete introduction to Green Building.

Wetland Restoration and Construction - A Technical Guide

Wetland Restoration and Construction - A Technical Guide Review

Wetland Restoration and Construction - A Technical Guide Feature

• Full-color restoration guide - full of photos, detailed drawings and step-by-step instructions

The author reveals practices used to restore over 1,400 wetlands in 18 states and two Canadian provinces, answering questions asked by the thousands of professionals and landowners who have taken the hands-on wetland restoration workshops he instructs across North America. Clear, logical step-by-step instructions explain how to design and establish naturally- appearing and functioning wetlands for wildlife and fish habitat, cleaning run off, recharging groundwater, and preventing flooding. Over 650 detailed color drawings and photographs illustrate highly effective and inexpensive techniques for restoring wetlands. Whether your aim is to help wildlife or to carry out a successful mitigation project this book will expertly guide you through the steps required to build a wetland. Reviews --- "It is a fantastic resource that I can't wait to share with others. This book provides clear explanations of the techniques for successful wetland restoration starting at small scales, but that can be extended to larger projects. With experience building and restoring wetlands spanning decades, Mr. Biebighauser has learned what works and what doesn't. Most importantly, he urges those interested in wetland restoration not to be discouraged by nay-sayers, nor to get too caught up in the semantics of restoration vs. construction, but to get out and build wetlands! Examples of people around the continent doing just that are abundant in this book. It is a valuable companion to Biebighauser's earlier book, and is a must-have resource for anyone wishing to be a practitioner of wetland restoration." Melissa L. Mullins, Environmental Education Specialist, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Baylor University