This text provides a guide to bricklaying for the homeowner, trade apprentice, craftsman and contractor. Over 560 technical drawings and diagrams illustrate technique and how-to. The book includes projects in addition to skills and fundamental processes. Key features of the book include: step-by-step how-to text and illustration; projects with start-to-finish guidance; description of integration of electricity and plumbing in brick construction; solutions and precautions to high-wind concerns in cavity brickwork; tables which calculate how many bricks to a job; coverage of handicap brick design; discussion of engineering properties; explanation of such topics as damp-proofing, repairing and cracking, mortar, window and door cutting, and cleaning brick; and the provision of both English and metric measurements.
By:
Peter Cartwright Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 183mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 513g ISBN:9780071392396 ISBN 10: 0071392394 Pages: 320 Publication Date:16 April 2002 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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