This book contains all the information necessary for framing houses and light commercial buildings. Includes shortcuts to laying out, speed cutting trimmers and plates, rake walls, installing ceiling backing, ceiling joists and truss joists, arches and drop ceilings--all with time-saving techniques. Over 100 on-the-job photos of how to do it right and what can go wrong.

Comprised of articles taken from "Fine Homebuilding" magazine, this new edition of "Finish Carpentry" has been updated and redesigned throughout to provide builders with the very best current information.

Carpentry for commercial work is different. Here you'll find instructions for forming, framing, exteriors, interior finish, and cabinet installation in commercial buildings. How to design and build concrete forms, select lumber dimensions, select and install materials based on their fire rating or sound transmission characteristics. Full of illustrations, charts, and tables, to help you build commercial buildings.

This text is written to meet the needs of students studying for the NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Carpentry and Joinery. Each chapter covers a specific activity such as constructing stairs or windows and includes the selection of produced components.

A detailed and highly illustrated, practical guide to the techniques in first and second-fixing carpentry in domestic construction. The book includes step-by-step illustrations and text to provide the reader with a complete picture of the sequence of work required to carry out each task.