Roofing and Framing can be high-productivity, high-profit areas for the lucky few who've mastered the right skills. To gain roof and frame mastery you need to know professional techniques for quick, efficient ways to frame residential and commercial buildings:
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Let this book make you an accomplished master of irregular pitched roof systems. 68 different pitch combinations of bastard hip roofs at your fingertips. | | Watch and learn! A master framer demonstrates how to build hip, gable, gambrel & shed roofs, valleys, fake valleys and other details. |
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Time and effort saving tricks plus all the solid roof framing information you can expect from a book based on decades of professional roof cutting experience. Covers all roof framing with some new tricks you may not have tried before. Save time and money with this roof framing powerhouse. | | Watch and learn! A master framer demonstrates how to build octagons, roofs on variable plate heights, complex hip and gable roofs, hip to valley extensions, irregular angled rafters & more. |
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Installation, repair and estimating for nearly every type of roof covering available today in residential and commercial structures. The tricks, shortcuts, and estimating formulas that will get you the job, keep your labor and material costs on target, and bring you a healthy profit. | | Watch and learn! A master framer demonstrates How to Build Very Complex Roof Designs on Multiple Plate Heights. |
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Master the complexities of structural design and advanced framing techniques with this hands-on guide for builders and remodelers. The information you need explained in plain English. | | Save 10% when you buy all three volumes of the Art of Roofing DVD series! Click through to the product page for details. |
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Let this book help you gain the skills to qualify as a highly-skilled framer -- a mix of good craftsmanship, structural engineering and solid geometry know-how, and plain common sense. It has large, clear illustrations showing you how to handle difficult framing jobs, as well as practical advice from respected framing pros. | | Shows how to frame any type of roof in common use today, even if you've never framed a roof before. Instead, the author explains how to use an inexpensive hand-held calculator to figure any common, hip, valley or jack rafter length in seconds. Over 400 illustrations. |
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If you'd like to make good money working outdoors as a framer, this is the book for you. Quick, efficient ways to frame residential and commercial buildings. Production line procedures that save you time and help you make more money. | | This manual explains how to handle carpentry that's unique to commercial projects. Covers forming, framing, exteriors, interior finish, cabinet installation and much more. Coverage tables are included to help you estimate quantities. |
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Shows you step-by-step construction details, from the layout of the outer walls, excavation and formwork, to finish carpentry and painting. Contains clear illustrations and explanations. | | Building with steel requires new skills that can present challenges to the wood builder. This new book explains steel framing techniques for homes. |
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This advanced construction math calculator for building professionals has many new and enhanced features to make calculating a breeze! | | This spiral-bound, pocket-sized reference contains practically all the knowledge, tables, and formulas a carpenter needs on-the job. It has many illustrations, conversion charts, and all the information you need on the job and don't want to ask your co-workers for. |
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Computes brick and block quantities for any known wall area and cubic yardage for excavating. Reads like a carpenter's rule and is an invaluable time saver in layout work. Helps in calculating diagonal dimensions. | | Just set the dial and read off the answers. Gives plumb, level, and side cut data plus angle in degrees and minutes for 21 pitch setting. Circular design gives accuracy to 1/16". |
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Inputs from your plans directly into your computer and makes takeoffs almost fun. Stand-alone area takeoff tool calculates areas and volumes, even transfers measurements directly to your National Estimator program. | | This All-In-One take-off tool has 91 architectural, engineering, map & metric blueprint scales, simpler & enhanced features, and even PC interface capability to help you estimate like a pro! Includes Software. |
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