Buildings & Construction Books


The Home Depot Outdoor Projects 1-2-3 (Home Depot ... 1-2-3) Best Price: $4.76 My husband is a carpenter and very good with working on things in the home. He needed a little...	Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction (8th Edition) Best Price: $62.36 I bought this book for the General Contractor exam. It is also an excellent reference book for...	A Guide to Dry Stone Walling Best Price: $25.21 I give Andy Radford's book five stars, because now that I'm actually finished with months of off...	Schaum's Outline of Reinforced Concrete Design Best Price: $10.64 Wow!!! Schaum's and Noel Everard really missed the boat on this one! I really wish engineers...	RSMeans Electrical Cost Data 2008 (Means Electrical Cost Data) Best Price: $70.00



Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a Day Best Price: $17.53 I am the owner of a medium sized heavy civil construction company. I have attended many...	Cost Analysis and Estimating for Engineering and Management Best Price: $114.40 The author of the book goes over the top in derivation in his calculations. It's almost as if...	The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice Best Price: $247.20 I purchased this to study for the CDT exam. It is very complete, but reads (as you'd expect)...	Construction Spanish (en ingl?s y espa?ol) Best Price: $5.00 This was just what we were looking for. The only suggestion is that it be published in a...	Complete Deck Book Best Price: $6.96 I'm a german landscaper. We need more good stuff like this in our country to make better gardens...



Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual, Fifth Edition (Estimator's Man-Hour Library) Best Price: $92.34 I have used this book since the first addition and give it out to all new engineers coming into...	Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach (5th Edition) Best Price: $78.96 This book is full of errors. The publisher will do great service to the engineering profession...	Earthship: Systems and Components vol. 2 Best Price: $24.92 Michael Reynolds definately walks the walk. I first heard of Earthships several years ago, but...	Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; a Handbook Best Price: $42.81 Excellent book, everything you wished to know about construction, it's there explained, in...	Bricklaying Best Price: $13.78 I have done quite a bit of tile work and am not a foreigner to trowel trades. When I decided to...

Builder's Essentials: Plan Reading & Material Takeoff Best Price: $21.88 i did not know anything about building materials before and now i am an expert (well almost)	Modern Cabinetmaking Best Price: $60.00 I have nearly always gone to school, but for the past several years I've rather lost my sense of...	DEWALT Construction Estimating Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference Series) Best Price: $12.57 This is a very handy and fairly comprehensive estimating guidebook. It does not delve into a lot...	Sunset Building Barbecues & Outdoor Kitchens Best Price: $4.95 I wish someone would realize that we all don't want our entire yard taken up with an outdoor...	Construction Forms and Contracts Best Price: $27.56 One reviewer wrote that the form's are simplistic, he was nice they are useless, I thought i...

Total Construction Project Management Best Price: $49.99 Yes, it's the better Construction Project Management Book I have ever read, and I can say that...	The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries Best Price: $12.61 I think this is a very fine book. Mark Lehner is an excellent Egyptologist and is well renown...	Builder's Guide To Swimming Pool Construction Best Price: $47.00 This is a great book and we are in Massachusetts not California. I don't know what the other...	Code Check Building: A Field Guide to the Building Codes Best Price: $6.46 Excellent knowledge base for the DIY and pro. This series of books will show you everything you...	Building Code Reference: Based on the 2006 International Residential Code (Dewalt Trade Reference Series) Best Price: $16.93 The ultimate code reference for construction is here. Using the 2006 International Building Code...

How to Design and Build Your Own House Best Price: $16.50 This book gives you an insight into the complexities of building your own house. Organization...	Building Tips & Techniques (For Pros by Pros) Best Price: $5.00 I like the books in this series, as they frequently give information missing in other how-to...	Smart Business for Contractors: A Guide to Money and the Law (For Pros By Pros) Best Price: $1.63 I'm giving this book 3 stars because its cover is misleading. The majority of the book is about...	Civil Engineering Materials (2nd Edition) Best Price: $77.95 This is a good book that provides a simple reference for civil engineering students. You...	Materials for Civil and Highway Engineers (4th Edition) Best Price: $112.33 This book covers the basic concepts of civil and highway engineering materials, including...

Facade Construction Manual (Construction Manuals (englisch)) Best Price: $91.35 excellent reference manual as all the books from the DETAIL series,... very recommended	Builder's Essentials Estimating Building Costs: For The Residential & Light Commercial Contractor (Builder's Essentials) Best Price: $18.55 I learned a lot from the book and have passed it on to my son to do the same. He says it's A-OK.	Building Porches and Decks (For Pros by Pros) Best Price: $4.95 taunton press does such a great job w/ their publications and this is a very helpful and easy to...	Construction Contracting: Business and Legal Principles (2nd Edition) Best Price: $87.63 I was terribly disappointed in this book. I teach construction law at a community college and...	Cordwood Building: The State of the Art (Natural Building Series) Best Price: $16.31 This book doesn't tell you everything that you need to know about the subject but it gives you a...

Reinforced Concrete, ACI 318-05 Update Edition (5th Edition) Best Price: $59.99 Overall, the book is good based on the content and depth of material provided. I bought this...	The Classic Hewn-Log House: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building and Restoring Best Price: $11.37 I have several books on how to build a log cabin and I must say that this is my favorite. Why?...	Time-Saver Standards Site Construction Details Manual Best Price: $44.80 This is a great book that I use all the time in my design work. It's organized really well...	Masonry: Beyond the Light Best Price: $12.95 How many books do you buy and read and buy and read, just to find that one book which will make...	Land Development, 10th Edition Best Price: $43.14 Land developers know that success hinges on knowledge, planning, and experience. Whether you are...

Carpentry Best Price: $70.40 This book was the required text for a workshop at North Bennet Street School in Boston. I needed...	Energy Efficiency Manual: for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, designs and builds, is interested in energy conservation and the environment (Energy Efficiency Manual) Best Price: $156.76 A more than 8 pounds book will not make you an expert in energy efficiency.It is especially true...	Construction Specifications Writing: Principles and Procedures Best Price: $56.90 I have found this text to be highly useful in explaining the purpose and content of...	Building a Recording Studio Best Price: $30.00 This is the first and the best in a very long series of books concerning recording studio...	Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual Best Price: $6.02 Great book that I take every were I Go. One that no welder should be with out.

How to Plan, Contract and Build Your Own Home Best Price: $15.98 This book gives excellent strategic advice. It is not a tactical manual on how to build a house...	Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Home Best Price: $19.76 this book was very informative, and had mulitple plans with all kinds of potential additions. ...	Maker's Notebook Best Price: $11.57 It's a good notebook. Not sure how often I'll use the diagrams in the back, but I had visions of...	2008 National Earthwork & Heavy Equipment Estimator Best Price: $35.91 Construction projects by their very nature are complex, expensive, and fundamentally necessary...	Construction And Culture: A Built Environment Best Price: $51.84 This Mulligan and Knutson book is one of a kind. It was very informative and unique. I would...

Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures (Construction Operations Manual of Policies & Procedures) Best Price: $61.98 I am running a construction company and my basic mindset is functional business development. I...	Steel-Frame House Construction Best Price: $23.00 Im a jouneryman commerical carpenter of 20 yrs.(metal stud framer),but never done residential...	Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings Best Price: $75.09 This book is the bible of structural engineering of tall buildings. Every designer should read...	Plumber's licensing Study Guide (Plumber's Licensing Study Guide) Best Price: $21.76 This book won't be used till winter so can't review at this time. Thank you Should be able...	Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and Details Best Price: $71.82 This book is not the in depth resource that it claims to be. Salmon and Johnson's Steel...

Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Building Type Basics) Best Price: $37.86 This book is a quality overview covering most facets of long term care facility development. As...	DEWALT Spanish/English Construction Dictionary: Illustrated Edition (Dewalt Trade Reference Series) Best Price: $12.54 I bought this for my last job Austin Habitat for Humanity(TX)because of bilingual issues when...	Exercises in Building Construction: Forty-Five Homework and Laboratory Assignments to Accompany Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Best Price: $24.66 Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides a fully revised, user-friendly...	Art of Natural Building Best Price: $15.00 Build your green home using one of the many different styles presented in this book. Make your...	Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners and Automatic Controls Best Price: $8.99 Book covers much more than I anticipated. Should answer all questions a do it yourselfer might...

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