Blueprint Reading for Construction

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Part I focuses on basics of blueprint reading, and Part II covers residential blueprint reading, examining all phases on construction of a home. Chapter topics include surveying, site improvement, and electrical systems, with a plan for one particular home. Part III, on commercial blueprint reading, gives insight into legal issues and multiparty relationships of nonresidential construction. Topics for this section include legal documents and contracts, the project manual, and differences in planning and constructing office complexes and manufacturing facilities. Contains reference appendices, a glossary, and a review of mathematics, as well as chapter self-tests. Includes b&w photos and schematics, and a set of separate large-scale illustrations reproduced from architectural drawings for the residential example in the text. Spiral wire binding. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Book Description
Based on the author's extensive practical experience in construction as a crew member in the field as well as a contractor and professional estimator, this book covers the whole spectrum of construction blueprint reading—from what a blueprint is to how to make use of a set of plans. Features an abundance of schematics and blueprints, a complete construction plans for a residence, a mathematics review, and appendices on Construction Abbreviations, Reference Tables, and Bid Documents. Blueprint Reading Fundamentals. The Survey. Off-Sites and Site Improvements. Foundations and Below-Grade Construction (On-Site). The Structure (On-Site). Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical. The Legal Documents. Commercial Plans and the Project Manual. Off-Sites and Site Improvements. On-Sites—The Office. Sites—Manufacturing/Warehouse. For anyone working in the construction trades.

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Based on the author's extensive practical experience in construction as a crew member in the field as well as a contractor and professional estimator, this book covers the whole spectrum of construction blueprint reading—from what a blueprint is to how to make use of a set of plans. Features an abundance of schematics and blueprints, a complete construction plans for a residence, a mathematics review, and appendices on Construction Abbreviations, Reference Tables, and Bid Documents. Blueprint Reading Fundamentals. The Survey. Off-Sites and Site Improvements. Foundations and Below-Grade Construction (On-Site). The Structure (On-Site). Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical. The Legal Documents. Commercial Plans and the Project Manual. Off-Sites and Site Improvements. On-Sites—The Office. Sites—Manufacturing/Warehouse. For anyone working in the construction trades.


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Part I focuses on basics of blueprint reading, and Part II covers residential blueprint reading, examining all phases on construction of a home. Chapter topics include surveying, site improvement, and electrical systems, with a plan for one particular home. Part III, on commercial blueprint reading, gives insight into legal issues and multiparty relationships of nonresidential construction. Topics for this section include legal documents and contracts, the project manual, and differences in planning and constructing office complexes and manufacturing facilities. Contains reference appendices, a glossary, and a review of mathematics, as well as chapter self-tests. Includes b&w photos and schematics, and a set of separate large-scale illustrations reproduced from architectural drawings for the residential example in the text. Spiral wire binding. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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