Carpentry and joinery / Brian Porter and Christoper Tooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Brian, 1938-

Contributor:

Tooke, Christopher.

Series:

Carpentry and joinery ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carpentry.

Joinery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carpentry and Joinery 2 is the second in a series of three books, which together provide an authoritative and thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and students working towards an Institute of Carpenters qualification. This book is also ideal for a wide range of amateur and professional woodworkers. Volume 2 builds on the fundamental knowledge introduced in volume 1, by covering more advanced topics and procedures, including machine tools. Essential 'back-up' topics are

Contents:

Carpentry and Joinery; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE SITE SETTING-OUT; 1.1 Linear measurement; 1.2 Straight lines; 1.3 Right angles; 1.4 Angles other than right angles; 1.5 Circles, arcs, and segments; 1.6 Datums; 1.7 Levelling; 1.8 Vertical setting-out; CHAPTER TWO FENCES AND HOARDING; 2.1 Fences; 2.2 Hoarding; 2.3 Signboards; 2.4 Posts; 2.5 Weathering and maintenance; CHAPTER THREE FORMWORK (TEMPORARY WORK); 3.1 Design; 3.2 Pre-cast work (mould boxes); 3.3 In situ formwork (shuttering)

CHAPTER FOUR TURNING PIECES AND ARCHED CENTRES UP TO 1-M SPAN4.1 Methods of setting-out geometric arch shapes; 4.2 Determining the length of radii by calculation to form an arc; 4.3 Turning pieces; 4.4 Centres; 4.5 Centre construction; 4.6 Erecting centres; 4.7 Easing and striking; CHAPTER FIVE GROUND FLOORS; 5.1 Construction of floors; 5.2 Concrete floors incorporating timber; 5.3 Thermal insulation; 5.4 Flooring (decking); 5.5 Skirting board; CHAPTER SIX SINGLE UPPER FLOORS; 6.1 Floor joists; 6.2 Trimming openings; 6.3 Strutting; 6.4 Notching joists; 6.5 Flooring; 6.6 Insulation; 6.7 Safety

CHAPTER SEVEN SINGLE TIMBER FLAT ROOFS7.1 Roof joists; 7.2 Abutment to walls; 7.3 Eaves treatment; 7.4 Verge treatment; 7.5 Roof anchorage; 7.6 Roof decking; 7.7 Stages of construction; 7.8 Thermal insulation; 7.9 Roof coverage; CHAPTER EIGHT ROOFS OF EQUAL PITCH; 8.1 Roof terminology; 8.2 Types of single-pitched roofs; 8.3 Roof geometry; 8.4 Double roof or purlin roof; 8.5 Steel roofing square; 8.6 Trussed roofs; 8.7 Trussed-rafter roofs; 8.8 Roof anchorage; 8.9 Roof openings; 8.10 Thermal insulation and ventilation; 8.11 Eaves details; CHAPTER NINE PARTITIONS (NON-LOAD BEARING)

9.1 Timber stud partitions9.2 Proprietary partitions of panel construction; 9.3 Insulation; 9.4 Protection from fire; CHAPTER TEN SCAFFOLDING; 10.1 Ladders; 10.2 Trestle scaffold; 10.3 Tubular scaffold; 10.4 Ties; 10.5 Access towers; 10.6 System scaffold; 10.7 Inspection of scaffolding; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: London: Arnold, 1991.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-136-42265-X

1-281-00952-0

9786611009526

1-4237-4244-3

0-08-047640-6

9780080476407

OCLC:

437160303