| Description |
xi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
This comprehensive dictionary features: Straightforward, plain-English explanations covering 4,000 building tools, terms, materials, and techniques, 850 of which are shown in practical, helpful, cross-referenced illustrations; Complete coverage of building, plumbing, electrical wiring, solar heating, hardware, architecture, heating, air conditioning, and more, including everything from archaic and slang expressions to the latest technical information; Dozens of useful charts, tables, and illustrated guides to common abbreviations, lumber, and plywood grades, hardware specifications, construction measurements and formulas; A wealth of reference information; Full cross-referencing and grouping of related terms under a single heading to keep all the information you need accessible and ready to put to work. - Publisher |
| Analysis |
Buildings Construction materials |
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Buildings Construction materials |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Blue Ridge Summit : TAB Books, c1986 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index |
| Subject |
Building materials -- Dictionaries.
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Building -- Dictionaries.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| LC no. |
92015437 |
| ISBN |
0471576565 (alk. paper) |
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0471576573 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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