The Complete Visual Guide to Building A House - By John Carroll and Chuck Lockhart

If the idea of building your own home with your own hands sounds positively exhilarating, The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House will show you how.
This step-by-step course in residential carpentry takes a unique visual approach to instruction, with 1,200 full-color drawings of every step in the building process—from laying a foundation through installing the finishing touch on a newel post. Combining the expertise of builder John Carroll and the engaging drawings of illustrator Chuck Lockhart, this guide is just that: complete. DIYers will quickly learn how to frame floors, walls, ceilings, and roofs; install windows, exterior doors,
siding, wall and floor coverings, trim and cabinets; hang doors; builds stairs;
and much more.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (March 18, 2014)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• File Type: Pdf
  
• File Size: 28 MB