Builder's Essentials: Framing & Rough Carpentry [Paperback]

Scot Simpson (Author), R S Means Company (Author)

Book Description

Series: Means Builder's Essentials | Publication Date: January 2001

An illustrated guide designed for both the novice and experienced carpenter, this book outlines crucial changes in the building codes that occurred in 2000, including the now widely accepted International Building Code (IBC). This book serves as an effective and efficient tool for anyone.

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About the Author

Scot Simpson has over 30 years' experience in residential and commercial construction and has been president of his own construction firm for 22 years. He developed and refined the course of instruction in this book as a method for training his own crews. He has written for numerous publications, and worked with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute to produce a framing video. He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He has framed houses, apartment buildings, hotels, schools, fire stations, shopping centers, and other commercial buildings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: R.S. Means Company; 2 edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876296177
• ISBN-13: 978-0876296172
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,092,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent broad brush, January 22, 2007

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Jim Howard (Federal Way, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Builder's Essentials: Framing & Rough Carpentry (Paperback)

While I found this book to cover virtually every aspect that it purports to cover, it does so from such a removed position, without giving many of the details that I was looking for. Additionally, the author seems to get caught up in subjects - such as efficiency vs hourly rate for productivity - that doesn't lend any details to the subject of the book. The book was supposed to be written for someone putting together a framing crew and presenting techniques which have proven themselves. It seems to do this well, but if you're looking for the details (I wanted a table showing what size headers vs opening width) then it probably isn't really what you want. Also, while he references building codes, there really isn't a good treatment of them - and yes, I recognize that every areas of the country may have different codes. I am a retired electrical engineer that has worked in building design and construction all my career and am currently in the middle of multiple remodels on my house. While an easy read and interesting book, it just didn't give me what I was looking for - I wish I hadn't bought it. I tried to find it in a bookstore so I could browse it before committing to a purchase - one problem with buying over the internet. Maybe I should put it up for resale on here.