Customer Reviews

Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary, Includes CD-ROM! (RSMeans)

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This book is amazing. Still being in school, it has helped me in my internships. There is only so much you learn in school and this book has everything else. I would recommend it to anyone. A++

This manual does not live up to the hype that the publisher put out. The illustrations are rudimentary and the definitions are shallow. Most of the illustrations have to do with obvious or outdated construction items. This may be a useful manual for people who are starting out in the industry (or history buffs), but definitely not for the seasoned professionals. One more book to gather dust on the shelve...

I wish I had this book when I first started working after school. You will probably never part with it as it is a very good and handy reference book. Sometimes it's very difficult to imagine some new word that's defined with some small definition but at least some words have pictures to aid in the description. Overall still very good.

Everything you may want to know definition of with regard to Construction is here and most likely illustrated so that you know what it actually looks like. If you are in college learning about this stuff this will definitely come in handy for when your in school and when you end up working in the field.

This book has great descriptions and pictures of the terms. It is taylored mostly toward the building industry and less toward transportation and heavy civil, but it still has some terms concerning those in it.

I am a professional in the construction industry and still find this book to be a great help.....