Plan Reading and Material Takeoff: Builder's Essentials

by Wayne J. Del Pico

A Complete Resource for Residential and Light Commercial Contractors -- based on the latest construction materials and methods. Learn how to: Each chapter covers a major construction division, such as concrete, masonry and carpentry -- and uses plans, details and tables to illustrate plan reading and takeoff procedures. A checklist for each material division helps ensure that nothing is left out of your takeoff. Includes a complete set of residential plans from Home Planners, Inc., the nation's leading provider of home plans. With a detailed material takeoff, from site work to electrical. With over 160 illustrations, including commercial construction details.

Genres: Reference

448 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994