Building Construction Book

[horsegoer]

Anyone aware of a book out there that describe the process involved in constructing a new construction building? Thanks.

[oldsparky52]

What type of building? What type of construction? What do you hope to learn?

[PaulMmn]

Two magazines to check out: Fine Homebuilding and Journal of Light Construction. Both are aimed at building homes, garages, and other stuff that (usually) doesn't require steelworkers.

[wwhitney]

Anyone aware of a book out there that describe the process involved in constructing a new construction building? Thanks.

For houses, and for a how-to manual, I'm a fan of:

Robert Roskind
Building Your Own House (Vol 1) (Exteriors)
Building Your Own House (Vol 2) (Interiors)

Cheers, Wayne

[horsegoer]

What type of building? What type of construction? What do you hope to learn?

Commercial multistory building. The process of how it's built...what trades installed first etc.

[horsegoer]

Thanks Paul & W.

[growler]

Commercial multistory building. The process of how it's built...what trades installed first etc.

I think it's a closely guarded secret that's been handed down by word of mouth since the building of the tower of babble.

[PaulMmn]

1. Dig a big hole in the ground....
2. Figure out how to get the steamshovel out!

[myspark]

Growler says:

. . .closely guided secret. . . .

...............

There's a:

1. Babble

2. Babbel

and then, there's a

3. Babel

Which one is it?

[growler]

Growler says:

. . .closely guided secret. . . .

...............

There's a:

1. Babble

2. Babbel

and then, there's a

3. Babel

Which one is it?

Sorry for my incorrect spelling of babel.

The humorous idea that I was wishing to convey is that things are still done the same as when they built the "Tower of Babel" . I'm referring to the last part of the story where no one has any idea of what anyone else is doing (saying).