The Australian House Building Manual 9th Ed + Roof Building Manual Allan Staines

The Australian House Building Manual 9th Ed + Roof Building Manual Allan Staines

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The Australian House Building Manual 9th Edition

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The Roof Building Manual


These classic Allan Staines manuals have become the go to books for Apprentices, Builders, Owner Builders, Renovators and the home handy man in Australia for many years. These new editions brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia

The Australian House Building Manual

The 9th Edition of this popular title A book worth its weight in gold to everyone involved in house building.

This entirely Australian manual is thoroughly researched in co-operation with the Australian Timber, Brick, Concrete and other relevant associations. It is written in Allan Staines usual easy to comprehend style.

It now has over 660 clear and technically accurate drawings covering each stage of construction. The text and drawings correlate well. The manual covers the foundations and carpentry aspect in detail as well as brick veneer, cavity brick and concrete brick systems and weatherboard.

The manual provides current trade practices and hints that help bridge the gap between theory and practice. For these reasons it is an essential class room text.

Over 660 illustrations
-Timber Frame Weatherboard construction
- Brick veneer construction
-Cavity brick construction
-Concrete Block Construction
-Setting out the site
-Foundations and Footings
-Footing and Slab floors
-Timber floor framing
-Truss roof construction
-The installation of fittings such as:Windows, doors, weatherbaords, baths, shower recesses and mouldings
-Wet areas
-Flashings, stair and handrail construction
-Plan reading
-Estimating Quantities
-Termite proofing
-Building in bushfire areas
-Retaining walls
-Adhesives and sealants
-Thin section render
-Safety and more

Roof Building Manual

The new improved and enlarged 5th Edition This easy step by step guide describes roof building in an easy to grasp style with new quick and easy table and bevels essential to all trades persons or owner builders.

This manual is for pitching he conventional cut-ion-sit. This step by step guide is full of easy to follow instructions. An indispensable aid for teaching Apprentices, plus quick and easy to use tables and bevels for all roof pitches from 5 degrees to 75 degrees. Bevels drawn on the page ready to transfer directly to the bevel too. A Builder's dream.

-Roof basics
-Roof designs
-Roofing members and where they fit
-Roofing terms
-The triangle makes it easy
-The Rafter length
-Marking out top plates and ridges
-Marking out rafters
-Cutting out rafters
-Erecting the roof
-Miscellaneous details
-Easy to follow rafter lengths, tables and bevels.


*******  For manufactured truss roof installation use the Australian House Building Manual

Allan Staines is the author of:

The Australian House Building Manual  a Step by Step Guide to House Building

The Australian Renovator's Manual The easy step by step guide to Home Renovations

Owner Builder & Renovator  Step by Step Guide to Building or Extending your Own Home

The Australian Decks & Pergolas Construction Manual

Roof Building Manual  The Easy Step by Step Guide with Tables & Bevels


These manuals have become classic workhorses for Apprentices, Builders and Owner Builders in Australia for many years. These new editions brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia

GTIN: 2000000006772

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