Concrete Construction Books

Concrete Construction Books

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Concrete At Home Published by: Taunton Press ISBN: 1-56158-682-X 216 Pages, 9 x 11, Shipping Weight: 2.04 lbs. Build artistic custom concrete floors, cabinets, countertops, sinks, dividers, fireplaces, mantlepieces and more. In the pages of this 216-page, four-color book you?ll find hundreds of ideas for ways to use concrete on the job. You?ll learn how to custom design, pour, finish, and seal one-of-a-kind custom interior and exterior floors. Includes information on admixtures, crack control, custom finishes, self-leveling compounds, and reinforcement techniques. Shows how to apply inlays, linework, and stamps and finishes to concrete floors. Explains how to create custom concrete countertops and sinks. Illustrates the fundamentals of concrete wall design, including innovative uses for concrete block, applying color and texture on walls, using ties, rebar, and forms for walls. How to design, form and place mantlepieces and fireplace surrounds, and how to design, form and pour water pieces, columns, and more from concrete. $32.00	Concrete Countertops Published by: Craftsman Book Company ISBN: 1-56158-484-3 202 Pages, 9 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.25 lbs. Become a Concrete Countertop Expert. At last, a complete how-to instruction manual on creating countertops from one of the most versatile building materials available. Here you’ll find step-by-step instructions for making concrete countertops, from planning, building the mold, mixing and pouring the concrete, to curing, grinding, finishing, polishing, and finally installing the finished countertop and backsplash. You’ll even learn a potential side business of maintaining concrete countertops. You won’t believe the over 300 full-color photos showing custom counters using combinations of concrete and granite, wood, and brass as well as colored, stamped, and stained concrete. Even concrete counters with special effects and embedded objects. Combine these imaginative ideas with the practical step-by-step instructions in this book and you should be able to start constructing your own concrete countertops in short time. $29.95	Concrete Countertops DVD Watch a master of concrete countertops show you how to form, pour, and finish concrete countertops before your eyes. This video shows how to master the art of making custom concrete countertops that your customers will cherish for a lifetime. Every detail is covered from measuring, forming, mixing, pouring, and vibrating to fill voids, to finishing techniques for the final look you desire. You'll find sources for specialized countertop forms, dyes, and aggregate you can use in every concrete countertop job. Full of tips, helpful hints, and step-by-step instructions you won't find anywhere else. 110 minutes. $19.95
Masonry & Concrete Construction Revised Published by: Craftsman Book Company ISBN: 1-57218-044-7 304 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.80 lbs. This is the revised edition of the popular manual, with updated information on everything from on-site preplanning and layout through the construction of footings, foundations, walls, fireplaces and chimneys. There’s an added appendix on safety regulations, with all the applicable OSHA sections pulled together into one handy condensed reference. There’s new information on concrete, masonry and seismic reinforcement. Plus improved estimating techniques to help you win more construction bids. The emphasis is on integrating new techniques and improved materials with the tried-and-true methods. Includes information on cement and mortar types, mixes, coloring agents and additives, and suggestions on when, where and how to use them; calculating footing and foundation loads, with tables and formulas to use as references; forming materials and forming systems; pouring and reinforcing concrete slabs and flatwork; block and brick wall construction, including seismic requirements; crack control, masonry veneer construction, brick floors and pavements, including design considerations and materials; and cleaning, painting and repairing all types of masonry. $32.75	Concrete Manual Free Shipping on this item! Published by: ICBO ISBN: 1-58001-501-8 340 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.75 lbs. Filled with illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, this essential Code resource covers every aspect of concrete from the Code’s point of view. Shows how to pour, how to affect strength, how to affect durability, how to avoid cracks and blemishes, types of aggregates, types of sealants, formwork requirements, proportioning the concrete mixture, how to test and control concrete, slabs on ground, finish and curing, precast and prestressed concrete, steel reinforcing, and special concrete techniques. Includes a FREE CD-ROM for searching text and copying images. Published by ICBO $72.95	Bob Harris's Guide to Stained Concrete Interior Floors Published by: The Concrete Network ISBN: 0-9747737-0-0 98 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.15 lbs. Learn how to turn concrete slabs into works of art your customers will cherish, and in return, reward you with a lifetime of repeat business. This new book shows you concrete design options available today, how to estimate costs of different techniques and compare those costs to other floor covering options such as carpet, wood floors, tile, or marble. Find out how to sell your services, write a contract for floor staining, then keep notes and records so you can repeat your performance. Large color photos show how to correct problem floors, test your stain before beginning, apply dyes, grouts and sealers, and specialty techniques. Full of charts, helpful hints and step-by-step instructions. $35.00
Bob Harris Guide to Stamped Concrete Published by: The Concrete Network ISBN: 0-9747737-1-9 142 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs. Become a concrete stamping expert with the practical tips in this book. Here you’ll find hundreds of ideas and sources for stamping designs. You’ll learn of site conditions affecting stamped concrete and how to avoid problems. Shows everything from preparing the subgrade to erecting forms, installing reinforcement, and placing the concrete. Gives different methods of stamping concrete, coloring stamped concrete, applying color hardener, release agents, installing expansion joints, and special techniques for finishing and sealing the concrete, Shows how to improve the durability of stamped concrete, and how to fix minor flaws. Explains how to write a fair contract for the work you perform and how to determine what to charge your customers for the finished job. $45.00	Bob Harris Guide to Concrete Overlays & Toppings Published by: The Concrete Network ISBN: 0-9747737-2-7 134 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs. Become an expert in concrete overlay and topping. Learn from this practical instruction manual how to rejuvenate concrete floors, driveways, exterior flatwork, and even wall surfaces. Offer your customers beautiful alternatives to costly removal and replacement of old concrete. Here you’ll find detailed application techniques for concrete on different surfaces, and how to select the most appropriate resurfacing system for each project. You’ll learn how to estimate materials, prep and prepare surfaces, repair cracks, and test for moisture-vapor transmission. Step-by-step instructions are included for obtaining different finishes – including the use of stamping mats, stencils, spray-downs, micro-topping, scoring techniques, working with gelled acid, polishing, and applying stains, dyes, tints, and even selecting and applying the right sealer. Shows how to set up a mixing station and gives estimated curing times for many overlay jobs. Provides proven marketing tips to get your overlay and topping business going. Includes Websites and addresses of manufacturers offering overlay and coating products. $45.00	Concrete & Formwork Published by: Craftsman Book Company ISBN: 0-910460-03-5 176 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 0.94 lbs. This practical manual has all the information you need to select and pour the right mix for the job, lay out the structure, choose the right form materials, design and build the forms, and finish and cure the concrete, Nearly 100 pages of step-by-step instructions show how to construct and erect most types of site-fabricated wood forms used in residential concrete construction. $17.75
Builder's Guide to Stucco Lath & Plaster Published by: Builder's Book Inc. ISBN: 1889892726 284 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.48 lbs. Stucco is a durable, low-maintenance exterior surface widely used on homes throughout the world. This practical manual covers every aspect of stucco design, construction and repair. You’ll find techniques for attaching stucco to wood frames, steel frames, sheathed material, or masonry. Includes step-by-step instructions on how to install flashing, corner beads, casing beads, control joints, weather-resistant barriers, exterior insulation systems, and one-coat stucco systems. Shows the recommended method for mixing and applying stucco, both manually and by machine, and illustrates techniques for producing different textures and for creating decorative plaster work such as implants and molds. Explains how to estimate labor and material costs for stucco, as well as equipment rental fees. Also includes practical instructions for stucco maintenance and repair. COMPANION CD-ROM - The book includes a CD-ROM with the complete text in Adobe PDF format, for jobsite reference and quick word search. (There is no print feature on the CD-ROM.) $47.95	Builder's Guide to Drainage & Retaining Walls Published by: Builder's Book Inc. ISBN: 188989267X 294 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.56 lbs. Creating an adequate drainage system is the critical first step in most construction projects. Retaining walls are integral to the design plan, when used to achieve level grade. These two topics are interrelated, and this book provides a complete introduction to doing both right. Here you’ll find the data you need on average rainfall and runoff requirements so you can figure gutters, downspouts and roof drainage, and install appropriate waterproofing and dampproofing in basements and crawlspaces. The book gives details for determining slope drainage, doing the grading, complying with street drainage requirements, and dealing with lots with septic systems. Many types of retaining wall are covered, including modular unit walls, bin and crib walls, and more. Also provides tables for estimating concrete quantities for both poured-in-place and masonry and concrete walls. Includes detailed recommendations for retaining walls in most of the situations you’re likely to encounter. Includes a CD-ROM that brings you the entire book in an Adobe PDF file, for jobsite reference and quick word search. (This file has no print capability.) A second PDF file includes 100 sample details you can print and carry along on jobs. $57.95	2008 National Concrete & Masonry Estimator Published by: Craftsman Book Company ISBN: 978-1-57218-188-5 665 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 3.38 lbs. Current labor and material prices for thousands of concrete and masonry jobs and specialty items. Don’t waste hours working up a material list for every job you bid. Instead, use this manual to develop quick, accurate cost estimates. Do the material take-off only when you have the contract. Provides manhours, recommended crew, and gives the labor cost for installation. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates. Revised annually. Included with National Estimator CD-ROM: Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2008 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2008. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required. $54.95