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Details of Building Construction (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Martin, Clarence Augustine

 
9781334235658: Details of Building Construction (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Detailed guidance on how to build and finish woodwork for homes and small public buildings, with practical, scale drawings you can use in real projects.

This book presents a practical view of construction details, mainly in wood, used in domestic architecture and smaller public buildings. It emphasizes real-world methods, careful drawing, and notes that work as a companion to understanding how structural and finishing elements go together. The author explains design is not being dictated, but shown through construction details to help builders and students learn by example. The material reflects historical practice and aims to balance cost, good workmanship, and useful standards, with notes and drawings designed to be read together for clarity.


  • Learn how typical window and door details are drawn, measured, and interpreted for real projects.

  • See how different framing and finishing decisions affect cost and performance.

  • Understand how notes accompany drawings to improve comprehension of the details.

  • Explore a range of practical methods, including some inexpensive approaches that still meet good practice.



Ideal for students of architecture, practicing builders, and DIY enthusiasts seeking solid, book-based guidance on construction details.

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