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Stair Builders Handbook
by T.W. Love

 Stair Builders Handbook

Contents

How to Use This Book, 3-5

Abbreviations and Symbols, 6

Craft Codes and Crews, 7-9

Residential Division Labor Cost, 10

Adjusting Labor Costs, 11

Area Modification Factors, 12-15

Credits and Acknowledgments, 16

Residential Division, 17-247
  • Adhesives, 17
  • Basement doors, 22
  • Building permit fees, 27
  • Cabinets, kitchen, 27
  • Carpentry, rule of thumb, 29
  • Carpentry, assemblies, 30
  • Carpentry, piecework rates, 33
  • Carpentry, detailed breakdown, 35
  • Carpentry, finish work, 45
  • Ceilings, suspended, 5
  • Concrete work, 60
  • Decking, 70
  • Demolition, 71
  • Doors, jambs, frames, and trim, 77
  • Electrical work, subcontract, 90
  • Elevators and lifts, subcontract, 93
  • Excavation and backfill, 95
  • Fences, 100
  • Fire sprinkler systems, 104
  • Flooring, 106
  • Framing connectors, 114
  • Garage doors, 119
  • Glass, glazing, 120
  • Gutters and downspouts, 121
  • Gypsum drywall and accessories, 122
  • Hardware, 124
  • Heating and cooling, 127
  • Insulation, 131
  • Insurance and bonding, 134
  • Landscaping, 136
  • Lighting fixtures, 141
  • Lumber and plywood, 143
  • Markup (Overhead and Profit), 154
  • Masonry, 155
  • Mouldings, 166
  • Paint removal, lead based, 174
  • Paints, coatings, and supplies, 175
  • Paneling, 182
  • Paving, 183
  • Plastering, 184
  • Plumbing fixtures and equipment, 185
  • Plumbing and heating piping, 189
  • Roofing, 200
  • Sheet metal, 209
  • Siding, 216
  • Skylights, 222
  • Stairs, 225
  • Steel studding framing systems, 228
  • Taxes, 230
  • Tile, 231
  • Wallcoverings, 234
  • Windows, 236
Construction Economics Division, 247

Industrial & Commercial Division Labor Cost, 249

Industrial & Commercial Division, 250-538

General Requirements 1, 250-268
  • Markup & overhead, 250
  • Equipment rental rates, 260
  • Waste disposal, 268
Site Work 2, 269-323
  • Site clearing and demolition, 269
  • Excavation and grading, 277
  • Pile foundations, 286
  • Utility piping and accessories, 291
  • Paving and walkways, 303
Concrete 3, 324-354
  • Formwork, 325
  • Concrete placing, 335
  • Tilt-up, 345
Masonry 4, 354-362
  • Wall assemblies, 354
Metals 5, 362-370
  • Pre-engineered steel buildings, 362
  • Structural steel, 366
Wood and Plastic 6, 371-377
  • Rough carpentry, 371
  • Panelized roof systems, 373
Thermal & Moisture Protection 7, 378-390
  • Insulation, 378
  • Roofing, 380
  • Fireproofing, 387
Doors and Windows 8, 390-399
  • Doors and frames, 391
  • Glazing , 398
Finishes 9, 399-414
  • Steel studding (framing systems), 401
  • Gypsum wallboard (drywall), 402
  • Decontamination and surface preparation, 410
  • Painting, 411
Specialties 10, 414-426

Equipment 11, 426-436

Furnishings 12, 437-439

Special Construction 13, 439-445
  • Access for the disabled (ADA), 439
Conveying Systems 14, 445-448

Mechanical 15, 448-489
  • Black steel pipe, 448
  • Pipe insulation, 469
  • Plumbing assemblies, 476
  • Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, 483
  • Hydronic heating, 485
 Free shipping with AContractorsLicense.com Electrical 16, 489-538
  • Underground duct and conduit, 489
  • Wire and cable, 506
  • Outlets & junction boxes, 510
  • Motors and motor connections, 515
  • Lighting fixtures, 526
  • Computer network cabling systems, 536
The National Estimator Quick Start, 539-558

Index, 559
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