house construction

Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.

A textbook that provides lessons on the tools, materials, and techniques of the modern residential construction industry, with information about careers available in construction, and units on planning, design, and building codes; reading prints; and energy efficiency.

Presents information on detecting and eliminating household pollutants, poisons, and safety hazards.

Harry Hippo and his friends build a house, step by step from digging a ditch for the pipes to putting in the last joints and plugs.

An illustrated, step-by-step guide to building a house, explaining how to select land, purchase a building site, and develop house plans; and describing each phase of the construction process, from building the foundation to installing trim.

Identifies and explains the materials and steps involved in building a house from foundation to rooftop.