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The tried-and-true Gypsum Construction Handbook is a systematic guide to selecting and using gypsum drywall, veneer plaster, tile backers, ceilings, and conventional plaster building materials. A widely respected training text for aspiring architects and engineers, the book provides detailed product information and efficient installation methodology. The Seventh Edition features updates in gypsum products, including ultralight panels, glass-mat panels, paperfaced plastic bead, and ultralightweight joint compound, and modern specialty acoustical and ceiling product guidelines. This comprehensive reference also incorporates the latest in sustainable products.
The best one-volume reference in the construction industry for drywall, veneer plaster, conventional plaster, cement board, framing, finishing, decorating, and acoustical ceilings. The Gypsum Construction Handbook also features information on tools and safety practices, and contains a glossary of construction terms and a list of agencies and associations. A comprehensive index directs you to the specific piece of information you are looking for.
From the editors of Wall & Ceilings magazine, a hands-on reference to all technical aspects of the drywall industry, including how to stay up-to-date, save time, and avoid mistakes.
Gypsum is chemically known as calcium sulfate dihydrate and it contains calcium and sulfur, which is bound to oxygen and water. Gypsum is an abundant mineral and takes various forms including alabaster, which is a material, used in decoration and construction. This is a non-toxic mineral and it can be helpful to humans, animals, plant life, and the environment. The majority of gypsum produced is used to manufacture gypsum board or building plasters and it is used in many other ways. Gypsum products are used in dentistry, medicine, homes, and industry. In homes, gypsum plaster is used to make walls; in industry, it is used to make molds. Three types of gypsum products are plaster, stone, and high-strength or improved stone. The Gypsum and the Gypsum products are used for construction purposes. It is also used in industry for making pottery, moulds etc. It is used by orthopedics to make plaster casts and helps the dentist for the cast preparation, models and dies, impression material, investment material, mounting of Casts, as a mold material for processing of complete dentures etc. The global gypsum board market size is anticipated to exhibit a CAGR of 11.9% in terms of revenue. Increasing utilization of gypsum boards in decorative and partitioning applications in residential constructions is anticipated to drive the market. The demand for gypsum boards is driven by the residential sector, where the product is widely used in multi-family constructions for room partitioning. Durability and lightweight coupled with easy handling of the product are some of the factors anticipated to propel the demand. The major contents of the book are Mining, Processing, Transportation, Handling & Storage, Gypsum Board, Plaster of Paris for gypsum, Plant Layout, Process Flow Chart and Diagram, Plant & Machinery Suppliers and Photographs of Machineries. This book is one-stop guide to one of the fastest growing sector of the Gypsum and Gypsum based Products, where opportunities abound for manufacturers, retailers, and entrepreneurs. This is the only complete handbook on gypsum and gypsum based Products. It serves up a feast of how-to information, from concept to purchasing equipment.
With this new book you'll quickly learn, step-by-step, the basic methods (and some valuable tricks of the trade) to master high-speed metal stud framing in commercial construction. If you're an experienced wood framer, you already have many of the skills you'll need. This manual, written by a framer who runs work for one of the largest metal stud contractors in the country, tells you just about everything you need to know to transfer those skills to metal stud framing in commercial buildings.
This book provides in-depth coverage of steel framing, discussing the advantages and thoroughly explaining the techniques. Valuable features include reference charts that outline standards and materials costs, information on the newest materials and tools, and the latest details on the code-exceeding aspects of steel framing.
"Provides manufacturers, designers and users of gypsum linings with requirements for the application and finishing of such linings in residential and commercial construction applications. This Standard provides a reference for the building industry and specifiers, and a basic Standard for adoption in contracts." - standards.govt.nz
Here you'll find full page schematics and details that show how steel is connected in just about all residential framing work. You won't find lengthy explanations here on how to run your business, or even how to do the work. What you will find are over 150 easy-to-read, full-page details on how to construct steel-framed floors, roofs, interior and exterior walls, bridging, blocking, and reinforcing for all residential construction.
The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.
The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"