Residential and Light Building Construction: Principles and Practices

Nunnally, S. W.,Nunnally, Joan A.

ISBN 10: 0137751567 / ISBN 13: 9780137751563

Published by Prentice Hall, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Residential and Light Building Construction: Principles and Practices
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137751567
• ISBN 13: 9780137751563
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

INSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Construction is one of the largest industries in the United States, accounting in recent years for about 10 percent of the nation's gross national product and providing employment for over 5 million Americans. Construction is an exciting, dynamic process that often provides high income for workers and contractors. However, its seasonal nature and widely fluctuating volume of work often results in reduced annual income. When combined with the industry's highly competitive nature, these factors often result in a high bankruptcy rate for the industry. In spite of these and other problems, construction provides an exciting career opportunity with many challenges and rewards. This book focuses on the principles and practices of residential and light building construction, and it also provides a sound background for a professional career in construction. The number of construction contractors in the United States has been estimated to exceed 800,000, but some 60 percent