Builder's Guide to Drainage & Retaining Walls

Max Schwartz & Hamid Azizi

ISBN 10: 188989267X / ISBN 13: 9781889892672

Published by Builder's Book, Inc. (edition First Edition), 2007

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 188989267X-7-1

Synopsis:

Builder's Guide to Drainage & Retaining Walls
By Max Schwartz (Author) & Hamid Azizi (Contributing Editor)

Features more than 100 illustrations, plus 100 details!

Establishing adequate drainage is a critical first step in many of today's construction projects. And often, retaining walls must be used to provide a sufficiently level grade. These two topics, then - Drainage and Retaining Walls - necessarily go hand-in-hand, and this unique reference provides a comprehensive introduction to doing both right.

• Rainfall and Runoff
• Roof, Basement and Crawlspace Drainage
• Lot Drainage--including Septic Systems
• Street Drainage
• Grading for Drainage
• Slope Drainage
• The various types of retaining walls
• Estimating concrete walls, etc.
• Concrete and Masonry Retaining Walls
• Modular units and similar types of Retaining Walls: Bin, Crib, etc.

PLUS a full glossary, detailed index, more than 100 new black-and-white illustrations, and 100 sample details.

CD-ROM COMPANION
Included CD-ROM brings you the entire book in Adobe PDF format, for job-site reference and quick word searching. (Printing has been disabled for the book.) A second PDF file on the CD-ROM includes the 100 sample details which you can print out. Requires the FREE Adobe Reader software, available for download from Adobe's web site.

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Builder's Book, Inc.; 1st edition (January 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 188989267X / ISBN-13: 9781889892672

Bibliographic Details

Title: Builder's Guide to Drainage & Retaining Walls
Publisher: Builder's Book, Inc. (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Jon Fish
Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition.