Reading Architectural Plans: For Residential and Commercial Construction - Softcover

Weidhaas, Ernest R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130406384 ISBN 13: 9780130406385

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

Informative, yet concise, this reputable volume helps readers become adept at reading both residential and commercial construction architectural plans. It offers thorough coverage on everything from projections to modular coordination, light framing to window details, and timber construction to trusses, and provides actual photographs of the buildings under construction. Individually shrink-wrapped exercises provide a neat and readily accessible means of applying material in the book. KEY TOPCIS: Topics covered include architectural plans, symbols and dimensions, reading residential floor plans, plot plans and roof framing plans, elevations and sections, reading commercial plans, fire protection, trusses and more. For construction professionals, owners and others interested in reading residential and commercial construction plans.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Presents a general introduction to architectural plan reading followed by more specific sections on residential and commercial plan reading. Individually shrinkwrapped exercises provide applications of the material provided in this text.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130406384
• ISBN 13: 9780130406385
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 56