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| THE POCKET SIZE CARPENTER'S HELPER, 3RD ED. |
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| Table of Contents |
A - FOUNDATIONS
1 - Concrete 8
2 - Concrete Formulas 8
3 - Estimating Volume . 8
4 - Sand-Volume to Weight Conversions 9
5 - Water-Volume to Weight Conversions 9
6 - Mortar Formulas 9
7 - Estimating Number of 8” x 8” x 16” Blocks 9
8 - Foundation Footings 10
9-Slab on Grade 11
10-Safe Loads bySoil Type 11
11 - Depth of Footing by Minimum Temperature 12
12 - Pier Spacing Under Slab 12
B - LOADS
1 - Design Loads (Live) - Floors and Ceilings 14
2 - Roof Loads (Live) 15
3 - Approximate Weights of Building Materials ... 15
4 - Computing Loads on Solid Wood Girders . 15, 16
5 - Computing Maximum Safe Loads (Uniformly
Distributed Weight) on Any Joist, Girder or Beam
5.1 - Definitions of Terms 16, 17
5.2 - Base Design Values for Visually
Graded Dimension Lumber 18-21
5.3 - Adjustment Factors for Base
Design Values 21, 22
5.4 - Formulas and Instructions for Computing
Maximum Loads (Uniformly Distributed
Weight) on Joists, Girders or
Beams 22, 23
5.5 - Other Helpful Formulas 24
6 - Safe Loads on Steel Columns 24
7 - Safe Loads on Wood Columns 25
8 - Computing Loads on Columns 25
9 - Max. Spans for Built-Up Wood Center
Girders 26,27
C - WOOD
1 - Wood Classification 29
2 - Moisture, Shrinkage and Distortion 29
3 - Dealing with Warped Lumber 31, 32
4 - Board Measure 32
5 - Visual Grading of Lumber 33
6 - Lumber Grades 33, 34
7 - Design Values 34
SPAN TABLES FOR JOISTS
FJ-1 Floor Joists, 40# Live Load 35 - 37
FJ-2 Floor Joists, 30# Live Load 38 - 40
FJ-3 Floor Joists, 60# Live Load 41 - 43
CJ-1 Ceiling Joists, 20# Live Load 44 - 46
SPAN TABLES FOR RAFTERS
RR-1 Rafters, 20# Live Load 47 - 49
RR-2 Rafters, 30# Live Load 50 - 52
RR-3 Rafters, 40# Live Load 53 - 55
RR-4 Rafters, 50# Live Load 56 - 58
D - PLYWOOD
1 - Plywood 60
2 - Typical Grade Trademarks 60, 61
3-VeneerGrades 61,62
4 - Types of Plywood with Typical Uses 62, 63
5 - Reconstituted Wood Panels w/Typical Uses.. 63
E - FRAMING
1 - Estimating Joists, Studs and Rafters 65
2 - Maximum Stud Spacing 65
3 - Rough Openings . 65
4 - Maximum Spans for Headers 66-68
5 - Notching & Drilling Framing 68
6 - Roof Terms 69, 70
7 - Converting Inches to Decimals of a Foot .... 70
8 - Computing Rafter Lengths and Angles . . .70 - 72
9 - Rafter Formulas 73
10 - Nail Schedule for Framing 74
Plywood and Wood Structural Panels 75
F - ROOFING
1 - Roofing Materials
Lowest Permissible Slope 77
2 - Asphalt Shingles 77
3 - Asphalt Shingles on Slopes
Between 2 in 12 and 4 in 12 77
4 - Eastern White Cedar Shingle Grades 78
5 - Red Cedar Shingle Grades 78, 79
6 - Wood Shingle Installation 79
7 - Wood Shingle Maximum
Weather Exposures 79
8 - Wood Shakes 80
9 - Wood Shake Installation 80
10 - Wood Shake Maximum
Weather Exposures 80, 81
11 - Valley Flashing on Wood
Shingles or Shake Roof 81
G - SIDING
1 - Siding Installation and Attachment 83
2 - Wood Shingles and Shakes 84
3 - Wood Shingle and Shake Maximum
Weather Exposures on Exterior Walls 84
H - INSULATION AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY
1 - Thermal Terms 86
2 - Design Temperature . 86
3 - Calculation Heat Loss per Hour
with “R” Value 87
4 - Calculating Heat Loss per Hour
with “U” Value 87
5 - “R”Values for Common Building Materials ... 87
6 - “R” Values for Common
Insulating Materials 88
7 - “R” Values of Windows 88
J - DRYWALL
1 - Types of Drywall or Gypsum Board 90
2 - Drywall Fasteners 90
3 - Drywall Framing 90, 91
K - INTERIOR FINISH
1 - Doors: Typical Dimensions 93
2 - Interior Design Dimensions 93, 94
3 - Stair Formulas 94, 95
4 - Stair Calculations 96
5 - Hardwood Flooring: Sizes, Nailing
and Bd. Ft. per Sq. Ft 97
6 - Wheel Chair Ramps 97
7 - Wheelchair Maneuvering Clearances
at Doorways 98
L - NAILS & FASTENERS
1 - Nail Types 100
2 - Metals Used in Nails and Their Purpose 101
3 - Finishes on Nails 101
4 - Selecting Proper Nail Length 101
5 - Nail Sizes and Number per Pound 102
6 - Metals Used in Screws 102
7 - Wood Screws Common Head Types 103
8 - Screw Lengths and Available
Gauge Numbers 103
9 - Screw Diameters and Drills to Use 104
M - CUTTING TOOLS
1 - Common Saw Blades 106
2 - Sharpening Angles for Drills, Planes, Chisels . 107
N - BLUEPRINTS
1 - Electrical Symbols 109, 110
2 - Plumbing and Piping Symbols 111
3- Heating Symbols 112
4 - Some Blueprint Abbreviations 113
5 - Surveyor’s Conversion Chart 114
O - APPENDIX
1 - Measures
a - Linear Measure 116
b - Square Measure 116
c-Cubic Measure 116
d - Weight Measure 117
e - Circular Measure 117
2- Metric System 117
a - Metric Linear Measure 118
b - Metric Square Measure 118
c - Metric Cubic Measure 118
d - Metric Weight Measure 119
3 - Metric to English Conversions 119
4 - English to Metric Conversions 120
5 - Useful Formulas 120
6 - Decimal Equivalents - Fractions of an Inch .. 121
7 - Trigonometric Formulas 122
8 - Trig Functions 123 - 126
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| About the Author(s) |
| Robert F. Bailey has been involved in the building trades for close to 40 years. He has worked as a draftsman, designer, carpenter and general contractor. He has served on the local Planning Board and has been certified by the state of Maine in Land Use Law and Shoreland Zoning.
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