Builder's Reference Book

Leslie Black

General office information. Measuring data and preliminaries. Basic estimating. The standard method of measurement of building works (SMM6-sixth edition). Structural data. The excavator. Builders' plant and machinery. The concretor. The mason. The bricklayer. The carpenter and joiner. Timber pests and preservation. The roofer. The drainlayer. The plumber. The heating engineer. Insulation. The electrician. The pavior and tiler. The plasterer. The painter. The glazier. Employers' and unions organisations. Government and public organisations. Research and testing organisations. Professional organisations. Trade organisations.