In these collected articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine, professional builders, masons, and engineers show you how to mix and cure concrete for lasting installations, build a concrete or block foundation, avoid the most common mistakes in concrete and masonry, build a foundation on a sloping site, insulate and drain foundations, even in the coldest and wettest climates, make a permanent wood foundation, and work with concrete to build retaining walls and driveways.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By p-tip
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usual good standard and read from the pros for pros books, but this one is actually a lot thicker than the other ones i have which was nice surprise.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A. G. Perham
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What more can I say. The concrete layers bible, simple as that. A must have if contemplating any serious concrete laying project.
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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is an interesting and information book
4 May 1999
By Robert.Heal@au.mensa.org
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Format:Paperback
This book consists of a collection of articles which have appeared in the "Fine Homebuilding" magazine. As such, it covers the topics which the people who wrote the articles chose to discuss, which implies that some topics are covered more than once, while others may not be dealt with at all. There is not necessarily comprehensive coverage of the subject, which a beginner or student of the material may require.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so great....
20 Mar 2001
By Rob Stokes
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Format:Paperback
I purchased this book with the intent on learning about laying my own forms, and pouring footings for a small garage addition. Although there is good information in the book, it is not cohesive, nor does it flow and in fact is quite dis-jointed. I did not learn what I needed to know about form building, but I did learn more than I really needed to know about several other areas of concrete work.
I was really hoping that a "project progression" approach would have been a natural means of writing a book such as this, but I gambled and lost. This book goes on the shelf and I'm poorer for it's purchase.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Variety of concrete methods
19 Jun 2001
By Daniel J Dravis
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Format:Paperback
I bought this book because I'm removing my current driveway and wanted to replace it myself to save labor costs. I did find an article on driveways which was useful to me. I also found several other article of interest becuase I plan on building my own house from the ground up in the future.
As some other reviewers have pointed out, this is not a "project progression" book. There are plenty of others out there, go buy one of them. If you want to find out what's new and innovative in the trade, try this one! I recently went of a "Parade of Homes" in my area (northern Wisconsin) that was supposed to show off homes of the best builders in the area. Was I disappionted!! Only 1 of 16 homes had used any of these new ideas. Nearly every one had a damp/wet basement. People just stick with the same techniques that were used 25+ years ago.
If you are about to build, buy a book like this, get informed and either do it yourself or make your builder, build you a "modern" home.
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