Working with Concrete (For Pros By Pros)

✍ Scribed by Arnold, Rick

Publisher: Taunton Press
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

"Prepare a site for excavation; evaluate soil conditions; lay out footings and foundation walls; use site-made and manufactured forms; install proper reinforcement in footings, walls, and flat work; estimate and order ready-mix concrete; test and evaluate concrete quality before the pour; build walkways, patios, steps, and slabs from start to finish"--Back cover.;Site work -- Concrete basics -- Poured concrete foundations -- Crawl spaces, retaining walls, and other variations -- Waterproofing and insulating foundations -- Flatwork.

✦ Table of Contents

Site work --
Concrete basics --
Poured concrete foundations --
Crawl spaces, retaining walls, and other variations --
Waterproofing and insulating foundations --
Flatwork.

✦ Subjects

Concrete;Concrete construction

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