9th Edition
The Australian House Building Manual — 9th Edition
See how a house comes together.
Move from knowing the names to understanding the methods. Allan Staines’ step-by-step house-building guide brings construction into focus through over 660 illustrations.
Edition
9th Edition
Author / publisher
Allan Staines · Pinedale Press
$78.09
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01 / The overview
Connect the drawing to the building method.
House building is easier to understand when you can see how its parts fit together. This manual explores new and traditional materials and methods, with illustrated guidance for learners and people working across residential construction.
Allan Staines' step-by-step guide to house building, now with over 660 illustrations. Covers brick veneer, timber frame, cavity brick and concrete block construction, with new and traditional materials and methods. Written for builders, apprentices, architects, designers, quantity surveyors, teaching institutions and owner builders. Published by Pinedale Press.
02 / Inside the book
Knowledge you can keep coming back to.
Four construction approaches
Explore brick veneer, timber frame, cavity brick and concrete block construction.
Illustrated, step-by-step learning
Over 660 illustrations support the guide’s explanation of house-building methods.
Materials and methods in context
Develop your understanding of new and traditional approaches to residential construction.
03 / Who it’s for
For the work.
And the learning behind it.
Use this manual alongside current codes, project specifications and professional advice. It does not replace a qualification or the approvals required for building work.
Builders, apprentices and owner builders
Architects and building designers
Quantity surveyors and construction educators
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