Working Alone Tips and Techniques for Solo Building

162 Pages·1999·11 MB·English

by  John Carroll

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Acknowledgments
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IN2T RODUUION
CHAPTE1R
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ReplacaiH negl peHra'nsd s
7
Thep rinccihpaalll eonfwg oersk ianlgo ne
Thrweaey tsoo verctohmceeh allenges
CHAPTE2R
118 9
MasonWroyr k
21
Workiwnigtm ho rtar
32
Layionugatf oundation
33
Squaruipsn mga plrlo jects
Settuipns gc affolding
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3736
FlooarnsdW alls
41
Framfilnogo rs
43
Buildwianlgl s
Erectwianlgl s
CHAPTE4R
5587
Stick-RBouoiflst
68
Layionugtt h reo of
Buildtihrneog o f
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77 78
TheS hell
82
Framnionngb eawrailnlgs
88
Finisthhieena gv aensrd a kes
90
Instawlilnidnoagwn sdd o ors
93
Shingtlhireno go f
Instawloloisdni gd ing
CH6A PTER
9989
TheI nterior
103
Hangidnrgy wall
103
Workionndg o ors
110
Runntirnigm
110
Hangiwnaglc la binets
Squaruipan l ga rtgiell aey out
CH7A PTER
1171 18
Decks
135
Outssitdreu cture
139
Insjiodies ts
Finsatle ps
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14214 1
LimitaotfiW oonrsk iAnlgo ne
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Jobfsom ro rteh aonn e
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Facitnhgwe o rkdaalyo ne
RE1S4O9U RCES
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Introduction
Yetw,h itlheae d vantoafbg eeisn g
ablteow orakl oanreee a styos ee,
thtee chnitqhueeemlssv aersse e l­
Thei defaot rh is gbroeoowuk ot f
domo bovuiTsh.e y sometimes
ac asuraelm aSrekv.e yreaalar gso
requtiorotelh say tou n'roaetc cus­
It ooakb reoanka j otboc hawti th
tometdou sianngtd,h eoyf ten
thheo emown"eYruo.k no,wh"e
requyiortueo a lttehrpea ce and
remar"kiertde',as il nltye rteos ting
thsee queynocueu' rseet dof ollow­
watycohwu o rIk'.m fasbcyi nated
inTgh.ef atcth atth etseec hniques
thwea yy omua natgohe o lbdo ards
areinm'mte diaaptpealryheo nwt­,
anmda kmee asurebmyye onutrs­
evedro,e sn'tr inmleeyca etnsh asta
selIf'n.de" v geirv iemtnu ch
theyd'iirfcefu tlodt o T.y ipca,l ly
thougbhuItth , a db,yt hatti me,
theoyn lrye quai rdei ffwearyoe fn t
develaof paeidcr olmyp rseihveen
approachwionrgIk w .yr oouttrhe i s
systfeowmro rkailnogn e.
bootkop rovtihdadeti fferweanyt
ofl ookicnogm maobtnu ilding
Thissy stienmv oall voetst ooofl s
problems.
antde chnitqhuaaetrns eo cto m­
mono nb uilsdiitnaegnsa d r e
Thibso oikes s sieanlatcl oym pila­
rardeilsyc uisns ebdao nomdka sg ­
tioonft htee chniIvq'edu eevse l­
azianret iTchleemssee. t homdasy
opeidnm yy eaorfws o rkailnogn e.
beu nusbuuatl atrhveee yrv ya lu­
Theo rganiozfta htceih oanp ters
able. aBbeltieodn ocg o mmon
folltohwsesc hedoufalt ey pical
building chorleeis f alone makes
residentiparljo ebcbutuit,tlh dei ng
easfioearrl k li nodfbs u ielrds-not
discuisnsso ictoo nm prevhebe yn si
j"ussw.etl f -emcpolnotyreadc tors.
. anmye anIsyf.o un'reewt ot his
ekee nw da rn"oc rasdn o a proj-
kinodfw oruks,te h bioso iknc on­
ecwti thloiuntui pnn ge ighobro rs
juncwtiitoahgn o obda sgiuci de
in-lParweossf.s ibounialld ers can
(rIe commseenvdea rtta hlee n d of
keewpo rkwihnegn sooram lel
thbioso kIs)nt.e oafsde t p-by-step
oft hcer eiws Oorut th.ec ya n
instrufcoatrs i poienfcspi rcjo ect,
leatvhece r eowno ne ajnotdba ke
Is inogultteh otsaes tkhsaa trd ei f­
caroefa s matlalso kna noetrh­
fictuodl ota lotnhee,Ine xplain
withdoruatg gailnoagnh ge l.p er
howIa pproach tbhyo se tasks
Even wahlhelan n adrspe r esent,
myselfo.f t Mhtoees cth niIq ues
builcdaesnra svt ei med obiyn g
descarrifeba ei eralstyyou nder­
litttalsaekl so rnaet thhearin n volv­
staanndad c compbluistso hm,e
inags ecocnrdem we mber.
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