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Working Alone [Hardcover]

John Carroll (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Carpenters will be enthusiastic about both these new efforts. Together they make a complete package for anyone interested in building. Spence has produced a hefty textbook-style guide to carpentry that covers the entire process of building from planning through finishing. The scope is impressiveA704 pages and 2300 black-and-white photographs and drawings, building codes, foundations, framing, doors and windows, exterior finishing, cabinet construction, and tools. Newer techniques, such as steel framing and popular trends, like post-and-beam construction, are covered in separate sections. The comprehensive safety section is outstanding. Many of the processes are way beyond the comfort zone of the average do-it-yourselfer; however, there is something here for everyone, beginner to expert. Most do-it-yourselfers have encountered jobs where they could have used three or four hands; Carroll, a solo homebuilder, has come to their rescue with a slim volume that shows many of the tricks he uses to safely and efficiently complete work on his own. Readers who have completed projects will be suprised at how much easier their projects would have been had they known Carroll's techniques. Using straightforward text and line-drawings, he shares a variety of tips and labor-saving techniques for masonry, framing, siding installation, measuring, and hanging drywall. He shows how to cope with problems such as the collapse of the overextended tape measure. There really isn't anything else like this book on the market. Spence's title will get greater use in the library because it is a more general reference title; but both are excellent and will appeal to both do-it-yourselfers and professionals. Recommended for larger public library collections.AJonathan N. Hershey, Akron-Summit Cty. P.L., Akron, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The pros are right., Mar 9 2004
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Michael S Daly (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Working Alone (Hardcover)
While I don't do so at the moment, I have made a living as a contractor. This book may be great for a novice but if you're a pro and don't know most of this stuff already maybe you should find someone to apprentice to...

I did learn one or two things, but this book is no where near the tome of magic answers some of the reviews imply it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Speaking as a novice..., Feb 7 2004
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This review is from: Working Alone (Hardcover)
this book was extremely helpful to me in building a detached room for my son. The book was recommended from a website about building small houses, so I reserved it through our library. Having read the book, I found the tips and explanations for framing rafters provided clarification for the sketchy instructions from the 5 other books we have about building outbuildings. Perhaps using clamps and homemade jigs to support work is a given for a professional, but it was an eye-opener for me! I did extensive renovation on my historical house, but had help from friends to do it. Building this room from the ground up mostly alone is a different matter. I wish we had this book when we were trying to square the foundation. I am now ordering the book for myself, as the library wants their own book back!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Thing Well Done, Aug 13 2002
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This book is marvelously well illustrated and the text is very lucid and conversational. I think there is not a wasted sentence in the entire book. Clear explanations throughout. Interestingly, the last 8 pages deal with the limitations, when the author recommends NOT working alone, and he explains his reasons completely and convincingly. Throughout the book, he explains not only how but why, in terms of relating his experience.
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