Residential Steel Framing Handbook

By Walls & Ceilings Magazine and Robert Scharff

Book Overview

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In-depth coverage of steel framing and information on the newest materials and tools, and the latest details on the code
The steel frame how-to'' for wood-builders
The use of steel in residential construction is hot. So if your expertise lies in conventional wood frame construction, you'll definitely want to pick up the Residential Steel Framing Handbook. Robert Scharff and the editors of Walls & Ceilings Magazine take you step-by-step through each stage of the construction process--from preconstruction preparation to interior finishing--delivering all the in's and out's of building houses with steel. Jam-packed with over 350 illustrations and photographs, it's the perfect on-the-job training manual for you and your crew: sound proofing; insulation; calculating load strength; special tools and equipment; drywall and other interior finishes; building codes and zoning regulations; material specifications and selection; connectors and fasteners; steel floor framing; stell framed roofs; and much more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070572313
• ISBN13: 9780070572317
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Residential Steel Framing Handbook

This book covers the entire gamut of steel framing in one convenient source. It covers the entire residential structure from the first plan through the wall framing to the roof. It has plety of diagrams and photos to enhance the points it attempts to make. The chapters are thorough, but not unnecessarily long. The author has that unique ability to describe the instruction he wants to impart but at the same time the keeps on track. It helps if the reader has an engineering background, but anyone familiar with the process should have little trouble following the step by step instructions. This book won't find its way to a best seller list, but that is not the point of the book. It has important information for those involved in steel construction framing and that audience should benefit greatly from having this book available as a reference.

Good book

I am familiar with commercial metal framing and drywall. I know nothing about residential metal framing. This book helped answer alot of questions I had. I still have not framed a house in metal but if and when I do, I know this book will have made alot of the techniques and materials easier for me to understand and work with.

Well-organized as a reference for Residential Steel Framing

As a Civil Engineer, having to deal with both horizontal and vertical construction, and having to build residential, industrial and commercial buildings, both in Hurricane zones (Dade County, Miami, Florida) and in earth movement areas (Los Angeles Force 4/Richter Scale 9) in California & now in Istanbul, Turkey, this handbook has been particularly usefull when describing Light Gauge Steel Framing to Engineers which are having to cope with the subject for the first time. Would like to know when a new Edition of this Handbook with updated data will be published? Our deep appreciation to Mr. Robert Scharff and the editors of Walls & Ceilings Magazine. Sincerely,Alexandre Byron-Exarcos President & CEO United States Steel Framing Corp.