(Part 3) Top products from r/Construction

Agreed. Certainly nothing easy about it. And I'm sure if you asked your friend if it was really that easy to turn a single check into a million dollar business, he probably would say it was easy.

I would suggest taking some time and making sure you have a handle on where this is going to go long-term and what it's going to take to get there.

I read a book, Millionaire Fastlane. I actually pulled out his major points and dumped it into a spreadsheet to 'grade' my business. I do it every few months, just to make sure what I'm working on is still in line with my plan. Asks some good questions like how it going to scale, USP's, ability to automate, etc. Good stuff.

The mother of all open-ended questions.

Let's assume you're in Nuuk, Greenland and you're building a custom Yurt in the Qinngorput neighborhood. I can make this assumption since you didn't provide any useful information in your post. Well, you're only choice in Building contractors is Rasmus Rasmussen and I don't think you'll have a lot of room to haggle or get his price down. He's a nice enough guy, if a little gruff, but since he's also the CEO of Greenland Mining Services, as well as the operator of Viking Diving Company, he just doesn't have a lot of time for getting the run-around. As for materials, it's really all about what you brought in; and when the crate will arrive, so the quality is mostly up to you. I could go on about best Yurt building practices, if you're interested?

You could try providing some useful information about the proposed building (climate, soil, lot size, finished house sq. footage, occupancy, etc.) or you could try this or this or this or this or this.

Carpentry, 6th Ed is about as close to a carpenters bible I've ever found. It's a bit pricey but covers pretty much everything you could ever encounter as a carpenter. I read from it daily as part of my go to bed ritual to keep it fresh in my mind.

A lot of the information is presented in freedom units though, so keep that in mind if you are in a metric area. A lot of the information is specific to building in the USA, but I'd imagine the processes are the same or close to the same as other nations.

Can't recommend enough "Francis D.K. Ching - A Visual Dictionary of Architecture : 2nd Edition"

It's an exceptional book that covers a wide variety of very well illustrated, no-nonsense, single sentence descriptions of everything you could think of when it comes to construction & even includes some slang use, I have a searchable eBook copy if anyone's interested (PM me for a Google Drive link) but I would highly recommend supporting the author and purchasing a paperback copy for your own use.

Edit: Here's an example image of a page that specifically mentions fly rafters: https://i.imgur.com/D6le772.png

Every page of the book contains illustrations like this!

read books. You can usually find some good ones at your local libary, and if they don't have some they should be able to help you find some from other libraries you can get on loan. Or, buy them from amazon. I like Fundamentals of Building Construction

get some magazines like This Old House or Family Handyman, or you can get trade specific ones from http://www.freeconstructionmagazines.com/

finally, watch youtube videos

Back when I was in school, we used this one - Residential Framing. It is a pretty good reference with lots of diagrams and tables.

I still have mine and keep it in the office for a reference book.

While I haven't taken nicets, as they aren't accepted in several places. I have taken a few icc's, and twice certified aci. If you still need help, just pm me.

Ninja edit: I strong suggest this for study material Geotechnical Testing, Observation, and Documentation https://www.amazon.com/dp/0784409498/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_8I0yzb0AWF9KK

I would check them out still, you may find something applicable, although that will be issue dependent.

Here is the text book; there should be pictures of the table on contents. Hopefully this is helpful even though it is more residential, terms/materials should be of use.

Like this? https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Electrical-Equipment-Buildings-Grondzik/dp/0470195657

This is what I used for working in plumbing. There are probably versions for the other trades as well. Or, get a textbook about construction in Spanish and work on translating it bit by bit in your spare time.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0442273118/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

Buy this it’s full of UL listed assemblies https://www.amazon.com/Gypsum-Construction-Handbook-USG/dp/1118749847/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=gypsum+book&qid=1564136531&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Also you can get 2 hour rates intumescent paint or use applied fireproofing on the members.

A couple of texts:

Building Construction Illustrated

The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling

Also check out the building code that governs residences in your area. For instance the International Residential Code has a handful of structural details that can form the basis of your own details.

This is what we used at uni:
https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Building-Construction-Materials-Methods/dp/1118138910

I don't think you will find a single book that covers both of those adequately.

FRAMING REFERENCE GUIDES:

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros


LOAD CALCULATIONS:

Carpenter's Calculations Manual

https://www.amazon.com/Labors-Untold-Story-Adventure-Betrayals/dp/0916180018

https://www.amazon.com/Well-Built-House-James-Locke/dp/0395629519

Missed this one. https://www.amazon.com/Asshole-Survival-Guide-People-Treat/dp/1328695913/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=how+to+deal+with+assholes&qid=1551202999&s=gateway&sr=8-1