Product Description

Now thousands of construction professionals can turn to the most detailed, reader-friendly information about leading-edge practices and technological advances in the industry.

Each guide the McGraw-Hill Builder's Guide's deliver:
-- indepth, comprehensive information on state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and technologies
-- traditional construction methods
-- practical, profit-boosting advice about marketing, image, and scheduling.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1488010 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .94" h x 6.05" w x 9.04" l, 1.11 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From the Back Cover
The most comprehensive professional guide to floors and floor coverings on the market today With the help of this easy-to-use guide, you can dramatically improve your flloring installation skills, expand your business potential, and generate higher profits than you ever thought possible! Filled with instructive case studies, Builder's Guide to Fllors takes your step by step through all aspects of flooring and its role in homebuilding projects by providing information on hardwood, tile, carpet, and other types of floors. The book offers you complete details on: Cutting-edge flloring products and installation procedures; Methods for job preparation, site inspection, and site measurement; Toxic waste disposal and other important health considerations; Building codes specifications relating to flooring. You'll also get lots of expert advice on enhancing the business side of your flooring operations. Including are tips on marketing... cost-saving measures... estimating guidelines for improved subcontracting... descriptions of higher-endproducts... and techniques for up-selling customers. It's all here in one complete reference-the technical expertise, product information, and business savvy you need to run a successful flooring enterprise!