Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.

Briefly describes the steps in building a house.

"An easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures As the construction industry moves to a single set of international building codes, architects and construction professionals need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. This newest addition to Wiley's series of focused guides familiarizes code users with the 2009 International Residential Code(r) (IRC)...

A comprehensive guide to carpentry and construction that details each step in home building with over 1,500 photographs and illustrations on foundations, framing, roofing, windows, wiring, plumbing, solar heating, skylights, fences, sewage systems, and more.

Third-grader Sharonda and her mother help volunteers from their church to build the house that will be their very own.

Simple text and photographs portray the daily routines of construction workers who build houses.