The Pocket Size Carpenter's Helper

Published by: Linden Publishing ISBN: 978-193350219-9 128 Pages, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2, Shipping Weight: 0.18 lbs.

 

DESCRIPTION

This spiral-bound reference is small enough to fit in your shirt pocket! It contains most of the tables and formulas a carpenter needs on the job.

Get immediate help calculating concrete mixes, estimating block and the depth of footings, safe loads for different types of lumber, and loading for steel and wood columns. You’ll find span tables for rafters and joists, and even more data identifying various lumber grades. Explains most roofing and siding requirements. Gives formulas to calculate heat loss and determine R-values for most building materials. Also contains stair tread and wheelchair ramp formulas.

You’ll find illustrations, conversion charts, and all the other information you’re likely to need on the job.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A - FOUNDATIONS
1 - Concrete, 8
2 - Concrete Formulas, 8
3 - Estimating Volume, 8
4 - Sand-Volume to Weight Conversions, 9
5 - Water-Volume to Weight Conversion, 9
6 - Mortar Formulas, 9
7 - Estimating Number of 8" x 8" x 16" Blocks, 9
8 - Foundation Footings, 10
9 - Slab on Grade, 11
10 - Safe Loads by Soil Type, 11
11 - Depth of Footing by Minimum Temperature, 12
12 - Pier Spacing Under Slab, 12

B - LOADS
1 - Design Loads (Live) - Floors and Ceilings, 14
2 - Roof Loads (Live), 15
3 - Approximate Weights of Building Materials, 15
4 - Computing Loads on Solid Wood Girders, 15, 16
5 - Computing Maximum Safe Loads (Uniformly , Distributed Weight) on Any Joist, Girder or Beam
5.1 - Definitions of Terms 16, 17
5.2 - Base Design Values for Visually Graded Dimension Lumber, 18-21
5.3 - Adjustment Factors for Base Design Values, 21, 22
5.4 - Formulas and Instructions for Computing Maximum Loads (Uniformly Distributed Weight)
on Joists, Girders or Beams, 22, 23
5.5 - Other Helpful Formulas, 24

6 - Safe Loads on Steel Columns, 24
7 - Safe Loads on Wood Columns, 25
8 - Computing Loads on Columns, 25
9 - Max. Spans for Built-Up Wood Center Girders, 26,27

C -WOOD
1 - Wood Classification, 29
2 - Moisture, Shrinkage and Distortion, 29
3 - Dealing with Warped Lumber, 31, 32
4 - Board Measure, 32
5 - Visual Grading of Lumber, 33
6 - Lumber Grades, 33, 34
7 - Design Values, 34
SPAN TABLES FOR JOISTS
FJ-1 Floor Joists, 40# Live Load, 35-37
FJ-2 Floor Joists, 30# Live Load, 38-40
FJ-3 Floor Joists, 60# Live Load, 41-43
CJ-1 Ceiling Joists, 20# Live Load, 44-46
SPAN TABLES FOR RAFTERS
RR-1 Rafters, 20# Live Load, 47-49
RR-2 Rafters, 30# Live Load, 50-52
RR-3 Rafters, 40# Live Load, 53-55
RR-4 Rafters, 50# Live Load, 56-58

D- PLYWOOD
1 - Plywood, 60
2 - Typical Grade Trademarks, 60, 61
3 - Veneer Grades, 61, 62
4 - Types of Plywood with Typical Uses, 62, 63
5 - Reconstituted Wood Panels w/Typical Uses, 63

E - FRAMING
1 - Estimating Joists, Studs and Rafters, 65
2 - Maximum Stud Spacing, 65
3 - Rough Openings, 65
4 - Maximum Spans for Headers, 66-68
5 - Notching & Drilling Framing, 68
6 - Roof Terms, 69,70
7 - Converting Inches to Decimals of a Foot, 70
8 - Computing Rafter Lengths and Angles, 70 - 72
9 - Rafter Formulas, 73
10 - Nail Schedule for Framing Plywood and Wood Structural Panels, 75

F - ROOFING
1 - Roofing Materials Lowest Permissible Slope 77
2 - Asphalt Shingles, 77
3 - Asphalt Shingles on Slopes Between 2 in 12 and 4 in 12, 77
4 - Eastern White Cedar Shingle Grades, 78
5 - Red Cedar Shingle Grades, 78, 79
6 - Wood Shingle Installation, 79
7 - Wood Shingle Maximum Weather Exposures, 79
8 - Wood Shakes, 80
9 - Wood Shake Installation, 80
10 - Wood Shake Maximum Weather Exposures, 80,81
11 - Valley Flashing on Wood Shingles or Shake Roof, 81

G - SIDING
1 - Siding Installation and Attachment, 83
2 - Wood Shingles and Shakes, 84
3 - Wood Shingle and Shake Maximum Weather Exposures on Exterior Walls, 84

H - INSULATION AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY
1 - Thermal Terms, 86
2 - Design Temperature, 86
3 - Calculation Heat Loss per Hour with "R" Value, 87
4 - Calculating Heat Loss per Hour with "U" Value, 87
5 - "R" Values for Common Building Materials, 87
6 - "R" Values for Common Insulating Materials, 88
7 - "R" Values of Windows, 88

J - DRYWALL
1 - Types of Drywall or Gypsum Board, 90
2 - Drywall Fasteners, 90
3 - Drywall Framing, 90, 91

K - INTERIOR FINISH
1 - Doors: Typical Dimensions, 93
2 - Interior Design Dimensions, 93, 94
3 - Stair Formulas, 94, 95
4 - Stair Calculations, 96
5 - Hardwood Flooring: Sizes, Nailing and Bd. Ft. per Sq. Ft., 97
6 - Wheel Chair Ramps, 97
7 - Wheelchair Maneuvering Clearances at Doorways, 98

L - NAILS & FASTENERS
1 - Nail Types, 100
2 - Metals Used in Nails and Their Purpose, 101
3 - Finishes on Nails, 101
4 - Selecting Proper Nail Length, 101
5 - Nail Sizes and Number per Pound, 102
6 - Metals Used in Screws, 102
7 - Wood Screws Common Head Types, 103
8 - Screw Lengths and Available Gauge Numbers, 103
9 - Screw Diameters and Drills to Use, 104

M - CUTTING TOOLS
1 - Common Saw Blades, 106
2 - Sharpening Angles for Drills, Planes, Chisels, 107

N - BLUEPRINTS
1 - Electrical Symbols, 109, 110
2 - Plumbing and Piping Symbols, 111
3 - Heating Symbols, 112
4 - Some Blueprint Abbreviations, 113
5 - Surveyor's Conversion Chart, 114

0 - APPENDIX
1 - Measures
a - Linear Measure, 116
b - Square Measure, 116
c - Cubic Measure, 116
d - Weight Measure, 117
e - Circular Measure, 117
2 - Metric System, 117
a - Metric Linear Measure, 118
b - Metric Square Measure, 118
c - Metric Cubic Measure, 118
d - Metric Weight Measure, 119
3 - Metric to English Conversions, 119
4 - English to Metric Conversions, 120
5 - Useful Formulas, 120
6 - Decimal Equivalents - Fractions of an Inch, 121
7 - Trigonometric Formulas, 122
8 - Trig Functions, 123 - 126

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