Dictionary of Building

Both the building professional and the do-it-yourself enthusiast should find this dictionary useful. Its entries range from foundations and footings to the fixing of tiles on a roof, bricklaying, joinery, platering, lightweight concrete work, and the fixing of doors and windows, with a host of other processes, tools and materials. It includes a list of conversion factors from metric to imperial units and also American terms. This edition contains a number of new entries on causes of building failure, new construction materials and information on do-it-yourself.