Carpentry and Joinery - Wood Tools

417 Pages·2008·6.95 MB·English

Carpentry and Joinery
Volume 3
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Carpentry and Joinery
Volume 3
Edition
Brian Porter
LCG, FIOC, Cert Ed
Former Lecturer at Leeds College of Building
and
Christopher Tooke
LCG, FIOC, Cert Ed
Former Lecturer and Programme Manager at
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College,
Chief Examiner for the Institute of Carpenters
AMSTERDAM BOSTON HEIDELBERG LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD
PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO
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First published by Arnold 1986
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Third edition, 2007
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Contents
Foreword by David R Winson ix
Foreword by Christopher Addison x
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
CHAPTER ONE PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS 1
1.1 Small demountable timber-framed structures 1
1.2 Timber-framed dwellings 6
1.3 Timber-framed curtain walls 19
1.4 Timber-framed infill panels 19
CHAPTER TWO EXTERNAL CLADDING 20
2.1 Cladding properties 20
2.2 Timber cladding 20
2.3 Detailing 27
2.4 Timber tiles 28
2.5 Plywood cladding 33
2.6 Surface finishes to timber cladding 35
2.7 Other claddings 36
CHAPTER THREE WINDOWS 39
3.1 Window profiles 39
3.2 Types of windows 42
3.3 Metal casement in wood surround 62
3.4 Glass louvred windows 64
3.5 PVCu (Polyvinyl chloride unplasticised) windows 66
3.6 Fixing window frames 68
3.7 Skylights (roof window) 73
3.8 Glass and glazing 79
3.9 Window boards 85
3.10 Sealants 87
3.11 Protection on site 87
3.12 Window hardware (ironmongery) 89
CHAPTER FOUR DOMESTIC DOORS, FRAMES AND LININGS 96
4.1 Classification (single-leaf door patterns) 96
4.2 Ledged-braced and battened door 99
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4.3 Framed-ledged-braced and battened doors 105
4.4 Stable door 106
4.5 Panelled doors 107
4.6 Flush doors 113
4.7 Louvred doors 117
4.8 Double margin doors 120
4.9 Doors with curved top rail 124
4.10 Fire doors 125
4.11 Door frames 133
4.12 Door linings (often referred to as door ‘casings’) 137
4.13 Door schedule 140
4.14 Door hanging (door types) 141
4.15 Door sets 151
4.16 Domestic sliding interior doors 155
4.17 Storage and protection 156
4.18 Door hardware (ironmongery) 158
CHAPTER FIVE DOMESTIC GARAGE DOORS 180
5.1 Garage door types 180
5.2 Fitting and hanging hinged doors 181
5.3 Hardware 183
5.4 ‘Up-and-over’ single-door systems 186
5.5 Surface finish 189
CHAPTER SIX DOMESTIC GATES 191
6.1 Single personnel-access and garden gates 191
6.2 Domestic vehicle- and personnel-access gates 192
6.3 Gate hanging 194
6.4 Suitable material (for gate construction) 202
CHAPTER SEVEN STAIRS 203
7.1 Terminology 203
7.2 Design 206
7.3 Stair construction 213
7.4 Balustrades 232
7.5 Installation (site fixing) 233
7.6 Apron linings and bulkheads 236
7.7 Protection 237
7.8 Stair calculations 237
CHAPTER EIGHT WOOD WALL TRIMS AND FINISHES 249
8.1 Mouldings (shaped sections) 251
8.2 Architraves 259
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8.3 Skirting boards 269
8.4 Rails around a room 276
8.5 Delft (plate) shelf 280
8.6 Cornice (drop or false cornice) 280
8.7 Infill panel frame 281
8.8 Raking moulds 282
8.9 Detection of services 284
CHAPTER NINE CASING-IN AND WALL PANELLING 286
9.1 Casings 286
9.2 Wall panelling 294
9.3 Fire performance (rate of flame spread) 303
9.4 Bath panelling 303
CHAPTER TEN JOINERY FITMENTS AND PURPOSE – MADE JOINERY 307
10.1 Shelving 308
10.2 Designing fitments 311
10.3 Wood drawers 319
10.4 Drawers made from plastics 325
10.5 Cupboard doors 327
10.6 Kitchen units 334
10.7 Finishes 339
CHAPTER ELEVEN SHORING BUILDINGS 341
11.1 Design 341
11.2 Types of shoring 342
11.3 Safety 350
CHAPTER TWELVE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 351
12.1 General repairs survey 351
12.2 Customer relations 356
12.3 Hand/power tools and equipment 357
12.4 Remedial treatment 362
12.5 Door and window hardware 376
12.6 Making good repaired areas 376
12.7 Health and safety 376
Volumes and Chapters 381
Index 383
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Foreword
by David R Winson, Registrar of the Institute of
Carpenters
As with previous books in this series, anybody having an interest in car-
pentry and joinery, whether they are undertaking basic study, additional
study to prepare for an Institute of Carpenters advanced qualification, or
even purely as a reference work, will find this book an essential and
invaluable addition to their expanding toolkit.
This book, the last in a series of three, completes a superb set of refer-
ence works for carpenters and joiners. It provides the reader with step-
by-step practical advice and sufficient knowledge to reach competency
in a number of areas from prefabricated buildings, through stair con-
struction and on to repairs and maintenance of existing buildings. Its
text is concisely and factually written, the accompanying illustrations
are clearly defined, and where calculations are necessary they are
explained in an easy to understand manner, helping the reader to
quickly come to terms with the subject matter.
Throughout its pages the book gives unequivocal guidance, particularly
in regard to the Building Regulations, Health and Safety and other
equally important regulations, enabling the reader to carry out a wide
range of different work competently but above all else, safely.
It has again been a privilege to be able to review this revised and
updated edition of a much renowned textbook used extensively by those
engaged in teaching the craft of carpentry and joinery. This book, along
with the other two books of the series, has been included in the Institute
of Carpenters’ recommended reading list for nearly two decades and
will continue to be so.
It has been particularly so in the knowledge that the authors, both of
whom I have the privilege of working with, are members of the Institute
with a great many years’ experience, and membership, to call upon.
I wish all readers every success in their chosen careers and I am con-
fident that this book will, like the others in the series, assist greatly in
that success.