MODERN PLASTER RESIDENCE AT HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS

George W. Maher, Architect, Chicago

Carpentry

and

Contracting

A Practical Reference Work on

CARPENTRY, BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTRACTING, SPECIFICATIONS,
ESTIMATING, BUILDING LAWS AND CODE, UNDERWRiters' require-
MENTS, HEATING, VENTILATION, PIPE FITTING, PLUMBING,
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING, BLUEPRINT READING, ETC.

Prepared by a Staff of

ARCHITECTS, CARPENTERS, CONTRACTORS, AND BUILDING EXPERTS OF THE
HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDING

Illustrated with over Fifteen Hundred Illustrations

FIVE VOLUMES

AMERICAN TECHNICAL SOCIETY

CHICAGO

1919