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Great book and I would recomend it for anyone interested in learning about survaying. The book informed me of many thing I was not aware of when survaying is being done. It covers from basic to advanced material.
May be fine for the novice home improvement crowd. Much of the information and processes in the book I would consider outdated or too inaccurate for commercial use. I was a bit dissapointed in this book. Being in the building trades I was hoping to get a couple of good tips or techniques i hadn't come across.
Read it again a few years later.Saying this book is outdated is like saying the Pythagorean theorem is outdated. The point of this book is to understand the fundamentals so you can be effective, efficient and flexible at any project you are a part of. Stop reading these reviews and buy this book right now. Some of the techniques in this book are centuries old and some are tricks developed by builders of the 20th century. It is geared toward home building and carpentry but anyone in construction would benefit from it, even if you use a laser theodolite. It is indispensable. Once you get it, read it.
Different techniques, good practice. If you are a carpenter then you must know how to layout correctly. Learn to layout. Really just a good reference book.
John Carroll makes the reader think about accuracy when approaching any building project. Unlike other American DIY books, that pretend the metric system does not exist, Carroll covers imperial for the home market and metric conversions for the rest of the world.
The book is a must for anyone who needs important tips on construction methods. This factor, and his humble writing style and experience as a craftsman, will make this book an international best seller for anybody who will pick up a saw, rafter gauge,or masonary hammer.
This is a well written book, in plain language. He shows many examples of how simple miscalculations can result in costly errors.
In conclusion this excellent book makes you think and visualize what you want to achieve before you start the job. It will help any amateur considering building, or constructing brick, or wooden structures, or extensions.
He provides many simple easy-to-understand methods on how and what, to measure.
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