If you're managing the jobsite during the day, estimating projects at night, and troubleshooting all weekend long, this book is for you! This new book is a complete resource for implementing the Lead Carpenter System in your company. It's written by Tim Faller, who developed NARI's Certified Lead Carpenter Program. You'll learn how to hire, train, and compensate your lead carpenters, increase production and profits through a lead carpenter program,...

The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the International Code Council.

Leading real-estate author Robert Irwin provides home builders with valuable money-saving tips to building a home from the ground up in Tips & Traps When Building Your Home. Featuring a self-test to determine whether the reader is more suited to hiring it all out or doing some of it alone, this user-friendly guide outlines the perilous traps that often come with building your own home. Irwin helps readers determine whether or not to hire out the entire...