STEM Press Number: MR51

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Publisher: SIM International, Inc.

Description: With little doubt, this handy, nearly exhaustive book is the “bible” of any and all overseas-related mission construction projects. Complete with helpful drawings and simulating (but not complex) illustrations, this hard-cover handbook is an immense work drawn from multiple years of building experience in some of the most challenging construction situations in the world — well-organized through the author’s formal academic training in construction management. The author’s desire is that we build “well enough so that our work will last for eternity … we are working in construction as members of the body of Christ … to affect the lives and hearts of people in response to Christ’s Great Commission.”

Covered in this book:
• Preparing for the Work (site, plot, permits, estimating, scheduling, etc.)
• Foundations (soil conditions, layout, prepping for concrete, termite protection, etc.)
• Concrete Floors on Grade
• Masonry Construction (block, brick, mud, mortar, plaster, scaffolding)
• Fireplaces and Chimneys (designing, framing, flashing)
• Reinforced Concrete (floor systems, beams, columns, forms, etc.)
• Wood Construction (beam, floor, ceiling, & wall framing; stairs)
• Roofs (trusses, rafters, hips, dormers, corrugated iron, fiber cement, etc.)
• Doors and Windows (flush, frames, headers, concrete/iron lintels, arches, etc.)
• Cabinetry
• Electricity (terminology, safety, switches)
• Plumbing (toilets, sinks, wells, cisterns, tanks, solar heaters)
• Septic Systems
• Tile Work and Painting
• Conversion Tables / Formulas / Index

Author Warren Daniels holds a B.S. in Construction Management from John Brown University and also serves as the Construction Manager for SIM International. 216 pages, hardcover.