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Please browse the categories and also the individual items below.
Each category contains valuable reference manuals for a wide variety of skills:
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 | Starting Business and/or Specializing What you need to know about starting your new contracting business, branching off into a lucrative specialty, or expanding to the next level. View Titles

|  | Residential Construction These titles have the information you'll need for general building and residential work. View Titles

|  |  | Construction Management The vital information you need to run your business smoothly. Managing by trial and error is risky and unnecessary - get the proper skillset to succeed and grow. View Titles

|  | Commercial Construction These manuals have the specific knowledge and techniques used by commercial construction pros. View Titles

|  |  | Blueprints, Drafting, and Engineering Everything from how to draw complete plans for a one-story house to understanding basic engineering to deciphering electrical maps. View Titles

|  | Heavy Construction Guides The specific knowledge and techniques required for Excavation, Grading, Estimating and more. View Titles

|  |  | Kitchens, Baths, and Cabinets The places that most define a home are the kitchen and bath. Learn how to create the fine craftmanship required by these focal areas and build a lucrative specialization. View Titles

|  | Gadgets & Calculators Compute, calculate, measure, takeoff and scale with these high-tech and low-tech gadgets: iPhotoMeasure, Scale Master II, Ultra Scale Master Pro, E-Z Square, Dial-A-Length Rafterrule, ElectriCalc Pro Calculator, Construction Master Pro Calculator.
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|  |  | DVDs Watch and Learn as experts show you step-by-step how they work their magic.

|  | Estimators Find up-to-date costs for every kind of estimating job: general, building, electrical, plumbing, repair,
renovation, insurance, etc.
The National specialized line has versatile how-to estimating manuals and industrial strength
software to make estimating a snap.
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|  |  | Public Works Public Works specific books and manuals. Operational and technical information, detailed drawings, cross sections, design criteria, and dimensions & cost estimating.

|  | ADA Guidelines All buildings must comply with the American with Disabilities Act. These resources will provide you with the vital information and technical assistance you need. View Titles

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