Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Library, Volume 3

Guides the plumber in the rules and regulations governing the installation of water supply and sewage disposal systems. Foreword vii

Acknowledgements xi

1 Sidewalls and Sideings 1

2 Wall Preparation 47

3 Wood Board Siding 81

4 Plywood Panel and Lap Siding 141

5 Hardboard Panel and Lap Siding 175

6 Wood Shingle and Shake Siding 205

7 Aluminum Siding 243

8 Vinyl Siding 309

9 Siding Finishes 365

10 Refinishing 401

11 Gutters and Downspouts 417

Index

Charles N. McConnell has been a member of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting, Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada for over 60 years and has trained many apprentices to the piping trades. He has supervised and installed gas and oil-fired steam and hot-water heating systems and air conditioning installations at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, and plumbing installations in schools, public buildings, and manufacturing facilities. He has supervised and installed process piping installations. He is the author of Home Plumbing Handbook (Delmar Education), the three volume Plumbers and Pipefitters Library (Macmillan), and other books related to the plumbing and pipefitting trades.