Vapor retarder, 107
Vehicle, 45
Veneer wood cost, 191
Ventilation, 221–223
Vermiculite, 179
Video camera, 51
Vinyl
base, 209
flooring, 227
windows, 186
Visualize, 6
Volume equations, 244
W
Waferboard, 154–155, 162
Wa g e
average, 59
bare hourly, 57
burdened hourly, 57–59
operators, 61
prevailing, 56
Wagons, 67
Walks, 79, 93
stone masonry, 128
Wa l l
base, 209
concrete, 109, 111
curtain, 187
framing, 156–164
insulation, 202
openings in, 157, 159
panels precast, 115
parapet, 132
productivity rates, 189
sections, 30, 93
sheathing, 162–163
ties masonry, 122, 130, 132
ties stone masonry, 129
wood corners, 157
wood intersections, 157–158
workup sheet, 164
Wallboard, 200
specifications, 200–201
Warranty period, 15
Wa t e r, 4 3
closet, 218
conditions, 81
control, 49
cooler, 218
drinking, 46
heater, 218
line, 50
resistance, 176
table, 88, 94
temporary, 24
truck, 45
Waterproofing, 175, 227
integral method, 176
labor productivity, 176
metallic method, 177
painting method, 177
specifications, 176
subcontractor, 176
Waterstop, 108
Weather, 1, 3
adverse, 54
bad, 64
conditions, 28, 54, 85,
128, 136, 226, 182
Weatherstripping,
189–190, 194
Weep holes, 122, 126
masonry, 131
tile, 128
Welded wire mesh, 100, 102
Welding
metal deck, 143
precast, 117
steel, 136
Wetwall, 203–205
accessories, 207
checklist, 207
specifications, 196, 205
subcontractor, 205
Wheelbarrows, 85, 87, 134
Wide flange beam, 136
Wind, 54
Window, 186–195, 227
accessories, 189
aluminum, 187
custom-made, 186
flashing, 190
grills, 189
hardware, 189
labor productivity, 187
metal panels, 189
plastic laminate panel, 189
precast concrete panel, 189
screen, 186, 189
shop drawings, 186
sill, 186, 189, 227
stock, 186
stone veneer panel, 189
stool, 189
subcontractor, 188–189
treatments, 227
vinyl, 186
wood, 186
WinEst, 2, 39–41, 246–250
Winter construction, 46
Wire
mesh, 105, 116–117
shelves, 227
Wiring electrical, 214–215
Wood, 145–174
base, 169
beam, 146
engineered, 146, 172
ceilings, 164–166
chair rail, 169
checklist, 173
cornices, 169decking, 172–173
decks laminated, 173
doors, 190–191, 227
fascia, 169
floor
bridging, 154
decking, 154
joist, 146, 148–150
sheathing, 154–155
specifications, 154
flooring, 207
protection of, 46
forms, 112
framing, 179
furring, 198–199
girder, 146
headers, 156, 160–163
I-joist, 148
joist, 179, 196
ceiling, 164
header, 146, 150–151, 153
spacing, 148
trimmer, 150–151
laminated arch, 172
lath, 207
lookouts, 168
moldings, 169
panels, 200
plates, 163
protecting, 50
rafters, 166, 179
roof, 166–168
shingles, 181–182
sill, 147–148, 189
sleepers, 208
sole plate, 156
stock length, 148
stool, 190
studs, 156–161, 163, 179, 196
trim, 169
trusses, 170–171, 196–197, 227
shapes, 171
specifications, 171
veneer, cost, 191
wall framing, 156–164
wall workup sheet, 164
windows, 186
Wo r k
actual quantity, 12
in-house, 28
in place, 14
in progress, 15, 29
stopping, 14
type of, 58
Wo r k e r s
availability of, 54
productivity of, 54
training, 58
Workers’ compensation
insurance, 16, 51, 58
Workforce stable, 57272 INDEX