Engineers Book Shop

Engineering book reviews - Here at the Engineers Book Shop, we provide unbiased product info, prices, and reviews for thousands of engineering books in dozens of specialties, and provide links to sites where you can make easy, secure purchases. Engineering books are an investment in your education, from engineering school to continuing education as an engineer. The engineering book reviews from readers allow you to choose wisely. Engineers, scientists, practitioners (and engineering students...), the Engineers Book Shop helps you stay on top of your engineering practice and the engineering profession.

Search

Books for Engineers

Engineers Book Shop Home

Engineering Reference Books

Expensive Engineering Books

Aerospace Engineering Books

Bioengineering Books

Chemical Engineering Books

Civil Engineering Books

Construction Engineering Books

Environmental Engineering Books

Computer Engineering Books

Electrical Engineering Books

Electronics Engineering Books

Optics Engineering Books

Industrial, Manufacturing, & Operational Engineering Books

Materials Engineering Books

Mechanical Engineering Books

Petroleum, Mining, and Geological Engineering Books

Telecom Engineering Books

Engineering Journals

Roofing Engineering Books


1.		Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide from Timber Press, Incorporated Price: $18.31 Customer Review: The title contained very useful information. I had no idea of the variety of plants suitable for green roof applications. There was enough information to enable an individual to begin populating their own green roof garden. Illustration and photo quality was dated.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems: Fourth Edition from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $68.36 Customer Review: I received the low slope roofing manual in good condition. Product was as advertised. I am satisfied with it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Roofing Construction & Estimating from Craftsman Book Company Price: $25.08 Customer Review: In "Roofing Construction & Estimating", Dan Atcheson draws upon his many years of experience and expertise as a draftsman, as an apprentice in plumbing, electrical and carpenter, as a professional in all areas of construction from earthwork, to framing, to roofing. The result is an impressively... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		For Pros by Pros Framing Roofs from Taunton Press Price: $3.17 Customer Review: Many of the chapters in this book are written by individual carpenters who "do things their own way". For instance, in the first chapter, the writer says to disregard previous techniques and use his method. In the 2nd and 3rd chapters, the writer talks about using power tools that are either... more info	Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.	[no image]	A Roof Cutter's Secrets to Framing the Custom Home (2nd Ed) from Craftsman Book Company Price: $29.00 Customer Review: I dont' do a lot of roof framing, but when I have a project with special considerations like hips and valleys, I need a little help. This book is great for those times. You need to be good at understanding angles as roof framing is where framing get complex. If roof framing is you thing, this is one... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Roof Framing from Craftsman Book Company Price: $13.95 Customer Review: Well worth the money, I liked will holladays book also but these two books are my choice.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Patio Roofs and Gazebos (Garden & Outdoor Buildings) from Sunset Publishing Corporation Price: $1.05 Customer Review: Helpful information, but not as good as "Gazebos & Other Structures". I'm not sure that the editors actually have built any of the structures described. Lots of cutesy California designs. Great photos of construction techniques, some of which could be challenged.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.	[no image]	Roofing the Right Way from Tab Books Customer Review: This book was very helpful, and will continue to be. I just wish the pictures were in color.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, Installing and Restoring the World's Finest Roof (The Slate Roof Bible, 2nd Edition) from Joseph Jenkins, Inc. Price: $25.05 Customer Review: Very informative for the professional and for people installing a slate roof on their home. If installing a slate roof this is a must buy. Full of useful tips on buying the best quality slates.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Roofing Failures from Taylor & Francis Price: $106.69	Click here for more information


11.		The Complete Guide to Home Roofing Installation and Maintenance: How to Do It Yourself and Avoid the 60 Ways Your Roofer Can Nail You from Betterway Books Price: $188.64 Customer Review: The Guide provides detailed information on how to plan for and install a top quality roof in a minimum amount of time. With no previous roofing experience, a homeowner armed with this book could easily tackle most any roofing project and feel confident that the end result will be a lasting, trouble... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Roof Construction Manual, English Edition from Birkhäuser Basel Price: $82.66 Customer Review: This book is amazing and it is carefully detailed; I was happy to find the section in Thatch roofs with great details and especificatins, which are dificult to find. I strongly recomend it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		The Slate Book : How to Design, Specify, Install and Repair a Slate Roof from Vermont Slate & Copper Services Price: $99.98 Customer Review: I have been involved in the Slate Roofing industry for 14 years. Before this publication was available, each slate company had their own installation manuals, but none were written from the perspective of the applicator or the specifier. This left a tremendous void in the industry. "The Slate... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Roof Tiling and Slating: A Practical Guide from Crowood Press Price: $24.65 Customer Review: The book is excellent. It helped me to install my home's clay roof tiles. Just as an advice, I suggest Santafe Clay roof tiles ( [...] ) because I installed them and had a great experience, including a 50 year warranty and green tile options. This book teaches A-Z all needed to do a perfect roofing... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Ortho's All About Roofing & Siding Basics (Ortho's All about) from Ortho Price: $4.79	Click here for more information


16.		Modern Construction: Roofs (Modern Construction Series) from Springer Price: $70.80	Click here for more information


17.		Complete Siding Handbook: Installation Maintenance Repair from Audel Price: $31.02	Click here for more information


18.		The Complicated Roof - a cut and stack workbook: Companion Guide to "A Roof Cutters Secrets" from W&H Publishers Price: $19.95	Click here for more information


19.		Builder's Instant Answers from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $23.49	Click here for more information


20.	[no image]	Essentials of Home Inspection: Roofing from Dearborn Home Inspection Education Price: $98.50	Click here for more information


21.		Residential Structures and Framing: Practical Engineering and Advanced Framing Techniques... from Builderburg Group Price: $78.00 Customer Review: practiac visual book on not your everyday framing, book has good ideas and things to know	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Do-It-Yourself Roofing & Siding: Maintaince & Repair Insulation (Sunset Building, Remodeling & Home Design Books) from Lane Pub. Co Price: $30.27	Click here for more information


23.		Thatching from Practical Action Price: $23.80 Customer Review: Although no book is perfect, and a book as slim as this is definitely going to lack valuable information, this is nonetheless a superb guide to thatching. It covers the basic history, the practical considerations involved, the architectural aspects and the actual process of thatching a structure.... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		Roofs and Siding (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Customer Review: I plan on siding my house in the spring of 2001. This book given the information that a do it yourselfer will need to do the job.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		Cloud9: Rooftop Architecture from Loft Publications Price: $26.56	Click here for more information


26.	[no image]	Illustrated Dome Building: Step-by-step Complete Plans from Hexadome America Customer Review: This is the classic book on how to build a hexadome. Geodesic domes are great, the math behind the design is impressive, but they are complicated to build and the complication leads to leaks. Gene Hopster presents a simplified dome design he calls a hexadome. A Hexadome is not quite so efficient as... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Roofers Handbook from Craftsman Book Co Price: $273.00 Customer Review: i suggest this book is the best editor	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		The Tensioned Fabric Roof from American Society of Civil Engineers Price: $83.79 Customer Review: This is an excellent volume, reviews historical, structural, and artistic angles. Is contemporary in inspiration.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		Southern Living Roofing and Siding (Southern Living (Paperback Sunset)) from Sunset Publishing Corporation Price: $11.99 Customer Review: This is an excellent do it yourself guide to roofing	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


30.		Quick Guide: Roofing: Step-by-Step Installation Techniques from Creative Homeowner Price: $5.00 Customer Review: The book was easy to understand and had very helpful illustrations. It did not cover some recent roofing materials, such as 'dimensional' shingles and 'ice guard' eave protection, but using this guide alone, you have all the information you need to roof your first house (it worked for me). P.S.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

1 - 30

Portions © Amazon.com, Inc.

Engineering Jobs

Search

Books for Doctors at the Doctors Book Store

Quick search for any item

Books and software for writers at Writers Book Mall.

Going to college? Check out www.totaldorm.com

Got computer software? See Software User Guides

Need a camera? Try Cameras and Reviews

It's garden season - Gardens and Reviews has what you need

Kitchens and Reviews has housewares and appliances

Get home, garden, and automotive tools and reviews at Tools and Reviews

Jewish Book Mall Jewish Feeds

Site © 2006-2009 Atarim, LLC

Privacy policy: we don't collect information about visitors except for the standard technical server logs. We don't send unsolicited emails. We don't sell the information that we don't collect about you to anyone. When you follow links to other sites, their privacy policies apply. Thanks for visiting!

Friday, 12-Mar-2010 15:54:22 EST