Building and Construction Reference Books

Wilkie, G & Arden, S, Building Your Own Home, Landsdowne Press, 1996
ISBN 1 86302 560 X A do-it-yourself manual on home building, covering all areas. Suitable for class sets.

Staines, A, Australian Housebuilding Manual, Pinedale Press, 1998
ISBN 1 875217 18 5 A teacher reference on domestic construction.

Woodmill Craft and Education, Technology and Domestic Building,
(video, 22 min), 1993 - This video contrasts construction methods from the 1950s to the
present day.

TAFE NSW School of Building, Carpentry and Joinery, Stage 1,
TAFE NSW Trade Publishing, 1986 ISBN 0 7240 7955 6
Teacher reference manual containing clear line drawings of just about everything in building and carpentry in more detail than you could possibly use.

TAFE NSW School of Building, Carpentry and Joinery, Stage 2,
TAFE NSW Trade Publishing, 1988 ISBN 0 7240 7972 6
Teacher reference manual containing clear line drawings of just about everything in building and carpentry in more detail than you could possibly use.

Barring, J, Mylius, D & Arden, S, Practical Australian Carpentry,
McGraw Hill, 1986 ISBN 0 07 452128 4
This text covers construction with timber above ground.