Craftsman Book Company

Craftsman Book Company is a U.S. publisher with a comprehensive range of technical references for construction professionals. The company is based in Carlsbad, California.

WWW craftsman-book.com

History

The company was founded in 1952-1953 as Cal Pacific Builders in a partnership between a construction contractor and a civil engineer. The first book it published was the California Home Estimator in 1953.

Product lines

As well as books the company publishes building estimation software on CD and online.