Craftsman Book Company is a U.S.

publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

with a comprehensive range of technical references for

construction Construction are processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design that continues until the a ...

professionals. The company is based in

Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is north of downtown San Diego and south of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of ...

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.

References

{{Authority control Book publishing companies based in California Companies based in Carlsbad, California Construction organizations Privately held companies based in California