The Complete Home Renovation Manual - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850281653 ISBN 13: 9781850281658

Publisher: Dragon's World Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Covers walls, roofs, chimneys, gutters, insulation, floors, staircases, fireplaces, kitchens, bathrooms, storage space, lighting, heating, and ventilation

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

This guide to doing work that needs doing but that nobody has done yet is suitably broad in the net it casts: seven chapters tackle such subjects as how to assess newly acquired (or soon-to-be-acquired) property; how to plan for renovation, wall, roof and chimney repairs; upgrade insulation, doors and windows; how to fix lighting, heating and ventilation systems; how to solve the problems of bathrooms and stairs; how to make allowances for future expansion; and how to take on projects involving porches, decks and permanent structures for sheltering cars. Calling on a variety of illustrations, from full-color photos of finished kitchens to drawings and diagrams showing how to patch plaster and mend laths, the book tries to teach the reader without imposing too much know-how at one time. Of course, not all the tasks explained will be within everyone's reach--not all of us are up to fitting a newel post--but, within reasonable limits, this guide is "complete." McGowan is editor of Do it Yourself magazine; DuBern is editor of Traditional Woodworking ; Bradford is a professor of architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design; Lawrence is a freelance writer.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dragon's World Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850281653
• ISBN 13: 9781850281658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Mike Lawrence