Название: Remodeling On the Money: 15 Innovative Projects Designed to Add Value to Your Home Автор: Alan Heavens Издательство: Kaplan Publishing Год: 2007 ISBN: 9781427754806 Формат: pdf Страниц: 240 Размер: 11,6 mb Язык: English
Remodeling on the Money is a how-to book. How-to doesn’t mean that once you are finished reading, you should run out to the home center, buy a reciprocating saw, and cut a hole in the side of your house for an addition. How-to, in this instance, means how certain remodeling projects should be done, what kinds of problems you’ll likely face, and how you should approach them. This will mean, in most cases, hiring a qualified professional to do the job, selecting materials suitable for the work, and then writing a check.
What makes this book unusual is that once you buy it, it becomes your key to an evolving Internet portal that will provide you with all the information you will need to remodel on the money. The work and materials described in every chapter of this book will be demonstrated and illustrated on the website—in photographs, in videos that can be downloaded on an MP3 player and taken onsite, and in podcasts with professionals describing the work in detail. You will also find links to manufacturers and service providers where you can pick the right appliance, window, or door for your job, and where you can monitor continually changing prices of both materials and labor for your particular area.
Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Chapter 1: Flush with Success 1 Chapter 2: Everything and the Kitchen Sink 19 Chapter 3: Following the Master Plan 37 Chapter 4: No Place Like the Home Offi ce 53 Chapter 5: Get Comfortable, Save Money 65 Chapter 6: Not Older, but Better 83 Chapter 7: A Smarter House 95 Chapter 8: Every Night at the Movies 103 Chapter 9: Out the Door and in the Window 109 Chapter 10: Notes from the Underground 125 Chapter 11: Will It Wash? 143 Chapter 12: Decking and Paving the Outdoors 157 Chapter 13: Shelter from the Storm 171 Chapter 14: What Is That Smell? 181 Chapter 15: Ideas That Will Really Floor You 191 Index 207
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