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The visual handbook of building and remodeling : a comprehensive guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home  Cover Image Book Book

The visual handbook of building and remodeling : a comprehensive guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home / Charlie Wing.

Summary:

"A complete and detailed guide for both home-building and renovation projects. Sections include, but are not limited to: Design, Site and Climate, Masonry, Foundations, Wood Framing, Sheathing, Siding, Roofing, Windows and Doors, Plumbing, Wiring, Insulation and R-Value, Best Practice Insulating, Air-Sealing Existing Buildings, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Storage, Heating, Cooling, Passive Solar, Lighting, Sound, Fasteners, Decks, Measuring and Finance"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781641551953 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: ix, 677 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm
  • Edition: 5th edition.
  • Publisher: Newtown, CT : The Taunton Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 664-669) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Design -- Site -- Climate -- Masonry -- Foundations -- Wood -- Framing -- Sheathing -- Siding -- Roofing -- Windows and doors -- Insulation and R-values -- Best practice insulating -- Air-sealing existing buildings -- Interior moisture and air quality -- Floors, walls, and ceilings -- Plumbing --Wiring -- Electric power from the sun -- Heating -- Passive heat from the sun -- Cooling -- Lighting -- Sound -- Storage -- Decks and railings -- Fasteners -- Measuring.
Subject: Building materials.
Building materials > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings > Remodeling.
Dwellings > Remodeling > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House construction.
House construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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520 . ‡a"A complete and detailed guide for both home-building and renovation projects. Sections include, but are not limited to: Design, Site and Climate, Masonry, Foundations, Wood Framing, Sheathing, Siding, Roofing, Windows and Doors, Plumbing, Wiring, Insulation and R-Value, Best Practice Insulating, Air-Sealing Existing Buildings, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Storage, Heating, Cooling, Passive Solar, Lighting, Sound, Fasteners, Decks, Measuring and Finance"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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