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With brand new chapters on transforming a home with green practices and creative storage solutions -- plus the latest code information and over new full-color illustrations--this up-to-the-minute, enhanced edition will become an essential resource for your building library. Designed for do-it-yourself homeowners, as well as builders, contractors and architects, The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling is the authoritative, go-to reference manual for anyone involved in residential design and construction.

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Here are just a few reasons why you'll want to pick up a copy of this new edition. It's chock full of new material with lots of essential information not included in earlier versions Over new full-color drawings shed light on a wide range of additional materials, systems and details New chapters on energy-efficient green building practices and innovative storage solutions Over 1, drawings -- in total -- cover every aspect of home building and remodeling Over tables offer quick access to critical data Get A Copy.

Paperback , 3rd Edition , pages. Published December 1st by Taunton Press first published December 12th More Details Original Title. Other Editions 9. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews.

Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. This is my favorite reference book for remodeling projects. It is kind of hard to describe the book because it's really unique. In short, it's a collection of loads of miscellaneous information needed to complete any aspect of a remodeling project. Need to know the typical dimensions of counters, sinks, bedrooms, stairs, wheelchairs, or humans?

Maximum span This is my favorite reference book for remodeling projects. Maximum spans for various types and dimensions of lumber? Typical appliance wattages? Would you like to know the color temperature of a coated metal halide bulb? The names and dimensions of 40 types of cinder blocks? It's all in there and more. I highly recommend this book to anyone working on a house.

It's not the only source of information you need, but it's one you will consistently use throughout your project. Jun 01, Abby added it Shelves: home , nonfiction. If you are actually trying to build a house yourself, this seems like a very useful book. To me, it was just overwhelming. May 17, Jason rated it it was amazing.

There is a lot of good info in this book. I wish it gave more detail but I understand why it doesn't. At pages already, such a book would be unwieldy.

Derek Green rated it really liked it May 18, Mark Gostkiewicz rated it really liked it Sep 22, Beyond outlining broad project managerial practices, the authors drill into operational issues such as temporary soils and drainage structures, common equipment, and logistics. The content is primarily geared for the manager of a domestic or small commercial building construction project, but includes some reference to public and international work, where techniques, practices, and decision making can be substantially different.

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