Working with the professionals : to create the home you want

Working with the professionals To create the home you want

Michael Lawrence, 1947-

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Subjects
House construction > Planning.
Contractors > Selection and appointment.
Dwellings > Remodeling.
Dwellings > Remodeling > Planning.
Published
Alexandria, VA : Time-Life Books 2000.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Time-Life Books
Main Author
Michael Lawrence, 1947- (-)
Corporate Author
Time-Life Books (-)
Other Authors
Jeffery Howell, 1953- (-), Paul Hymers, John Warde
Item Description
"Includes sample contracts, budget forms, materials guides, checklists, glossary"--Cover.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. (some col.)
ISBN
9780737003130
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Choosing and managing the professionals
  • Architects
  • Interior designers and specialists
  • Rules and regulations
  • Finding a contractor
  • Inviting estimates
  • Drawing up the contract
  • Creating a budget
  • Deciding on the order of work
  • Living with contractors
  • Handing disputes
  • Final inspection and settling up
  • Chapter 2. How the experts can improve your home
  • Section 1. Interior improvements
  • Redecorating rooms
  • Replacing floor coverings
  • Remodeling kitchens
  • Remodeling a bathroom
  • Improving your living room
  • Getting more bedroom space
  • Creating and improving closets
  • Creating a home office
  • Creating a laundry room
  • Improving staircases
  • Improving the services: Plumbing
  • Wiring and lighting
  • Improving the services: Heating
  • Improving insulation
  • Condensation and infestations
  • Modifying existing rooms
  • Connecting rooms
  • Dividing rooms
  • Section 2. Conversions and additions
  • Converting attics
  • Converting basements
  • Converting garages
  • Adding new space: Sunrooms
  • Porches
  • Additions
  • Creating a self-contained space
  • Creating an outbuilding
  • Section 3. Your house's exterior
  • Maintaining the house's exterior
  • Replacing windows and doors
  • Improving home security
  • Repairing and replacing roofs
  • Coping with subsidence
  • Home landscaping
  • Outdoor decks
  • Fences and walls
  • Chapter 3. How your house works
  • Roofs
  • Gutters and downspouts
  • Fireplaces and chimneys
  • Exterior walls
  • Interior walls and ceilings
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Floors
  • Staircases
  • Moisture proofing
  • Insulation
  • Ventilation
  • Water supply systems
  • Drainage systems
  • Electrical systems
  • Heating systems
  • Chapter 4. Reference section
  • Glossary
  • Forms and contracts
  • Resources
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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