| Step-by-step installation advice for just about any residential construction, remodeling, or repair task you're likely to face. Written in clear, everyday language, this practical reference covers most major installations, alphabetically, from acoustic tile to wood flooring. Includes hundreds of diagrams and illustrations that show how to build, install or remodel each part of the job, as well as handy materials, equipment, and tools lists to help you plan your projects. There's even a manhour table for each item covered so you'll know how long they should take.
- Acoustic tile, acoustics, adhesives, asbestos, asphalt paving
- Bathroom fixtures, brick masonry
- Cabinetry, carpet, ceramic tile, concrete, concrete block, concrete reinforcing, countertops
- Doors, drywall
- Electrical installation
- Financing, fireplaces and chimneys, floor framing, flooring, framing materials and planning
- Glass block
- Heating and air conditioning
- Insulation, insurance
- Painting, paneling, paving, plaster, plumbing, porches and decks
- Radon and other pollutants, resilient flooring, roof framing, roofing
- Siding, stone masonry, stucco
- Trim
- Ventilation
- Wall framing, wallpaper, windows and skylights, wood flooring
Provides useful tips and tricks-of-the-trade that experienced builders and remodelers have learned over time, as well as timesaving tools and templates you can make yourself. There's also a manhours table for each work item covered so you know how long a job should normally take. With these, you can estimate and bid with confidence, monitor your crews and schedule your workload.
Filled with charts and tables to give you instant answers to your questions on such topics as what adhesives to use on what type of work, what cleaning methods work for which stains on masonry, the correct cement and grout for each type of tile, what insulation to use where, the correct drywall choices and fastening requirements, what paint works where, selecting and troubleshooting wood flooring, shingle coverage, roof systems, and many more.
Includes a CD-ROM with all the material in the book, including the figures and tables, with search features that will take you instantly to the topic you need. Print the instructions for any job, capture the illustrations to include on a bid you're submitting, or cut and paste into an e-mail to describe the installation process to your crew.
About the Authors
Stephen and Janelle Diller grew up in construction families. Stephen is a fourth generation contractor, and Janelle is a communication and project manager for a large hi-tech firm. Together, they have grown their small remodeling company into a thriving construction company, specializing in light commercial projects. As they watched other construction companies come and go, they realized they had a depth of knowledge in their trade that others lacked. Their background and experience in construction, along with Janelle's writing and teaching skills, led to the creation of this encyclopedia. It's a compilation of years of notes, detailed instructions, drawings and diagrams used to train others in their field. Now it's available in book form to share with their fellow builders and those just starting out in the trades, as well as those outside the construction industry who want to know about how it all goes together. |
