| Hands-on advice.
With the hands-on advice of veteran carpenter Scott McBride, you'll be able to replace or repair doors and windows like a pro. Detailed step-by-step instructions, photos, and drawings take you through each step of your door and window projects, including special installations.
You'll learn how to choose the right doors, windows, and skylights for the look you want and for energy efficiency. You'll also learn how to frame the rough opening, set doors and windows level, and make exterior installations weathertight. Tips, shortcuts and advice on how to solve common problems cut these challenging jobs down to manageable size. Scott McBride turns what has the potential to be a tedious, complex task into a project you can approach with confidence.
This comprehensive guide covers:
- Interior door units
- Exterior doors
- New doors in old frames
- Fixing door problems
- Storm and screen doors
- New windows
- Repairing windows
- Storm and screen windows
- Interior trim for doors and windows
- Skylights
Table of Contents
Introduction— Chapter 1. Choosing and Specifying Doors; Chapter 2. Installing Interior Doors; Chapter 3. Installing Complex Interior Doors; Chapter 4. Installing Exterior Doors; Chapter 5. Installing Complex Exterior Doors; Chapter 6. New Doors in Old Frames; Chapter 7. Fixing Door Problems; Chapter 8. Choosing Windows; Chapter 9. Installing Basic Windows; Chapter 10. Installing Complex Windows; Chapter 11. Repairing Windows; Chapter 12. Skylights; Chapter 13. Interior Trim; Index. |
