Ultimate Guide to Floors, Walls, and Ceilings

Ultimate Guide to Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
Author: Fran J. Donegan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781580113427

The Ultimate Guide to Floors, Walls, and Ceilings shows readers how to repair and enhance these areas of his or her home. The floors, walls, and ceilings of a home present dozens of opportunities for remodeling and improvement, and the Ultimate Guide to Floors, Walls, and Ceilings helps readers take advantage of those opportunities. For flooring, readers are guided through the process of applying new finishes to existing flooring to removing old material and installing any one of a number of flooring products. Wall projects include everything from building new walls, repairing damaged ones, and applying new finishes. Readers interested in making ceiling improvements will see how to install ceiling trim work and finish products. Easy-to-follow photography shows readers how they can incorporate the latest trends in floors, walls, and ceiling products and techniques in their homes.

Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings

Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
Author: Editors of Fine Homebuilding
Publisher: Taunton Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2005
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781561587582

For the DIY-er who wants to build a new home from scratch, add on an addition, or tackle a major renovation, the mix of articles featured in this guide shows how to do it right the first time - from trueing up a mudsill and cutting multiple parts all at once (a tremendous timesaver) to selecting headers, erecting trusses, and completing cathedral and coffered ceilings.

Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement, 3rd Updated Edition

Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement, 3rd Updated Edition
Author: Editors of Creative Homeowner
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 2412
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1637410549

The most complete home improvement manual on the market, this newly updated edition of Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement offers thousands of how-to photos, 800 drawings, and understandable text on plumbing and electrical repairs, heating and cooling, remodeling, and more. With 325 step-by-step DIY projects, build basic skills and learn to complete home projects and repairs yourself! New edition includes current code updates and changes, as well as information on USB outlets, AFCI/GFCI breakers, and tankless water heaters.

Interior Walls

Interior Walls
Author: Ken Sidey
Publisher: Stanley Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Dry wall
ISBN: 9780696213519

Provides key information on how to add or move an interior wall, covering such topics as tools, materials, frames, drywall, doors, and trims, and offering additional "what if" tips and safety suggestions.

The Gypsum Construction Handbook

The Gypsum Construction Handbook
Author: USG
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2014-01-27
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1118749812

The tried-and-true Gypsum Construction Handbook is a systematic guide to selecting and using gypsum drywall, veneer plaster, tile backers, ceilings, and conventional plaster building materials. A widely respected training text for aspiring architects and engineers, the book provides detailed product information and efficient installation methodology. The Seventh Edition features updates in gypsum products, including ultralight panels, glass-mat panels, paperfaced plastic bead, and ultralightweight joint compound, and modern specialty acoustical and ceiling product guidelines. This comprehensive reference also incorporates the latest in sustainable products.

Black & Decker The Book of Home How-To Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair

Black & Decker The Book of Home How-To Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair
Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 076036625X

BLACK+DECKER™ Home How-To Home Repair provides rich, color step-by-step photos and instruction for over 50 of the most common household repairs, including wiring and plumbing, all current with the latest 2019–2020 codes—presented in a new, user-friendly design for today's homeowners. For more than 30 years, BLACK+DECKER™ has been the leading brand in home improvement books. BLACK+DECKER™ Home How-To Home Repair still features the clear, step-by-step photography that this family of books is known for, but the design and pages have been completely updated to be more open and make sense with how homeowners—and first-time homeowners, in particular—seek information today. Along with wiring and plumbing fixes, you will find how-to guidance for other common repairs to walls, floors, ceilings, windows, and doors.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings
Author: Tom Lemmer
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 161673311X

Finishing walls and ceilings once meant nailing up some wallboard and slapping on paint or wallpaper. No more. Today's do-it-yourself can create dozens of different and exciting wall and ceiling finishes using materials now available at any home improvement center. Even basic wallboard installation is a new game, with curved walls, arches, and elaborate special effects easily achieved with innovative products aimed at the homeowner. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings gives all the information needed to give walls and ceilings designer finishes.

Complete Book of Framing

Complete Book of Framing
Author: Scot Simpson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2019-04-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119528518

The bestselling step-by-step framing guide—updated and expanded to meet 2018 codes and standards Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition—Updated and Expanded is a comprehensive guide to rough carpentry and framing, written by an expert with over forty years of framing experience. This book guides the reader through step-by-step framing instructions for floors, walls, roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos enable novice and professional framers to understand and master framing techniques. This Updated and Expanded Second Edition includes the framing techniques of the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and updated OSHA rules. It also includes new coverage of today's electric tools, wind and earthquake framing, medical and physiological factors of framing, and a revised safety chapter. Builders will find information on nailing patters, overall layout, engineered wood patterns, and green framing. In addition, the book offers readers tools and techniques for preparing for a job and managing a team. This Second Edition—Updated and Expanded: Includes hundreds of full-color illustrations depicting step-by-step framing techniques Offers guidance on today's electric tools and structural enhancements for natural disasters Features a revised chapter on safety to reflect the medical and physiological factors of framing Meets the framing techniques of the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction, Second Edition—Updated and Expanded is an excellent resource for framers, carpenters, and contractors of all experience levels. Framer-friendly tips throughout the book show how to complete framing tasks efficiently and effectively.