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The visual handbook of building and remodeling a comprehensive guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home

"This new edition has 48 pages of brand-new material including new chapters on solar power and best-practice insulating as well as the latest code information and updated sections on framing, sheathing, air sealing, and heating and cooling, enabling the reader to visualize exactly how to tackle...

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Main Author: Wing, Charles, 1939- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, Inc., [2017]
Edition: 4th edition.
Subjects:
House construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings > Remodeling > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building materials > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House construction > Pictorial works.
Dwellings > Remodeling > Pictorial works.
Handbooks and manuals.
Table of Contents:
  • Design
  • Site and climate
  • Masonry
  • Foundations
  • Wood
  • Framing
  • Sheathing
  • Siding
  • Roofing
  • Windows and doors
  • Plumbing
  • Wiring
  • Insulation and R-Value
  • Best practice insulating
  • Air-sealing existing buildings
  • Floors, walls, and ceilings
  • Storage
  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Passive Solar
  • Lighting
  • Sound
  • Fasteners
  • Decks and railings
  • Measuring and finance
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary.

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