How to Redesign & Renovate Your House or Apartment Book

The most complete, specific how-to book on redesigning and renovating your house or apartment, with 675 drawings and 16 photographs. The authors of this book demonstrate with step-by-step, superbly clear instructions and illustrations how to go about redesigning and renovating your house or apartment - how to rethink your needs, make design and technical decisions, and prepare for, work through, and complete the actual renovations and additions. The contents include: how to evaluate your home for style and character, assess your needs, and choose a design direction; case histories that solve real design problems; how to get profesional help if you need it; tips on room dividers, fireplaces, built-in furniture and cabinets, moldings and trim; information on kitchen and bathroom layouts and equipment, interior and exterior finishing materials, storage space, decks, porches and greenhouses; hints on the placement of windows; how to install insulation, vapor barriers, and weatherproofing; explantion of structural principles and the interrelatedness of floors, walls, roof, and foundation; the components of electrical, plumbing and heating systems.Read More