Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Attic, Basement, and Garage (Tips and Traps) - Softcover

Woodson, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071475575 ISBN 13: 9780071475570

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 208 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Avoid Costly Mistakes While Adding VALUE AND LIVING SPACE TO YOUR HOME! Increase the livable square footage and Market Value of Your home-without succumbing to the Budget-busting pitfalls that typically plague home improvement projects. With Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Attic. Basement. and Garage. you'll find everything you need to see your project through-from planning and design to assembling the right team of pros. You'll also do it without the expense and hassle of an addition. by using the existing elements of your home to maximum potential. Written in clear. easy-to-understand language by a 30-year ...

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From the Back Cover:

AVOID COSTLY MISTAKES while adding value and living space to your home!

Increase the livable square footage and market value of your home -- without succumbing to the budget-busting pitfalls that typically plague home improvement projects. With Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Attic, Basement, and Garage, you'll find everything you need to see your project through -- from planning and design to assembling the right team of pros.

Written in easy-to-understand language by a 30-year veteran of the construction and remodeling industry, Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Attic, Basement, and Garage delivers expert guidance to help you:

• Choose the right existing space to remodel, based on your needs
• Plan and work with contractors and subcontractors
• Understand "hard" construction data like raising the roof, and framing floors and walls
• Address stairways and exterior considerations
• Plan for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC issues
• Select appropriate fixtures and finishes

Packed with dozens upon dozens of informative illustrations, this indispensable resource also provides a wealth of time- and money-saving forms to make dealing with contractors and construction matters easier than you ever thought possible.

Synopsis:

Add value, square footage, and usable living space to your home - without the expense and difficulties of room additions. In this comprehensive, well-illustrated guide, an industry expert shows you how to get the most for their money and avoid costly mistakes while converting your attic, basement, or garage into useful living space. You will find time-saving and efficiency-ensuring tips and traps about every phase of the process.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071475575
• ISBN 13: 9780071475570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224