Home renovation and extension / self-build Books

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Book SynopsisProvides a sensible approach to regular home maintenance. It's a small commitment with a big payoff: spending a few minutes each week helps you avoid long-term preventable problems such as water damage, pests, and air infiltration that can cost you money now and even more money in the future.

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Book SynopsisChronicle the story of how your house became a home, the people and pets who joined you there, and the memories made within.Part workbook, part logbook, and part journal, Home serves as a record of everything and anything that has happened in or to your home over the years. Beginning with a chronicle of how you came to find your home, Home stays with you through all the celebrations, history making, and home projects, from huge renovations and changes to simple everyday fixer-upper tasks.Beautifully designed and smartly organized, this home companion is divided into six sections, each primed to record all the special moments and important projects that will take place in your space. The Road to Home covers the steps to home ownership, from notes on your search to closing details. The History of a Home chronicles the history of the home you purchased and surrounding area folklore, legends, and interesting facts. Welcome Home is the place to record all the things that are happening in your new house to make it your home. Creating Your Space provides a place to list the different areas of your home, what you plan to do with them, and your ideas for decoration/renovation. Projects in Progress is the section where you make your home project to-do lists and chart your progress, project by project. Inner Workings is the most practical section, where you can record all the important information about your home and who to contact for issues or questions. Paste in swatches, site surveys, business cards, or any kind of small mementos you want to keep safe and secure. With over 200 pages of guided writing space, you’ll be able to personalize your home diary in many special ways. A wonderful keepsake that can be passed down through generations, Home collects all the memories and moments along the journey from house to home.

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Book SynopsisA fact-filled, 240-page manual that covers every aspect of designing and planning a basement conversion/remodeling project. With more than 600 color photographs, this book goes into thorough detail on crucial subjects like moisture and climate control, egress, ventilation, lighting, and many other issues. It deals comprehensively with adapting home mechanical systems to basement conditions. The many featured projects include finishing a bathroom stub-out, installing an all-new basement bathroom, insulating, repairing foundation walls, installing sump pumps, dehumidification strategies, as well as many other projects designed for livability. A special focus new to this edition presents information and projects for aging in place, including home elevators and chair lifts, monitoring and communication systems, and creating an accessible basement apartment. You will also find projects that show how to upgrade with luxury amenities, including a fireplace, sauna, home spa, exercise room, basement club/lounge and more.

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Book SynopsisThis title explains an alternative living arrangement that provides shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. The author (and architect) describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and provides inspiration for new ones. This title is suitable for architects and homeowners who crave a greater sense of community where they live. The typical American neighbourhood is impersonal, made up of large houses on large lots, with large garages whose remote openers provide residents instant access inside. There's never any need to see or be seen! The good news is that a growing number of homeowners are saying they want more. Pocket neighbourhoods are alternative living arrangements that provide shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. In a typical pocket neighbourhood, parking is intentionally separated from houses, which surround a landscaped common area. Homeowners walk to their doors, past the neighbours they might otherwise never know. This book by architect and author Ross Chapin describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and co-housing communities and provides inspiration for creating new ones.

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Book SynopsisMillions of baby boomers are approaching the golden years. While it's a marker worth celebrating, it can also be a reminder of uncertain times ahead. How will I manage? Can I stay in my home? "The Accessible Home" goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help ageing boomers, or those faced with disabilities, accomplish home accessibility on a deeper level. With a focus on closing the gap between home and homeowner, architect Deborah Pierce leads readers through the steps of universal design, from hiring the right architect to creating a pleasing space with the final details. Plus, an insider's look at 25 case studies shows that the best design is built in, not tacked on, and that accessible can be both beautiful and functional. "The Accessible Home" empowers people of all ages and challenges them to create homes that restore independence and the grace of daily living.

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