Description
Book SynopsisBlack & Decker The Hardworking Home is chock-full of ideas and how-to tutorials on adapting your home environment to efficiently accommodate home office space, home and remote schooling, and living in the emerging cultural reality.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION What Makes a Hardworking Home?
SECTION 1: ADAPTING SPACE Tips and Solutions for Any Room Home Office Décor
Dining and Living Rooms
Kitchens
Family Rooms
Bedrooms
SECTION 2: CREATING SPACE Renovating a Spare Room Lighting Improvements
Creating an Office or “Recess Area” in a Basement Is Your Basement Livable?
Basement Humidity
Basement Space
Basement Building Codes
Controlling Basement Moisture
Furred-Out Basement Walls
Upgrading Basement Ventilation
Replacing Basement Windows
Basement Floors
Basement Ceilings
Installing Direct-Mounted
Basement Ceiling Panels
Closet Offices Closet Office Conversion
Creating Living Space in a Garage Garage Renovation Potential
The Garage Door
Improving Garage Lighting
Rehabbing a Garage Floor
Interior Garage Walls
Garage Windows and Skylights
Making a Shed Habitable Shed Requirements
Getting Power to a Shed
Shed Lighting
Shed Walls and Ceilings
Shed Ventilation
Shed Heating and Cooling
Shed Floors
SECTION 3: EASY DIY PROJECTS FOR THE HARDWORKING HOMEPrivacy Barriers & Room Dividers Folding Room Dividers
Kneewalls
Partition Walls
Doors Door Types
Bookcase Room Dividers Built-In Room-Divider Bookcase
Desks, Shelving, and Storage Foldaway Wall Bench/Desk
Understairs Solutions Finishing an Understairs Area
Utility ShelvesPegboard Storage Custom Storage Loft Special-Purpose Carts Adjustable Shelves Photo CreditsMetric Conversion Charts Index
