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| | The Complete Guide to Flooring is the only truly comprehensive flooring book available, combining information on using flooring as a design element with complete step-by-step instructions for installing virtually any type of flooring-classic standards to the newest materials. The book covers ceramic tile, terrazo, natural stone, terra cotta, hardwood, wood laminate, floating plank, carpet, vinyl sheet, resilient tiles, cork, carpet tiles, leather, and the new plastic laminates. In addition, readers will learn how to repair problems with all types of flooring, how to soundproof and insulate floors, how to refinish hardwood floors, and how to create decorative paint finishes on wood floors.
Flooring is one of the most visible finish surfaces in a home, and serves to unify the entire interior design. With this in mind, The Complete Guide to Flooring opens with an exciting idea section that shows the many ways in which flooring can enhance the appearance and function of a home. Following this is a chapter that introduces all types of flooring, discussing their merits and limitations. Next, a planning section shows all the preliminary steps-measuring, removing old flooring, evaluating and repairing the subfloor, estimating and ordering flooring. Then comes the heart of the book-complete instructions on how to install all types of flooring, with complete, easy-to-understand, step-by-step details.
With no aspect of home flooring left unexamined, The Complete Guide to Flooring is destined to become a home improvement classic.
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| | ISBN: 0865736537 Date Published on 12/1/1996 |
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| | The Complete Guide to Flooring is the only truly comprehensive flooring book available, combining information on using flooring as a design element with complete step-by-step instructions for installing virtually any type of flooring-classic standards to the newest materials. The book covers ceramic tile, terrazo, natural stone, terra cotta, hardwood, wood laminate, floating plank, carpet, vinyl sheet, resilient tiles, cork, carpet tiles, leather, and the new plastic laminates. In addition, readers will learn how to repair problems with all types of flooring, how to soundproof and insulate floors, how to refinish hardwood floors, and how to create decorative paint finishes on wood floors.
Flooring is one of the most visible finish surfaces in a home, and serves to unify the entire interior design. With this in mind, The Complete Guide to Flooring opens with an exciting idea section that shows the many ways in which flooring can enhance the appearance and function of a home. Following this is a chapter that introduces all types of flooring, discussing their merits and limitations. Next, a planning section shows all the preliminary steps-measuring, removing old flooring, evaluating and repairing the subfloor, estimating and ordering flooring. Then comes the heart of the book-complete instructions on how to install all types of flooring, with complete, easy-to-understand, step-by-step details.
With no aspect of home flooring left unexamined, The Complete Guide to Flooring is destined to become a home improvement classic. |
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| | ISBN: 1589230922 Date Published on 7/1/2003 |
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| | You can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars by doing your own flooring installations throughout your home. Complete step-by-step instructions and more than 300 color photos leave nothing to chance. All the most popular flooring materials are included, from self-stick vinyl tile to the finest carpeting. You'll learn how to get professional-quality results with basic installation techniques, and you'll also learn some valuable advanced techniques, such as carpeting a stairway and laying custom diagonal ceramic tile designs.
This book will help you plan your flooring project and walk you through each phase. Whether you choose hardwood, tile, vinyl or carpeting, you'll save money and have long-lasting improvements that you can enjoy and appreciate whenever you step through the door. |
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| | ISBN: 0865736790 Date Published on 10/1/1996 |
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| Nikitas, the host of San Francisco cable television's The Power of Positive Painting, promises us "grand" finishes for walls and floors in this otherwise down-to-earth guide for the do-it-yourselfer.Well, why not? We've already observed all manner of colorful role models in this field-the crafty New Englander, the practical Midwesterner, the cracker-barrel philosopher from the South. Here we get the laid-back Californian, but we are not urged to get blissed out at a Zen monastery in preparation for a redo. This is instead a basic presentation of three home improvement projects-wall painting, wallpapering and floor refinishing-in unintimidating plain talk. Instructions are friendly and offer a pointedly ecological awareness. Nikitas's firm and gentle personality comes across. Sidebars, called "The Voice of Experience," are useful hints in the form of cautionary tales narrated with a cheerful nonchalance (e.g., a painfully funny story about hanging a very long strip of wallpaper horizontally). How-to illustrations are direct and to the point. It's a good book for coaxing the wary beginner, rather than a source book for the hardened DIY addict. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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| | ISBN: 1564404870 Date Published on 10/1/1994 |
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| | Often an afterthought when it comes to home decorating, floors, curtains, and lighting are essential to creating a complete, finished look in any room. These books are "very well organized," explains Cynthia Conigliaro. "They have great illustrations, and they're organized by style." If you know you want hard tile floors, you can skip right to that section of the book. On the other hand, if you're clueless about which type of floor will perfectly accent your living room, leaf through the book to figure out which combination of colors, textures, and finishes is appropriate. Each book includes a "Practicalities" section that explains how to assess your needs and shows you how to do renovations yourself. There is also a directory of suppliers. |
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| | ISBN: 1556706057 Date Published on 9/1/1997 |
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| | Many people treat floors as an afterthought when decorating or simply settle for what's already there, but floors actually have a great influence on a room and can even have the power to create the room's overall feeling. By appealing to the senses--the warmth of carpet, the scent of wood, the coolness of tile, the nuances of color and pattern--floors impart much to any space. Floor Magic explains in detail how to select and maintain flooring that best suits your room and your style. Whether your preferences run to stone, ceramics, mosaic, wood, carpet, sheet flooring, or even to more unusual floor materials such as concrete, metal, or glass, this thorough guide "covers" it all. |
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| | ISBN: 0679758925 Date Published on 9/23/1997 |
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"If you're looking for at-a-glance repair guides for the home, Quick Guides will prove perfect...packe(ed) with information...exceptional, clear illustrations."
-The Midwest Book Review
"Light on text and heavy on illustrations with step-by-step instructions, each paperback in the Quick Guide series contains enough checklists, diagrams, safety instructions and tips to make it a useful reference for even novice do-it-yourselfers."
-Chicago Tribune
"Light on text and heavy on illustrations with step-by-step instructions, each paperback in the Quick Guide series contains enough checklists, diagrams, safety instructions and tips to make it a useful reference for even novice do-it-yourselfers." - Chicago Tribune
Whether readers are installing, repairing or decorating their floor, this Quick Guide shows them how to do it as quickly and efficiently as a professional. The most essential information readers need to successfully handle each task is packed into this concise manual. Over 190 detailed drawings clearly illustrate the step-by-step instruction, which has been written with the do-it-yourselfer in mind. With the help of this Quick Guide, readers can add value to their home while enjoying the greatest possible savings in time, effort, and money.
Whether you are installing, repairing or decorating your floor, this Quick Guide shows you how to do it as quickly and efficiently as a professional. The most essential information you need to successfully handle each task is packed into this concise manual. Detailed drawings clearly illustrate the step-by-step instruction, which has been written with you, the do-it-yourselfer, in mind. With the help of this Quick Guide, you can add value to your home while enjoying the greatest possible savings in time, effort, and money. Quick Guide: Floors shows you how to: - Renew the life and charm in old wood floors- Build a sturdy hardwood floor from scratch - Add elegance with stone or marble- Lay resilient sheet, ceramic tile, wood parquet and more - Install wall-to-wall carpeting- Create a decorative floor using stencils - Repair and maintain all floor surfaces
This is one of the better books I've found for the novice builder. The plans are simple with materials list for different sizes. Nothing fancy with this book just downright practical. You won't get lost in lingo. If you've built items in the past and are intermediate in skill, this may be too simple. This is a great first book on construction. |
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| | ISBN: 1880029065 Date Published on 3/28/1992 |
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| Does the cost of professionally installed carpet, vinyl or hardwood have you floored? Whether you're eyeing new ceramic tile for the bathroom, a sturdy laminate for the family room, or a repair to the parquet in the foyer, do it yourself, and do it right, with this all-in-color guide to the basics. Even total beginners will effortlessly navigate these detailed and reassuringly simple instructions, while loads of illustrations and photographs make the entire process easy-to-follow. With all the tips, tools, and tricks-of-the-trade right on hand, you'll know which special tools to buy and which to rent; how to remove the old stuff and make way for the new; how to select from the dizzying array of new materials on the market; and what to do to get lasting results. (For example, without a vapor barrier, that beautiful new hardwood will buckle in no time.) Plus: dozens of money-saving ways to fix up existing flooring. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Does the cost of professionally-installed carpet or hardwood have you floored? Do it yourself, do it for less, and do it right. Whether you're eyeing new ceramic tile or sturdy laminates, the tricks of the trade are here: find out whether you can salvage what you have and what's available to replace it, if you must. Prepare for installation by removing old floors and laying down cementboard or underlayment. Learn how to put in new ones from parquet to vinyl. Plus: Charts for cross-checking average costs.
I was a bit disappointed that this book didn't go into more details. There's nothing on how to carpet steps. Also, the section on laminate doesn't mention the glueless type. This seems to be a common failing of a lot of do-it-yourself type books. Otherwise, I did get some useful information from this book.
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| | ISBN: 1402711190 Date Published on 12/1/2003 |
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