The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, 3rd Edition
A comprehensive guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Here's the updated and enlarged third edition of our classic reference on how to choose systems and materials for every part of a home.
With brand new chapters on transforming a home with green practices and creative storage solutions -- plus the latest code information and over 400 new full-color illustrations -- this up-to-the-minute, enhanced edition will become an essential resource for your building library.
Designed for do-it-yourself homeowners, as well as builders, contractors and architects, The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling is the authoritative, go-to reference manual for anyone involved in residential design and construction. In fact, earlier editions of this classic guide have sold over 250,000 copies.
With its unique visual approach and over 1,600 full-color drawings, this new, expanded edition provides you with a clear, detailed look at every aspect of home construction -- and built-in systems. So you can visualize exactly how to tackle any building project or construction challenge.
And, in addition to its user-friendly graphic presentation, you'll also appreciate the clear, straightforward language that gives you everything you need to get going.
Here are just a few reasons why you'll want to pick up a copy of this new edition.
It's chock full of new material with lots of essential information not included in earlier versions
Over 400 new full-color drawings shed light on a wide range of additional materials, systems and details
New chapters on energy-efficient green building practices and innovative storage solutions
Over 1,600 drawings -- in total -- cover every aspect of home building and remodeling
Over 300 tables offer quick access to critical data
Customer Reviews
Excellent content, not formatted correctly for iPad
Excellent content with great illustrations. Exactly what I was looking for. That said, this was purchased as an ebook and is not formatted as one (two page view only. No option for one page)
Viewing the material requires a maddening amount of tapping and resizing material on each page. Most likely much better off with a paper copy on this one, especially for the price.
Great book, horrible iBook implementation
I have just one problem with this book, it does not support one page view. This makes the book beautiful to read on my 15” Macbook, but an absolute pain to read on my iPad (which is why I purchased this book instead of the print version). Very distracting and irritating.
However, you cannot beat the content without paying 10 times the price.