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Home Maintenance for Knuckleheads
Cam, Scott
ISBN: 1740452593
Murdoch Books 2003
Large 8vo softcover 184pp colour & b/w illus. Fine. Written by the carpenter and presenter Scott Cam, this is a troubleshooting book for everyday problems around the house for the unskilled DIY person, or "knucklehead". It is structured to follow the sequence of building a house: it starts with the carpentry - the first job involves the piers under the house and the last one involves the roof - and ends with electricity. Peppered with humorous anecdotes and illustrated with simple diagrams and photographs of Scott and his faithful dog Lizzie, this book is aimed at the home handyperson who enjoys a good laugh.
Price: $15.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 43591 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Insulating, Sealing & Ventilating Your House
Spence, William P.
ISBN: 1402724098
Sterling 2006
4to softcover 192pp index, colour illus. very good. Good insulation can keep a house cozy in winter, and cool in summer-while saving money and conserving energy. In amazingly thorough detail, with plenty of color illustrations, William P. Spence, author of such bestsellers as Carpentry and Building Construction, describes every step of insulating, sealing, and ventilating your home. He shows how to determine the amount of insulation needed, locate air leaks, regulate air quality, and determine the costs versus benefits of any job. Find out where to start work, which materials are most effective, and how to handle potential insulation problems. From air-sealing external walls to adding vapor barriers, all you need to know is here.
Price: $18.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 43118 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Popular Mechanics Money Smart Makeovers: Bathrooms
Peters, Rick
ISBN: 1588163180
Hearst 2004
4to hardcover 192pp index, colour illus. Fine. / fine d/w. In the great tradition of Popular Mechanics, here are ideas for makeovers you can actually use, afford, and do yourself. Unlike some books on remodeling the bathroom, this real-world guide steers clear of wildly expensive options that demand a costly contractor to implement. Instead, eye-catching, sensible suggestions explain how to get rid of the dingy old vanity, redo that terrible lighting, and lose the stained, worn linoleum. Get down to the nitty-gritty with instructions for replacing cabinets, laying down sheet flooring, re-laminating or tiling countertops and backsplashes, and putting in a new sink or faucet. Follow one of the three marvelous bathroom transformations, or creatively mix elements from them all. From choosing color schemes to buying materials, selecting tools to budgeting time, every valuable page shows how to upgrade a bathroom.nn• National Publicity
Price: $25.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 42085 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Prestressed Concrete
HARRIS, J.D. & P.B. MORICE
Cement and Concrete Association January 1952
8vo. Paper Cover. 64pp. Very good, suned spinefold. Diagrams. Drawings. B&W photos (factory scenes at vaious works; Magnel-Blaton jack; Lee-Macall stressing jack; prestressed water tank; transmission line poles; bridges, etc). Comprehensive text. Prestressing is a techniquie of construction whereby initial compressive stresses are set up in a member, to resist or annul the tensile stresses produced by the load. Contents includes Prestressed Concrete, History and development, the materials, Theory, Apparatus, Magnal-Blaton system, Applications, Other methods of prestressing, Schorer prestressing unit, Safety of prestressed concrete.
Price: $35.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 36364 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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