Remodeling a Basement (Build Like A Pro)
by Roger German
from Taunton
Finishing a basement is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to increase living space in a home. This book helps readers visualize the vast possibilities that exist for this challenging space, and go about the remodeling process in an organized and efficient way. Roger German, a basement remodeling pro, covers every step, from the physically demanding "dirty work" to the rewarding finishing touches. He shows how to deal with a basement's special challenges, such as moisture problems and framing against concrete floors and walls, and gives instructions on pumping water up and out from basement baths and laundry rooms.
Pottery Barn Bathrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
by Judith Nasatir
from Oxmoor House
Over the past 50 years, Pottery Barn has developed a reputation as a home furnishing chain with its own distinctive, elegant designs. Intended for both the serious re-modeler and the aspirational dreamer, Pottery Barn Bathrooms does a thorough job of explaining the elements that make a bathroom comfortable and stylish enough to serve as a private retreat or communal spa. Each of its ten chapters is devoted to a single subject (fixtures, lighting, color, windows). After a quick overview of basic issues related to each topic, readers are invited to tour spectacular bathrooms through luscious photos and text explaining the color palette, room plan, and materials used. While the rooms tend toward the high end in terms of materials and available space, there's a wealth of useful advice throughout that would be welcome to almost anyone looking to spice up an existing bathroom or planning to build a new one. --David Bombeck
Demystifying the principles of interior design with hundreds of simple decorating ideas, Pottery Barn Bathrooms is the essential guide to bringing comfort and personal style to the bath. Photographed exclusively for this book in homes across America, Pottery Barn Bathrooms is packed with easily achievable ideas that help you create the ultimate bathing spaces, from powder rooms to spa baths.
Key Features:
-Room tours of real-life living spaces give you access to well-designed homes of all kinds, from country cottages to city apartments
-Color palettes and quick-reference guides to materials make it easy to apply dozens of creative ideas to your own home
-More than 250 specially commissioned photographs illustrate everything you need to know, from choosing fixtures, fittings, and furnishings to decorating with accessories
Complete Basements (Stanley Complete)
by Stanley
from Stanley
- Shows all the tools, materials, and techniques needed to finish a basement, from framing walls to installing finish flooring and fixtures.
- Shows how to develop plans for functional and attractive basement rooms, including laundry rooms, storage spaces, bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, recreation rooms, and more.
- Designed with two tiers: one to cover basic project and one to present extra information to cover options and unusual circumstances and Stanley Pro Tips.
- Simulated hyperlinks draw readers to extra information for unusual situations and additional information.
The House That Faux Built
by Adrienne Van Dooren
from East Cambridge Press
The House that Faux Built is a unique project-turned-book with a dual purpose: To raise money for the New Orleans Habitat House that Faux Built in support of Katrina Victims To showcase the very latest in painting and plaster home makeover techniques. The Artist s Version of We are the World --More than 100 top artists from across the U.S. and Europe volunteered to help. Together they transformed the rooms of a 1940s colonial in Metro DC and an old Chicago church into unique works of art. This new book captures the project in over 500 full color photos and is being snapped up by homeowners, D-I-Y ers, realtors and designers eager to see the latest in faux and home transformations. Readers will learn home makeover solutions including: 15 tricks to make a small room look larger, 5 secrets to make ceilings appear higher, 5 ways to transform cement floors & new techniques for wood floors, 3 Inexpensive methods to customize existing cabinets and appliances, 3 ways to make old brick, tile, and counter tops look like stone. Dozens of ideas and products that did not exist even a year ago
Smart Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Projects (Smart Guide)
by Editors of Creative Homeowner
from Creative Homeowner
- Creative Homeowner Press #287938 Basement Book
- CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS
Basements can be used for more than just storage, and Smart Guide: Basements can help homeowners claim that found space. Readers will learn how to maximize usable but unfinished areas in the basement as new living space for their families. Through clear, step-by-step text and color illustrations, the book shows readers how to frame and insulate walls, replace windows, construct a suspended ceiling, and more.
Basement Ideas that Work
by Peter Jeswald
from Taunton
Finding extra living space without adding on might be only a flight of stairs away. Homeowners with a basement have the unique opportunity to turn unused space into a great living space--all without adding on extra square footage to their home. In fact, finishing a basement is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to increase living space in a home.
Black & Decker Finishing Basements & Attics: Ideas & Projects for Expanding Your Living Space (Black & Decker)
by The editors of Creative Publishing international
from Creative Publishing international
The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook
by Jack Masters
from Jack Masters
The above title is a" working book".It is designed to be taken into the basement and around the foundation while home owners learn about repair options.Options which will ,when implemented,provide permanent solutions to water leakage and structural damage problems which are damaging their homes.
Properly used even a novice in home repair/improvement should benefit.After reading the book,home owner s will have an idea of what their choices are,how they should be implemented, and get a good idea of approximate job cost.
The handbook is unique in many ways. It is the only consumer oriented book to be written about this important subject. Since fully half of the homes in America ,with basements, leak water, it is indeed an important subject.The book is written in straight forward non-technical language. This, plus the fact that it is fully illustrated, make understanding easy-even for novice home owners.Of course pricing is included,as a protection against paying too much for a given service. The book is updated annually,to include new technology ,new pricing and new ideas.The list goes on,but perhaps most important of all,free consulting services are made available to every reader.For the first time,experts,myself included,are standing by on a daily basis to answer any lingering questions.The stakes can be very high when a home is being assaulted by ground water.Consulting Services will allow us to provide a level of reader satisfaction which this type of problem demands.
Design Ideas for Basements (Design Ideas)
by Wayne Kalyn
from Creative Homeowner
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finishing Your Basement Illustrated (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
by Dan Ramsey
from Alpha
This step-by-step, fully illustrated guide takes do-it-yourselfers through the process of designing, planning, and executing the finishing or remodeling of a basement-one of the most rewarding and popular home improvement projects for today's budget-conscious homeowners.
+++
