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Author Wing, Charles, 1939- author.

Title The visual handbook of building and remodeling : a comprehensive guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home / Charlie Wing.

Publication Info. Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, Inc., [2017]

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Edition 4th edition.
Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary "This new edition has 48 pages of brand-new material including new chapters on solar power and best-practice insulating as well as the latest code information and updated sections on framing, sheathing, air sealing, and heating and cooling, enabling the reader to visualize exactly how to tackle any building project or problem."--Amazon.com.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 668-672) and index.
Contents Design -- Site and climate -- Masonry -- Foundations -- Wood -- Framing -- Sheathing -- Siding -- Roofing -- Windows and doors -- Plumbing -- Wiring -- Insulation and R-Value -- Best practice insulating -- Air-sealing existing buildings -- Floors, walls, and ceilings -- Storage -- Heating -- Cooling -- Passive Solar -- Lighting -- Sound -- Fasteners -- Decks and railings -- Measuring and finance -- Abbreviations -- Glossary.
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Subject House construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House construction.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Subject Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling.
Building materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building materials.
House construction -- Pictorial works.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Illustrated works.
Illustrated works.
ISBN 9781631869624 (electronic book)
1631869620 (electronic book)