Quick Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Construction Methods [Paperback]

Mark Feirer Mr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quick Guide | Publication Date: December 28, 1995

The Quick Guide Series is packed with step-by-step information on home repairs and improvements. These weekend projects are ideal for increasing the quality and value of every home.

Each 8 2/1" x 10 7/8," 80-page book has more then 190 two-color illustrations with easy-to-follow instructions.

Editorial Reviews

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner (December 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880029448
• ISBN-13: 978-1880029442
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Basements & Attics

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182 of 183 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent step-by-step, how-to book, October 29, 1999

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This review is from: Quick Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Paperback)

I am a novice do-it-yourselfer and I bought this book so I could finish my basement. It has both textual descriptions of each stage of the project, and also has step-by-step pictures on how to do the each stage of the project from how to install a vapor barrier to how to do the dry-wall and ceiling work.

A MUST HAVE for the do-it-yourselfer looking for step-by-step instructions.

133 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, March 9, 2000

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This review is from: Quick Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Paperback)

If you are staring down a flight of wooden basement steps leading to the cells where you keep your crazy aunt, and if you are wistfully picturing a cheerful downstairs game room with lots of clean, well-lighted spaces where the kids can scalp each other, where Bud and Sis can take their dates to play Twister with lime Jello on those nights when Mom and Dad are out at the shooting range, meaning you're contemplating a full basement renovation, BUY THIS BOOK. It will save you thousands of dollars, hours of anguish, and it may save your sanity.

Even for hardened do-it-yourselfers, the task of renovating a basement is dirty, dark, and difficult. In this case, knowledge is not only power but illumination. This book takes you by the hand and shows you how to do each step.

This is a damn good book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and concise, February 17, 2003

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This review is from: Quick Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Paperback)

Book has many clear pictures and covers all areas of remodelling a basement. Easy to follow with lots of help. This book is cheap and all you need.