Black & Decker Finishing Basements & Attics: Ideas & Projects for Expanding Your Living Space (Paperback)

~ The editors of Creative Publishing international (Author) "Like all big remodeling projects, finishing an attic or basement involves a series of phasesthere's budgeting, planning, and construction, to name a few..." (more)
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About This Book: This book shows homeowners how to accomplish perhaps the greatest and most rewarding of all do-it-yourself projects: converting the unfinished space in a basement or attic into comfortable, safe, and truly customized living areas. Many Americans grew up in homes that had "finished" basements (do dark wood paneling and a sloping pool table sound familiar?), and their parents likely used one of the books still available on the how-to shelf. But today's homeowners are claiming their unfinished square footage for more specific uses: high-tech home offices, fully equipped home theaters, and secondary living spaces for aging relatives. For these new "home spaces", Finishing Basements & Attics is the up-to-date guide they need.
An Ideas section at the front of the book provides inspiration for a variety of creative, functional options, followed by an overview of basement and attic Dos and Don'ts. The rest of the book is devoted to useful projects. These cover the essentials, from framing around pipes and ductwork to building knee walls in an attic, as well as popular specialty jobs, like wiring a home theater and installing a skylight. The projects are designed not only to appeal to today's consumer but to teach readers the fundamental techniques of each task, so that they can adapt the given project for their specific situations.
Highlights:

Contains over 300 color photos and illustrations.

Features dozens of step-by-step projects, including plumbing a basement bathroom, adding forced-air ducts, and installing a window in a gable wall.

Aimed at consumer trends toward cocooning and working from home offices.

Shows all aspects of the remodeling process, including wiring, plumbing, insulating, finishing walls and ceilings, and installing windows and doors.

Includes an idea section with color photographs of successful basement and attic conversions.

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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

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Product Details Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Creative Publishing international (October 1, 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 0865735832 ISBN-13: 978-0865735835 Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #11 in  Books > Home & Garden > Home Design > Remodeling & Renovation > Basements & Attics

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This book cites 3 books:

• The Complete Guide to Flooring (Black & Decker) by Editors of creative Publishing in Back Matter
• The Complete Guide to Easy Woodworking Projects (Black & Decker) by Creative Publishing International in Back Matter
• The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Plumbing: Newly Expanded 3rd Edition by Editors of creative Publishing in Back Matter

 

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 36 of 37 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars I learned a lot from this book, April 15, 2003 By  AR - See all my reviews I am a complete home improvement dummy who is trying to build out her basement. This book was great at teaching me the basics & forcing me to think in a logical step by step manner - heating first, earthquake proofing next, etc. It also helped me understand drywalling techniques & effective insulation. Further, it helped me focus on building codes & regulations (I hadn't thought of that & as I said, i'm a home improvement dummy). Plus the pictures gave me great ideas. On the whole, a worthwhile investment. This book does assume that you'll want to *do* your own basement so there are tons of pictures showing you how to effectively insulate etc... 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Place to Start, March 19, 2003 By  C. Hickman (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    My wife brought this book and 5 others home from the library for us to review as we are just starting to finish our basement. This book is the best of the six by far. It's drawback is that it is not comprehensive - if you don't have some basic knowledge/experience and you want to do the work yourself, then you will want more detail. For the few pages that are there, however, the book does an excellent job showing the work at hand and gives some good ideas. I'll likely buy the book to have it on hand as we progress. Enjoy your project! 38 of 42 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars great book, November 7, 2002 By A Customer This is a great place to start with if you're a do-it-yourselfer planning to finish your basement. The only drawback I found is that it leaves you wanting more. I ended up buying more books on plumbing, flooring, and building in general. I managed to find several good used books. I'll probably end up buying a book on electrical work too (I'm still working on my basement). I also did a lot of research on the internet. Also, there's a lot of variation on local building codes, so you need to talk to your governing authority to get specifics. In the end, you might decide to do some parts of the job yourself and leave other parts for professionals. In any case, reading through this book will give you a lot of ideas to get started.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars full of ideas this may help you develop ideas of your own to create a special space in your home Published 7 months ago by E. Dianeskillestad 4.0 out of 5 stars A how to manual for finishing your basement This is very useful if you are finishing your basement yourself. It walked you through all of the basics from planning and framing to finishing off molding. Read more Published 16 months ago by Decorating Fanatic Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865735832
• ISBN-13: 978-0865735835
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I learned a lot from this book, April 15, 2003

By	AR - See all my reviews

I am a complete home improvement dummy who is trying to build out her basement. This book was great at teaching me the basics & forcing me to think in a logical step by step manner - heating first, earthquake proofing next, etc. It also helped me understand drywalling techniques & effective insulation. Further, it helped me focus on building codes & regulations (I hadn't thought of that & as I said, i'm a home improvement dummy). Plus the pictures gave me great ideas. On the whole, a worthwhile investment. This book does assume that you'll want to *do* your own basement so there are tons of pictures showing you how to effectively insulate etc...

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Place to Start, March 19, 2003

By	C. Hickman (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My wife brought this book and 5 others home from the library for us to review as we are just starting to finish our basement. This book is the best of the six by far. It's drawback is that it is not comprehensive - if you don't have some basic knowledge/experience and you want to do the work yourself, then you will want more detail. For the few pages that are there, however, the book does an excellent job showing the work at hand and gives some good ideas. I'll likely buy the book to have it on hand as we progress. Enjoy your project!

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, November 7, 2002

By A Customer

This is a great place to start with if you're a do-it-yourselfer planning to finish your basement. The only drawback I found is that it leaves you wanting more. I ended up buying more books on plumbing, flooring, and building in general. I managed to find several good used books. I'll probably end up buying a book on electrical work too (I'm still working on my basement). I also did a lot of research on the internet. Also, there's a lot of variation on local building codes, so you need to talk to your governing authority to get specifics. In the end, you might decide to do some parts of the job yourself and leave other parts for professionals. In any case, reading through this book will give you a lot of ideas to get started.