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The Flooring Handbook: The Complete Guide to Choosing and Installing Floors Paperback – March 6, 2004

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The complete guide to choosing and installing floors.

Wall-to-wall carpet is no longer the only option for cost-conscious or do-it-yourself home decorators. The Flooring Handbook reveals the extensive variety of flooring options available today that can add function, beauty and comfort to any area of a home.

Packed with practical information, The Flooring Handbook is a comprehensive reference that provides the latest in flooring materials and methods. This book describes the benefits of the basic flooring types in three broad categories: hard, semi-hard and soft, including:

Hardwood
Ceramic
Tile
Carpet
Cork
Linoleum (looking nothing like you remember it)
Laminates
Slate, stone and marble
Leather, felt, rubber and steel

Detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations show how to lay different types of flooring under various circumstances. Color photographs of finished rooms demonstrate how various materials work to the best effect in a home. The Flooring Handbook is a comprehensive reference for designers, decorators and homeowners -- whether doing it themselves or hiring a professional.

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This handbook is a great resource for all sorts of flooring installations. (The Cottager (cottager.com))

This is a finely done book and an excellent source for home remodelers to show clients what is available and how a material will look after it is installed. (Barb Siddiqui woodcentral.com)

It is surprising how many types of floor can be installed by do-it-yourselfers. When that's a possibility, this book shows step-by-step instructions. When it can't be done, that's clear too. (Nancy Herrick Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2004-05-02)

Starts with the basics... covers very kind of floor... step-by-step photos are wonderfully helpful. (Linda Turk Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal 2004-05-09)

A chart compares costs, installation difficulty, necessary maintenance and subfloor requirements for the 27 varieties... a good place to collect ideas before jumping into a project or hiring a flooring contractor. (Lee Stratton Columbus Dispatch 2004-05-01)

The ultimate how-to guide to picking out and putting in the right floor. (Patrick Butters Scripps Howard News Service 2004-05-09)

Whether you are doing it yourself, hiring a contractor or imagining your dream home, this book is worth a few hours of your time... the how-to guides will easily give your average DIYer enough information to undertake the installations shown. (Ian Milne Canadian Home Workshop)

Improve the odds of getting the right look. (Miami Herald 2004-05-30)

Helps readers determine what kind of flooring will best meet their needs... [covers] topics critical for success. Numerous color photographs. (Library Journal 2004-06-01)

A practical look at laying tile and installing wood flooring... photos illustrate the impact of different flooring on a room. (Diana Luciani Style at Home)

About the Author

Dennis Jeffries is an internationally known and respected figure in the flooring industry with more than 40 years of experience. He pioneered the introduction of new products and spearheaded worldwide campaigns by the largest flooring companies. He is Head of Product Development and Commercial Sales with the international franchise organization, Floor Coverings International.

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Introduction to Chapter 1: Getting Started

You may already have in mind the "look" you want for your home, but don't rush out to buy a new floor straightaway. The key to installing a floor yourself is thorough preparation. This section will help you assess your site and choose a flooring that suits the location -- as well as your tastes, budget and level of expertise. For inspiration, and more information about your chosen floor, turn to the relevant flooring section later in the book. There are hundreds of photographs of fabulous floors, grouped into "hard," resilient," "wood" and "soft," to enable you to compare similar options. Find out more about durability, maintenance and design possibilities, and check out the skills required by looking at the step-by-step installation instructions. Then return to this section for essential information about preparing the site: leveling the subfloor, waterproofing, trimming doors, planning the layout and much more.

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books (March 6, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1552977528
ISBN-13: 978-1552977521
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.5 x 9.8 inches
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Customer Reviews: 9 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3797 in Home Design & Construction (Books)
- #90 in Interior Floor Design
- #1922 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement (Books)

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tricia from Waco

A must read for a DIY.

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019

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Gave me an complete understanding of the different kinds of flooring and how to install.

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Works for Us

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019

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Just what we needed.

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Four Stars

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i am stii reading

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Mara Rivera

A complete guide indeed!

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2011

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Excellent review of most of the available flooring choices, with great photos, a comparison chart, and directions for each type.

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WL Harrison

Five Stars

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A lot of good information for making flooring choices.

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TC Ashton

An Excellent Resource

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2006

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We're refinishing our hardwood flooring and adding laminate to the playroom downstairs, but I wanted to do some research before spending any money. I checked out several books on flooring from the library, and this was the only one that was so thorough I immediately went out and purchased my own copy. Not only does it cover hardwoods and laminates, it covers just about every flooring material you can imagine (leather, rubber, cork, bamboo, etc.). Every material gets a solid description, several pictures, a list of pros and cons, and installation instructions. Also, a big chart in the front tells you which floors can be installed yourself and which need professional installers. It also gives number ratings for the difficulty of the task (should you take it on yourself) and for how much you can expect to spend in comparison with other flooring materials.

This book is simply the definitive resource on the subject.

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briard

A comprehensive guide

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2005

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This is an excellent book, by far the best I have ever bought on flooring maintenance and installation (I wish I had bought this one first). This book offers great comparisons of different types of materials, well written and simple instructions on how to install them and advice on when to get a professional if your an amatuer such as myself. This book is a great resource and will help you make an informed decision if your putting in a new floor, whether you do it yourself or not.

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T. Wagner

Good overview

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2007

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This book provides a very good overview of the different types of flooring. It also provides some useful tricks. I recently installed 17'x17' hardwood bamboo floor for a friend whose house is on a slab. We had to install a vapor barrier and if you read this book you'll notice that the author and the references are generally from the UK. So if you walk into a flooring distributor and ask for some of the products Jeffries mentioned, you will get some weird looks. But the trick about using tape to hold the boards while the glue dried was invaluable.

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