Homeowner maintenance reference manual including 380 residential workmanship guidelines covering conditions and maintenance for topics including: floors and ceilings; roofs and gutters; foundations and basements; interior/exterior components; grounds; utility systems; and walls. Homeowner and builder maintenance responsibilities are stated along with the performance guideline and additional information for each topic. Green home construction is also covered.
Returning to Gilead to care for her dying father, Glory Boughton is joined by her long-absent brother, with whom she bonds throughout his struggles with alcoholism, unemployment, and their father's traditionalist values.
When aliens invade the earth, Tip, a human girl, and Oh, a banished alien, become friends and begin a search for Tip's mother.
The Home Office Book explores all aspects of creating a workable, comfortable, and stylish office at home. A rich source of ideas, information, and design solutions, The Home Office Book...
A foremost authority on rustic design and furnishings, Ralph Kylloe chose for this book his most inspiring images from twenty years of photographing mountain retreats across America.
I knew his name was Ross and that he'd gone off to London to become someone important shortly after my mother fell pregnant. 'He should've stuck around and been a father. That's what's important,' my mother said, but my grandma said I ...
Presents the personal libraries of forty bibliophiles and offers ideas for library design
Then this book is for you.Before you can solve a problem, you need to understand what is causing the problem. This book explains how your home actually works so you can address root causes, not symptoms.
May this book be a refuge to marvel at the nuance and complexity that makes you remarkably human."--Back cover.
This book is the most essential tool in any homeowner's belt, providing expert know-how on how to repair almost anything in easy, accessible instruction.
Introducing the ultimate sourcebook for the stylish home: Pottery Barn House & Home is filled with easy ideas for decorating, updating, and furnishing a cohesive, welcoming space. Whatever your style...