Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Wing, Charles, 1939-

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.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

632 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Summary:

This enlarged, updated, and expanded third edition of the classic reference on home systems and materials includes the latest code information, new full-color drawings, and a completely new section on making your home green. The 1,600 full-color drawings provide a clear look at every aspect of home construction and systems.

Subjects:

House construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Building materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

House construction -- Pictorial works.

Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Pictorial works.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-624) and index.

Contents:

Design -- Site and climate -- Masonary -- Foundations -- Wood -- Framing -- Sheathing -- Siding -- Roofing -- Windows and doors -- Plumbing -- Wiring -- The thermal envelope -- Floors, walls, and ceilings -- Storage -- Heating -- Cooling -- Passive solar -- Lighting -- Sound -- Fasteners -- Decks -- Sustainable buildings -- Measuring and finance.

Web Site:

Contributor biographical information

LCCN:

2009033722

ISBN:

9781600852466

1600852467

Other Number:

313654088

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

309878

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

690.8 Wing