How to Buy Flooring


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Today we live in a fast-paced, busy kind of world. We want the best price and expect top quality all at the same time. We have become used to many choices, especially in the flooring industry. Carpeting, for instance, comes in hundreds of different styles, colors, weaves, textures, and thicknesses. Wood, laminate, ceramic, porcelain, vinyl tile, sheet vinyl, and linoleum also have hundreds of different variations. So how do you know what to buy when you are shopping for flooring? What type of flooring is best in what area? I can help you with these types of questions.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Cost Startups


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Every dream has to start somewhere! With the shaky economy and unemployment rising, more and more people are trying to find alternative ways to start businesses out of their homes. But what is the right home grown business? What skills are necessary? What will it really cost and how much money will it generate? All these questions and more are answered in The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Low-Cost Startups. • Expert author with over 30 years experience in the area • Ways to determine which business is right for you-and the most effective to start • Great, innovative ideas from hi-tech service to low-tech selling • Practical nuts and bolts advice on starting and running the business • Solid information about costs, financing, taxes, and organization




Young House Love


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This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.




Black & Decker Wood Floors


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"A home guide to wood floors, from flooring choices, tools, and prep work through installation and finishing"--




Stanley Tiling


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Relatively affordable as DIY projects go, tiling is also one of the most popular among homeowners. This book presents all of the information needed to take on a tiling project from start to finish, including planning and layout, installation, and upkeep.




All that is Solid Melts Into Air


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The experience of modernization -- the dizzying social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world -- and modernism in art, literature and architecture are brilliantly integrated in this account.




The Home Inspector


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When you move in, you do not want headaches or surprises. - EIM 1995 The Home Inspector... YOU? Challenged your own Home Inspector or fi nish the inspection your self. All question and answer you need to know on a Home Inspection.




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Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement, 3rd Updated Edition


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The most complete home improvement manual on the market, this newly updated edition of Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement offers thousands of how-to photos, 800 drawings, and understandable text on plumbing and electrical repairs, heating and cooling, remodeling, and more. With 325 step-by-step DIY projects, build basic skills and learn to complete home projects and repairs yourself! New edition includes current code updates and changes, as well as information on USB outlets, AFCI/GFCI breakers, and tankless water heaters.




Tile Your World


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Illustrated instructions enable you to 'tile with style'.