Author : Stephen Fanuka
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1579654339
Fanuka, host of the DIY series "Million Dollar Contractor" and Lewine explain the basics of home repair and maintenance from assembling a tool kit to understanding the pros and cons of casement and double-hung windows. Illustrations.
Author : Shannon Acheson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493428225
Everyone wants a home that is beautiful and clutter free. But most of us are unsure how to get there without breaking the bank. Popular interior designer Shannon Acheson takes the guesswork out of creating a lovely home. Home Made Lovely is a mind-set: decorating should be about those who live there, rather than making your home into a magazine-worthy spread. Shannon walks you through how to · decorate in a way that suits your family's real life · declutter in seven simple steps · perform a house blessing to dedicate your home to God · be thankful for your current home and what you already have · brush up on hospitality with more than 20 actionable ideas that will make anyone feel welcome and loved in your home In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Christ with family members and guests.
Author : Glen Martin
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 9780692691694
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.
Author : Family Handyman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1621452212
The Family Handyman’s 100 Things Every Homeowner Must Know gives you the knowledge you need to be a better homeowner. You’ll make informed decisions, avoid frustrations and save thousands over the life of your home. The Family Handyman’s 100 Things Every Homeowner Must Know gives you the knowledge you need to be a better homeowner. You’ll make informed decisions, avoid frustrations and save thousands over the life of your home. Here’s just a small sample of what’s inside: The smartest thing you can do before going on vacation Push a button and save $100 Be ready for any natural disaster Make burglars bypass your house The most effective way to cut heating and cooling costs Clever shortcuts for home maintenance—indoors and out Keep mice, ants and other invaders out of your house Boost curb appeal without remodeling What to do when the power goes out The most common—and costly—homeowner mistakes Eliminate noises, odors and other household irritations Grow the best lawn on the block Secret weapons pros use for easy, instant repairs Make appliances last years longer The key to drip-free faucets Make your mower start right up—every time Cures for damp basements Exterminate mold and mildew Pick a paint color you’ll love Get faster downloads and better TV quality Stop peeling paint Plus, incredibly easy repairs for appliances, plumbing, flooring, walls, furniture and more!
Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119564816
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Author : Mr John Wilhoit
Publisher : Win Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2017-06-29
Category :
ISBN : 9780985002770
John Wilhoit has done a masterful job of explaining the most important issues involving your path to home-ownership. I have known John and his work for almost 20-years now. He gives critical advice not talked about in other publications. If you follow John's advice, and sequence, you will enjoy home-ownership and all the benefits it offers. Read John's book and consider it a new opportunity to gain home-ownership without having to go it alone. For most people, home-ownership is the largest investment they will make. John helps you navigate around the mistakes that people make all too often. So many people just don't pay enough attention to the details and this book addresses how to avoid critical mistakes. John's book, and the help of a good Realtor, will put you on the path to home-ownership while making home-ownership a major cornerstone in the journey to financial independence. Richard Mendenhall 2001 President, National Association of REALTORS ----- The one over-arching objective of this book is to provide sound, practical step-by-step guidance on buying your first home while avoiding as many pitfalls as possible. 12 Steps to Home-Ownership presumes your exclusive reason for purchasing a home is to live in the home. 12 Steps to Home-Ownership is for people considering home-ownership and have a willingness to become educated about the process in advance so that when the opportunity comes their learning curve is short. The book is designed to prepare you for that moment in time when you can sign a contract for a home with confidence knowing that you've made a quality decision. Home-ownership is the bedrock of building wealth. There is no buying a second home, or third, without first buying the first one, right? Of course, there is far more to the process than just picking out a home with pretty colors and a nice door front. Answering the question of where you want to live creates a queasy feeling for many people; because we know where we "want" to live, then there is where we can afford to live. Balancing these two is part of the cognitive process of buying your first home. This book is a do-it-yourself version to home buying providing tools and guidance for asking the right questions in advance of making the home buying decision. It is a guidebook to assist in your personal journey in the decision-making process based on your inputs and assisted by team members you select to work on your behalf to come up with the best choices for you and your family. Home buying is nothing that anyone should do on their own; building your own team is a necessary step in creating a successful outcome. The objective of this book is to draw a road map to the decision-making process for becoming a homeowner. If you can purchase a home anywhere what are some of the absolute realities a first-time homeowner should consider before buying. Many readers will have family and friends that are homeowners. Certainly, some of your closest friends can provide some information about their own experiences. Yet, this is going to be your home. To use a simple example, who would you trust to go out and buy a car for you- sight unseen? Buying a home is one hundred times more personal. This place will be your castle, your shelter, your home. So, while it is fine to seek input from family and friends the ultimate decision is yours- the one paying for the purchase. That said, in this book we point you towards real-life areas to contemplate. We look at the heavy lifting- the thinking that needs to take place before, during and after you begin the search process.
Author : Barbara B. Bucholz
Publisher : Dearborn Trade
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 1999-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780793138180
In "The New Homeowner's Handbook", the authors help educate consumers and ease their anxieties about protecting the largest investment they may ever make. It can help readers avoid potential problems, like insurance, security, repair, maintenance, budgeting and decorating, and show how to hold problems to a minimum.
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9781422321836
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN :
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author : Byron W. Maguire
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2008-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781436302371
This handbook has been especially prepared for you, either a new homeowner or one who recognizes that the home needs work. In this handbook are the tools necessary for its (your home) upkeep and my sincere hope to aid you with increasing its worth. Your home is like a fine bottle of wine. First, it must be bottled correctly to have value. Your home is that bottle of wine. A bottle of wine ages to perfection when the winegrower tends to his or her wine filled bottles. The winegrower watches each bottle and turns it at precise intervals. The surroundings must be just so, if it is to mature and increase its value. Your home must also be cared for on a continuing basis if it is to be enriched and increase in value. Only you and your family can act like the winegrower. You and your family are the winegrowers, bottlers and caretakers of your home. Your attention to all parts of the home on a continuing basis will assure that the quality and value of your home will increase. You can build a heritage for your family that you, the parents, can be proud of and that your children will remember all their lives. But, how can you accomplish this when you enter into your first ever, new home whether it is a newly built home or a previously owned home that you just bought or a home that you neglected to keep up the value. This handbook provides answers to most questions that you may have regarding maintenance and upkeep of your home. The information in this handbook, if applied, will also increase the value of your home. As with wine, its storage is important to its aging well. In Unit 1, Safe Guarding Important Papers, you will find a list of important and very important papers relating to the original purchase of your home and supporting papers, deeds, mortgage papers, catalogs, warrantees and others pertaining to your home and the things in it. You are offered several techniques for their storage as well as ideas about when to get rid of certain ones. Wine bottles are usually kept in a climate controlled place where the temperature and humidity are good for its life. In Unit 2, Utilities, you are given facts and ideas about your concern with electric, water, gas and heating uses. The Unit has a section on each type of utility that can make a definite positive change to the costs you face with utility bills. Employing some or all of these ideas can make a difference in your living conditions. A house neglected looses value, even if you do not intend to sell and move into a different house. This compares to a wine cellar that is neglected. A wine cellar properly maintained ensures the quality of the wine over time. If neglected the wine sours and is lost. In Unit 3, the Exterior and Property of your house and Unit 4 the Interior of your house complete the Handbook. By using the Checklists and Periodic Charts for maintenance, you not only maintain the value of the home, but in many cases increase its value. Important information is provided on each area or part of the house in three parts: A. A layman's description tells important but not too technical data and information about the part of the house being considered. B. A checklist of items that usually go wrong with that particular part of the house is provided. It has sufficient columns to make several separate inspections over time. C. A description of the work needed to be done is provided following the completion of the checklist. After each section an FYI list of other facts is provided pertaining to the area being considered for repair or replacement. At the end of Unit 3 and Unit 4 there are Periodic Tables that list each item (part of house), what to look for monthly, each spring, each fall and after a severe storm. FYI here is a list of the items Parts of the house covered:
