Bathroom Remodeling Workbook: A Complete Guide to Help Make Your Remodel a Success (Paperback)

Remodeling a bathroom is one of the most popular remodeling projects, but the process of getting started can be overwhelming. A new bathroom will improve your home and your quality of life — but bathrooms are complicated and remodeling takes careful planning to ensure you get the bathroom you want and need. Do you know the best way to find a contractor, design your new bathroom and decide on the features you need and the ones you can do without? This comprehensive new workbook p (more…)

Ultimate Guide to Bathrooms: Plan, Remodel, Build (Paperback)

Ultimate Guide to Bathrooms guides the reader through the process of designing and doing the work involved with remodeling an existing bathroom or adding a new one. Homeowners will find inspirational information on layout and design, but most of the book covers the hand-on parts of the projects, including adding new tubs and showers, vanities and sinks, and installing flooring and other finishes. Over 60 easy-to-follow photo sequences demonstrate the most popular projects, including t (more…)

Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Remodel Your Kitchen without Losing Your Mind (Paperback)

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“Costa and Manning have plenty of helpful hints for renovating.” — Orlando Sentinel, Rebecca Swain Vadnie”The cheerful attitude of these authors makes even the less cheerful aspects of kitchen remodeling a little easier to swallow.” — Christy Hobart, LA Times. 5/25/05

As Americans hunger for home improvement, Lowe’s and Home Depot have risen to the status of weekend hotspots. Home-design shows like Trading Spaces are flourishing up and down the television dial, mirror (more…)

Affordable Remodel: How to Get Custom Results on Any Budget (Paperback)

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This very practical book by Fernando Pages Ruiz shows all kinds of upgrades, from using a little paint to brighten an entrance way to converting a two-car garage into living space. There are lessons in everything: different kinds of stucco, ways to build a skylight, insulation, cabinet overhauls, crown molding and much more. –Newsday (New York)Fernando Pages Ruiz believes high style shouldn’t be limited to those with high incomes. His book Affordable Remodel helps homeowner (more…)