Building Additions (For Pros By Pros)
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Creator: Fine HomebuildingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12-10
ISBN: 1561586994
Number of pages: 155
Publisher: Taunton Press
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- ISBN13: 9781561586998
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Building Additions (For Pros By Pros)
Book Review: Don't Buy, Don't Buy
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is, as the kids say, terribad.
I own this book and keep waiting to install a fireplace, so I have a use for it.
It opens up about how to add onto a foundation and gives you a small amount on that, and then simply shows you some projects.
I am not up to East Coast code requirements, but I would never publish some of this advice.
On page 33 it shows embedding wood beams into concrete, held down buy joist hangers that extend down into the concrete. Really? Joist hangers and wood embedded in concrete?
First joist hangers ARE NOT HOLD-DOWNS and probably are the same price, so why not use the correct product?
Second, I would NEVER recommend wood to be cast in concrete, it's just going to rot. Even P.T wood will rot, and will additionally chemically react with the concrete. (Even rebar reacts with concrete and corrodes, it's not just from rusting)
I found that mistake in about 2 minutes just now, while skimming it.
Furthermore the projects are shown in a general, very vague way.
It's more an idea book with a couple articles about hanging drywall, cutting rafters, etc.
Recommended for: The starting a fire.
Summary of Building Additions (For Pros By Pros)
Expanding a house requires both inspiration and expertise, and that is just what the seasoned professionals from Fine Homebuilding magazine have provided in Building Additions. Through an eye-catching combination of text, illustration, and photos, they reveal the decisions, design ideas, and construction details involved in completing a wide range of home additions. From bay window bump-outs and basement remodels to sunrooms and second-story additions, readers get the kind of valuable insider expertise and hands-on techniques that guarantee top-notch results when adding on to a house.
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