Category > Engineering, Architecture & Building Tech.
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| Save Your Wood Windows, an alternative to vinyl replacement windowsby John C. Leeke Description: Thousands of wood windows are ripped out of this country?s older and historic buildings each year and hauled to the dump. This astonishing loss is due in large part to the fact that few people know how to care for existing wood windows. This report provides an economical and practical alternative to trashing your fine old windows. You do not have to buy vinyl replacement windows made of plastic. You will learn the most practical and economic methods of window maintenance and repair: ? Specific step-by-step treatments to repair weathered sills and deteriorating sash, since these are the two most common excuses for trashing original windows. ? How windows are constructed, why some last for centuries and others rot and fall apart after just a few years. ? Traditional methods and the latest in contemporary high-tech materials and techniques. ? How to avoid falling under the spell of the window replacement salesman. ? 14 Step-by-step methods. ? 119 Illustrations. |
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| Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildingsby Paul Sawyers Description: Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings explains how to purchase steel cargo containers and modify them for use as buildings under 1000 sq ft in size. Learn how you can save up to 40% over tradition lumber and factory made steel structures with these unique building blocks. New and used steel shipping containers are available nationwide. It's easy to buy containers and modify them for use as workshops, garages, cabins, guest houses, super carports, RV - 5th wheel covers, and much more (the book shows how). Enjoy a building that's up to fifty times stronger than most structures, built quick and with amazingly little labor. Take part in the shipping container building revolution with the worlds first book on the subject...Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings! Includes photos, diagrams, plans, and charts. 103 pages, soft cover. |
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| Habitat for Humanity Charlotte Construction Manual; Approved Home Building Methodsby Anna Gallant Carter Description: The Habitat for Humanity Charlotte Construction Manual has been formally adopted by the Board of Directors as its Approved Building Methods. It includes more than 450 pages, over 570 photographs, 115 detailed construction drawings, and step by step instructions on tasks that HFH Charlotte regularly asks its volunteers to complete. The manual is very specific for how HFH Charlotte builds its homes (both Standard and Historic styles). Even if your affiliate doesn't build exactly like we do in Charlotte, we hope that you find portions of the manual helpful. It is designed to encourage leadership as well as a high level of productivity, efficiency, and quality. Chapters include: Floor Framing, Layout, Framing, Vinyl Siding, Exterior Trim, Insulation, Drywall, Painting, Interior Trim, Storage Shed & Appendix. Preview is in color. Book can be purchased in color or black and white. Lulu sends all of the author's proceeds directly to Habitat for Humanity Charlotte |
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