Item #: 280-6994-04
Author: Fine Homebuilding magazine
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN:1-56158-699-4
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $18.85
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Get expert advice from the Pros on Building Additions
For any addition project to succeed, good design is just as important as sound construction. That's why you'll also find an inspiring selection of case studies included here. These projects demonstrate creative, cost-effective ways to build additions and convert existing parts of the house into living space. If you're aiming to make a small house bigger, the ideas and expert advice on these pages will help you achieve topnotch results. 160 pp.Taunton's For Pros By Pros - Building Additions - Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Basements, Foundations, and Masonry
- An Addition Foundation
- Supporting an Addition
- Laying Up Concrete Block
- Porches, Decks, and Sunrooms
- A Builder's Screen Porch
- A Dining Deck
- Adding a Sunroom with Porch
- A Classic Sunroom
- Framing and Finishing Solutions
- Keeping a Dormer Addition Clean and Dry
- A Different Approach to Rafter Layout
- A Gable-Dormer Retrofit
- Supporting a Cantilevered Bay
- Remodeling with Metal Studs
- Solo Drywall Hanging
- Case Studies: Innovative Additions
- A Dramatic Family-Room Addition
- A Well-Lit Addition
- Converting a Garage into Living Space
- A Suburban Metamorphosis
- Adding a Second Story
- Credits
- Index