The Pocket Renovator

Maybe you've just bought an old house or apartment and are about to start renovation. Or perhaps you want to redo your kitchen. Dozens of questions and unfamiliar terms confront you: What sort of profile should your kitchen cabinets have – bullnose, cove, flute, ogee, reverse ogee, roundover or straight? How hard will it be to add electrical outlets or move your bathroom sink? What are the advantages of the different kinds of sinks and what style of décor do they work best with?

Building on the decorating basics covered in the first volume, The Pocket Renovator tackles, in the same elegant, illustrated encyclopedic format, the nitty-gritty details of the most difficult issues people face when renovating or building a home. From structural basics (what are the beams, columns, floor joists) to hardware finishes, from adding or removing walls to installing a pressed tin ceiling, from choosing appliances and countertop materials to lighting, heating and cooling systems, and space and stair configurations, this book will be an invaluable resource.