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www.Contractor-Books.com Friday, 2013-05-24 Construction Books, Electrical Codes, Building Codes, Construction Cost Estimating, Contractor Tools & Equipment |
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Remodeling & Home
Improvement |
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Affordable Remodel |
Remodel Your Home On An Affordable Budget Affordable Remodel helps homeowners add upgrades without breaking their budgets. Ruiz, a builder and remodeler for more than 30 years, targets his book toward do-it-yourselfers with more desire than dollars. He offers guidance on such topics as budgeting, space planning, construction basics and making affordable choices, and he provides ideas for high-end-looking improvements that can be made on the cheap well, relatively so.
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Bathroom Remodeling For
Dummies |
Transform Your Bathroom From Blah to Beautiful We're a nation of countless bathrooms that are on the brink of being torn apart, redesigned, and remodeled. Bathrooms are big! They've gone from being a convenience to a luxury. Welcome to Bathroom Remodeling For Dummies, where you'll discover how to transform your bathroom from blah to beautiful and inefficient to well-designed. Remodeling a bathroom is a challenge – it's action-oriented and requires extra energy and stamina. But you, undoubtedly, realize it's a challenge you want to take on. This guide can help if you every step of the way.
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Be a
Successful Remodeling Contractor |
An Insider's Guide to a Career in the Lucrative Remodeling Business The Third Edition of R. Dodge Woodson's - Be a Successful Building Contractor will give you the business savvy you need to set up and manage a profit-making enterprise! Packed with dozens of handy business forms, the book will help you define your business requirements-find desirable building lots-build on speculation-computerize your operations-track financial transactions-hire top-notch employees-and much more.
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Build Like a Pro
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Builders Essentials: Best Business
Practices for Builders & Remodelers |
A proven and easy-to-use checklist system to help builders and remodelers reach their full potential for success and profit. Includes over 40 checklists and a dedicated Web site. A special Crisis Control section gives you quick advice and expert tips for solving emergencies and common problems on the job--and helps you learn what you can do to avoid conflicts in the future.
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Building Your
Successful Handyman Business |
A Guide to Starting & Operating a Profitable Handyman / Contracting Business Informative guide to help start and grow your handyman business or similar contracting company. Includes access to 65 business forms and templates customizable to your business. The author, Chuck Solomon owns and operates a successful home improvement business serving the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) of North Carolina. This guide is the result of his experience spending many hours starting and growing his own home improvement business.
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Complete Photo Guide to Home
Improvement |
Save Some Serious Money on Home Improvements Armed with The Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement, readers can improve the value of their home while saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year by doing some or all of the work themselves.
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DeWalt
Residential Remodeling & Repair Professional Reference |
The DEWALT Residential Remodeling & Repair Professional Reference contains the essential facts and figures for almost every aspect of residential construction and residential remodeling available. In it you will find valuable information on door framing and finishing, paint and caulking applications, walls and finishing, roofing and siding, telephone and cable TV wiring, fastener weights and strengths, rope strength, saw blades, and much, much more. Supportive wiring diagrams, plumbing diagrams, and concrete and masonry diagrams provide the added clarity readers need to succeed both at home and on the job
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Green
Building & Remodeling For Dummies |
Step-By-Step Guide to Building with Environmentally Friendly Construction Methods Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home—even a green home—uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, whether your dream home is a simple remodel or a brand-new multimillion-dollar mansion. You’ll start by identifying green materials and sizing up potential systems and construction sites. You’ll weigh the pros and cons of popular green building methods and identify opportunities for saving money in the long run. Need to find some green professionals to assist you in your venture? We’ll help you do that, too
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Home Improvement All-In-One For Dummies |
The Best of Nine For Dummies Home Improvement Books in One 720 Page Volume Put on your grubbies, get out your tools, and get ready to tackle home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this guide that combines the best of nine For Dummies home improvement books in one comprehensive volume. Whether you’re an accomplished do-it-yourselfer or a novice, the easy-to-follow instructions, complete with photos and illustrations, will guide you every step of the way.
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Home Improvement For Dummies |
A Whole-House Repair Manual of Minor Home Improvements You Can Do Yourself All home improvements don’t require a contractor. Installing a smoke detector, painting a room, and unclogging a sink are all home improvements. In fact, doing the job yourself is often cheaper and always more rewarding. There’s no mystery to home repair. The most important tool you need to make home repairs is know-how—to fix the problem at hand and to buy the other tools and hardware you’ll need! Home Improvement For Dummies is a whole-house repair manual for everyone from fledgling do-it-yourselfers to seasoned handymen and women. This anybody-can-do-it approach will help you with a repair that needs fixing right away or get you started on a project you’ve been planning.
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Home Improvement 101 |
Everyday care & repair is made easy with this maintenance guide for the DIY novice Home Improvement 101 is an easy-to-understand but comprehensive guide to common home maintenance and repair tasks, written specifically for less experienced do-it-yourselfers. From cleaning stains from carpets to unclogging drains, from dealing with insects and pests to fixing a leaky roof, it's all here-everything you forgot to learn from your parents about maintaining a home. Home maintenance is not only possible; it can be easy and rewarding, with this one-of-a-kind book.
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Home
Maintenance For Dummies |
Timesaving, Trouble-Preventing Strategies for Maintaining Your Home Having a house can be a hassle. But thanks to timesaving, trouble-preventing strategies from these nationally recognized experts, now anyone can keep his or her palace in regal repair and have plenty of time left over for the fox hunts. This friendly book covers everything from plumbing to painting, with handy calendars to ensure nothing falls through the cracks -- including the cracks!
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House Check |
Finding and fixing common house problems - Bubbling paint. Water dripping from light fixtures. Mysterious smells. Groaning pipes and gurgling tubs. Your house is trying to tell you something. House Check is designed to help you learn what it's saying. With this guide, you can probably figure out quickly what's causing those odd symptoms and what, in a nutshell, you should do to set things right. The information in its charts is based on thousands of houses we've observed, from Vermont to California.
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How To Repair Old Windows - DVD |
A How-To DVD Detailing How To Repair Old Windows This "how-to" video shows you how to repair those broken ropes in double hung windows. This video can save you the cost of expensive replacement windows which might look out of place on your historic home. The Greenwich Window Doctor will show you how to quickly replace those broken ropes with chains and preserve the character of your home and save money.
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How Your House Works |
A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home This book uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, "exploded" drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function - what to check if they don't work, and what you can do that might save you having to call in a professional. The easy-to-understand pictures and explanations on every page get right to the point, helping you understand how things work, what can go wrong, and how to trouble-shoot a problem. Virtually everything in your house is included.
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Kitchen Remodeling For Dummies |
A Complete, Easy-To-Follow Reference Guide to Remodeling Your Kitchen Real estate, building, and remodeling surveys reveal that the one project likely to give you a 100 percent return on the dollars invested is a kitchen remodel. And whether the project is as involved as gutting the room back to the wall studs or as simple as applying a fresh coat of paint, each project is an investment in your home’s value and, ultimately, in your enjoyment of using the space. Remodeling a kitchen is a big job, but it’s not so big that anyone – with the right guidance and understanding – couldn’t feel comfortable tackling at least some parts of the job. Kitchen Remodeling For Dummies is the reference tool to use
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New Rooms for Old Houses |
Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home Published in conjunction with The National Trust for Historic Preservation, NEW ROOMS FOR OLD HOUSES by renowned architect Frank Shirley contains more than 300 full-color photos. It is a beautiful design guide and essential resource for anyone who loves classic American houses or is considering expanding an old home. Through words and pictures, Shirley shows how to enlarge a home without sacrificing the charm and character of the original structure.
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Not So Big Remodeling |
Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live More Big Ideas from Sarah Susanka including hundreds of Not So Big ideas that can beautifully and affordably transform any home. Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely rebuilding their home. In the latest groundbreaking step in the Not So Big revolution, Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo demonstrate how carefully chosen tweaks and simple additions can make a home seem much larger and more inviting.
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Preventative
Maintenance for Multi-Family Housing |
Easy-To-Use Guidelines for Maintenance of Multi-Family Housing Units Housing is one of the most expensive building types to construct. With 24/7 occupancy, multi-family buildings can also be some of the toughest to maintain. Prepared by one of the nation’s leading experts on multi-family housing, Preventive Maintenance for Multi-Family Housing puts easy-to-use guidelines right at your fingertips for the what, when, why and how much of multi-family preventive maintenance
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Profits in Buying & Renovating Homes |
Step-by-step instructions for selecting, repairing, improving, and selling highly profitable "fixer-uppers." Shows which price ranges offer the highest profit-to-investment ratios, which neighborhoods offer the best return, practical directions for repairs, and tips on dealing with buyers, sellers, and real estate agents. Shows you how to determine your profit before you buy, what "bargains" to avoid, and how to make simple, profitable, inexpensive upgrades.
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Psychotic Remodeling: A Guide To On-The-Job Problem Solving |
Learn To Solve Remodeling Problems Quickly and Effectively This is the guidebook of on-the-job problems. The following pages contain tales of scheduling, seduction, allowances, death, change orders, and criminal behavior. This "how-not-to" book is based on the notion that we all learn from our mistakes, for goof-ups seem to create a more indelible impression than the tiny triumphs that make up a day.
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Remodeler's
Instant Answers |
The Fastest Way to Answer Any Remodeling Question If you're a construction contractor intent on finishing your next remodeling assignment on time and within budget, Remodelers Instant Answers is the on-the-job resource you need within arms reach at all times. Its the one book you can count on to solve even the toughest remodeling problem in seconds!
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Renovating Old Houses |
Bringing new life to vintage homes The definitive book on how to bring an old house back to life -- without destroying its spirit -- is now updated with all new color photography. Experienced contractor George Nash covers everything -- from replacing foundation walls to repairing old windows, including how to save what's irreplaceable, where to use the best materials, when it's necessary to update (and when it's not), and how to make repairs that will endure. This revised edition also contains a new chapter on preventive maintenance plus a resource guide.
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Renovating & Restyling Older Homes |
Any builder can turn a run-down old house into a showcase of perfection – if the customer has unlimited funds to spend. Unfortunately, most customers are on a tight budget. They usually want more improvements than they can afford – and they expect you to deliver. This book shows how to add economical improvements that can increase the property value by two, five or even ten times the cost of the remodel. Sound impossible? Here you’ll find the secrets of a builder who has been putting these techniques to work on Victorian and Craftsman-style houses for twenty years
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Renovation, 3rd
Edition |
Get the job done right with spot-on advice from pros who know The "bible" for home renovators for over 25 years, Renovation has now been completely revised and updated with all new color photography. Completely rewritten with additional chapters and 700 new photos taken on job sites across North America, RENOVATION 3 represents thousands of conversations with carpenters, electricians, engineers, plumbers, painters, masons, architects, and other building professionals.
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The Homeowners Guide to Mold |
Learn The Essential Information On Mold In Buildings Useful information on mold in buildings and thus is also a useful reference for the building construction professional, particularly those engaged in building renovations and/or mold remediation. The author succinctly explains the hazards associated with growth of mold, how to prevent it, and how to remediate the problem if mold develops. Health effects of various types of mold are discussed and typical cost information for testing and remediation is provided
Remodeling Estimating |
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2013 BNI Home Remodeler's Costbook |
BNI Home Remodeler's Cost Data in CSI MasterFormat Published in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders, this Building News Costbook is a companion reference to the Home Builder's Costbook. The cost data are presented as unit prices listing all components of home construction, including the unique intricacies of remodeling. These cost data are used for detailed estimates, bids, checking prices, changing orders--instances where accuracy is key. Plus, man-hour tables, reference tables, and an expanded, geographical index, featuring all 50 states and over 200 cities. Published by BNI Building News, a premier provider of construction cost data for the construction industry
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2013 BNI Remodeling
Costbook |
BNI Remodelers Cost Data in CSI MasterFormat Costs are Broken Out by Easy-to-Work-With Categories for Fast, Accurate Figuring Material Costs: Represent national averages for prices a contractor would expect to pay, plus allowances for allowing. Researched as close to publication time as possible for maximum accuracy and timeliness. Labor Costs: Prevailing rates - appropriate for each trade and type of work. Eliminates costly "guesstimates." Overhead and Profit: Commonly applicable taxes, insurance and other factors are included. No confusion about what a number includes and what it doesn't. Published by BNI Building News, a premier provider of construction cost data for the construction industry
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2013 National
Home Improvement Estimator |
Create Quick and Reliable Budget Estimates for All Types of Home Improvement Construction Projects Current labor and material prices for home improvement projects. Provides manhours for each job, recommended crew size, and the labor cost for the removal and installation work. Material prices are current, with location adjustment factors and free monthly updates on the Web. Gives step-by-step instructions for the work, with helpful diagrams, and home improvement shortcuts and tips from an expert. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book, and National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia tutorial that shows how to use the disk to compile home improvement cost estimates.
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2013 National Renovation & Insurance Repair Estimator |
Create Quick and Reliable Budget Estimates for All Types of Renovation & Insurance Repair Projects Current prices in dollars and cents for hard-to-find items needed on most insurance, repair, remodeling, and renovation jobs. All price items include labor, material, and equipment breakouts, plus special charts that tell you exactly how these costs are calculated. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates.
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2013 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator |
Create Quick and Reliable Budget Estimates for All Types of Repair & Remodeling Projects The complete pricing guide for dwelling reconstruction costs. Reliable, specific data you can apply on every repair and remodeling job. Up-to-date material costs and labor figures based on thousands of jobs across the country. Includes a CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows™ estimating program, plus an interactive multi-media video that shows how to use the disk to compile construction cost estimates.
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2013 RS Means
Commercial Renovation Cost Data Book |
Create Quick and Reliable Cost Estimates for Commercial Renovations with 2013 Cost Data Take the guesswork out of estimating any type of commercial renovation project, anywhere in the country, from simple to complex projects: office space, manufacturing, historical preservation, retail, schools and hospitals, and more. The 2013 commercial construction cost data is ideal for budgets from $10,000 to $1,000,000, and includes renovation-specific tasks and materials you won't find priced anywhere else.
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2013 Sweets Repair
& Remodel Cost Guide |
Sweets Repair & Remodeling Construction Cost Data in CSI MasterFormat Provides contractors, architects, engineers, and all other business professionals the highest available level of precision in predicting remodeling costs for: sitework, concrete and masonry, woods and plastics, thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, specialties, equipment, furnishings, special construction, conveying systems, mechanical systems, and electrical systems.
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Estimating & Bidding for
Builders & Remodelers |
All the information you need for estimating and bidding construction and home improvement projects. Explains what you need for a career as a construction estimator, how to construct a take-off from the plans, how to check the details of an estimate, prepare a schedule, deal with subs, and calculate project overhead and profit. Also covers how to estimate remodeling work for typical remove and replace jobs, and include markup for remodeling work.
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Repair & Remodeling Estimating
Methods |
Practical Guide Focusing On The Unique Problems of Estimating Renovation Focuses on the unique problems of estimating repairs & renovations of existing structures. It helps you determine the true costs of remodeling through careful evaluation of architectural details and a site visit
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RS Means Residential Repair & Remodeling
2013 Book: Contractor's Pricing Guide |
Designed Specifically for Residential Repair & Remodeling Contractors Reliable 2013 Construction Cost Information Just for You - the Residential Repair and Remodeling Contractor. Total unit price costs for every aspect of the most common repair and remodeling projects. Now in a new format! Organized the way you build - from frame to finish. Covers every step needed to complete each task. Includes demolition, installation, painting, cleaning and more.
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RS Means Exterior Home Improvement Cost Guide,
9th Edition |
Updated cost estimates for more than 65 of the most popular remodeling and repair projects. From small, do-it-yourself jobs—to major renovations and new construction. Includes complete, customizable cost breakdowns for doing the work—with or without a contractor. Find out what your remodeling project will cost—up-front. Know how much you can expect to spend if you hire a contractor—and what you can save if you do part or all of the work yourself.
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RS Means Interior Home Improvement Cost Guide,
9th Edition |
Professional cost estimates for the most popular remodeling and repair projects. From small, do-it-yourself jobs—to major renovations and new construction. Includes more than 65 projects with complete, customizable cost breakdowns for doing the work—with or without a contractor. Find out what your remodeling project will cost—up-front. Know how much you can expect to spend if you hire a contractor—and what you can save if you do part or all of the work yourself.
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