Found 145 Hardwood Flooring Books Products.
Mention hardwood floors and watch a homebuyer's eyes light up. What makes wood floors so desirable? Hardwood floors are unmatched for their beauty, durability, and ease of maintenance, so it's no surprise that the demand for hardwood has always been strong.
In recent years that demand has been fueled by the availability of more types of wood, including exotic species such as Brazilian cherry, as well as engineered woods.
This professional-level resource covers every aspect of installing residential wood flooring - from estimating and preparing the job site, through sanding and finishing, to repairs and maintenance.
Hardwood floor expert Charles Peterson covers it all in this indispensable guide to the most popular flooring choice around.
A companion Wood Flooring DVD is available.
Hardcover. 450 color photos and 50 drawings. 336 pages
Using crisp photos and drawings, Bollinger goes step by step through the process. You will learn how to estimate materials, select the right kind of wood, prepare the subfloor and achieve a blemish-free finish for an old or new floor. Bollinger also provides numerous tips and tricks, and sources of supply. The book is indexed for easy reference.
Are you pondering the enormous, rewarding challenge of your first DIY hardwood floor installation? You'll need a guide to go with that. Introducing a flooring guide for the 21st century: "Lay a Hardwood Floor: The How-To Guide" - a Vook that delivers powerful instruction, walking you through the process from start to finish. In eight easy-to-follow chapters, you'll cover all the steps to installing your own hardwood floors from buying your materials, to applying finishing touches, and everything in-between. First you'll explore the many different types of flooring available and determine which is right for you. You'll find out what tools you'll need and how to prep for the job and get started. Next you'll learn how to level, clean, and lay your flooring. Finally, you'll learn how to nail down your new floor, deal with obstacles in your space, and finalize with baseboards and minor repairs. Tips and videos throughout show you ways to save time and get the job done safely and precisely.
Complete step-by-step guide that provides homeowners with everything they need to know to install a wide variety of floors and get beautiful, room-changing results.Step-by-step photography along with easy-to-understand and logically organized instructions that will give readers the confidence to install tile, wood, laminate floors as well as the sub-floor needed below. Updates all aspects of flooring covered in the original edition and offers up-to-date information on new flooring options such as snap together laminate floors.The most comprehensive and easiest to use do-it-yourself flooring guide on the market today.
Design Ideas for Flooring is the ultimate guide to the latest materials, products, and styles in flooring. With 450 color photographs, Design Ideas for Flooring amply illustrates every choice in flooring--wood, stone, ceramic tile, decorative concrete, carpeting and rugs, laminate, and resilient vinyl in sheet and tile versions. The book is also loaded with special tips and advice for the kind of floor, from both a design and a durability perspective, to use in various areas around the home--high-traffic areas, kitchens & baths, comfortable living & sleeping areas, utility areas, and more. It also covers special effects in floors, such as mosaic treatments, inlays, painted designs, and more.
An inspiring guide to floor coverings featuring over 600 photographs, "Dream Floors" completes the "Randall International Dream" series, approaching the selection of flooring for the home and workplace in a no-nonsense, informative way, coupled with inspiring, spot-on colour photography. Chapters on hardwood, laminate, tile, stone, carpet & rugs and more offer an array of flooring photography, explain advantages and disadvantages of each type and also offer advice on which kind of flooring works best under which situation. After reading this book, consumers as well as interior designers will be able to walk into any flooring store with confidence. Along with information on care and cost, advice and assistance, as well as a handy glossary, you will be amazed at the wide variety of products in today's market!
This may be the wrong time to sell your home, but it is the right time to renovate, the perfect opportunity to increase the value of your property -- even in a soft real estate market. And the perfect source to turn to is Time-Life, a name trusted by millions of do-it-yourselfers for decades. Based on the bestselling Time-Life series ever, here is the ultimate guide to protecting your #1 investment -- a way to enhance the value, as well as the comfort and efficiency of your home. Whether you want to design a work-efficient modern kitchen, refinish a wood floor, create new spaces or new rooms, Time-Life Books Complete Home Improvement and Renovation Manual will give you all the confidence and information you need to do the job simply, professionally, and at minimum expense. Presented in the clear, no-nonsense style for which Time-Life is famous, and illustrated with hundreds of detailed drawings and diagrams, this is the most accurate, most up-to-date, and most dependable home-improvement guide available today. Inside you'll find an enormous supply of sound advice, innovative and inexpensive ideas, and explicit, straightforward instructions for every home renovation procedure imaginable: * Modernize and enlarge kitchens and bathrooms * Beautify ceilings, floors, woodwork, stairways, and fireplaces * Extend heating, plumbing, and electrical systems * Design and install graceful new windows and doors * Revamp roofing and siding * Add value with new patios, decks, and fences * Plus, special features on work safety, the proper use of tools, dealing with emergencies, and the hiring of contractors Upstairs and down, inside and out, this easy-to-follow, streamlined volume will save you time, money, and aggravation. So strap on your tool belt and turn to Time-Life Books Complete Home Improvement and Renovation Manual -- the one and only source of instruction you need to achieve perfect results. Whether you are an owner or renter, it will help you transform your house or apartment into a home of which you can be proud for years to come.
This digital document is an article from Wood & Wood Products, published by Vance Publishing Corp. on July 1, 1993. The length of the article is 6204 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: The National Dimension Manufacturers Assn (NDMA) formulated a set of guidelines for specifications to be followed by its members. Their product, dimension components, is defined. General requirements for processing, grading, scaling and tolerance are elaborated on. Guidelines for packaging, shipping, receiving and inspection for both domestic and export trades are also included.Citation DetailsTitle: Rules and specifications for dimensions and woodwork. (10th Annual Dimension Purchasing Guide)Publication: Wood & Wood Products (Magazine/Journal)Date: July 1, 1993Publisher: Vance Publishing Corp.Volume: v98 Issue: n8 Page: p147(12)Distributed by Thomson Gale
70 pages, with color photographs and diagrams to help you select the right hardwood for your project. Includes information and forms on selection, estimating, budgeting, tools & supplies needed, preparation, installation, and more.
The complete guide to choosing and installing floors. Wall-to-wall carpet is no longer the only option for cost-conscious or do-it-yourself home decorators. The Flooring Handbook reveals the extensive variety of flooring options available today that can add function, beauty and comfort to any area of a home. Packed with practical information, The Flooring Handbook is a comprehensive reference that provides the latest in flooring materials and methods. This book describes the benefits of the basic flooring types in three broad categories: hard, semi-hard and soft, including: Hardwood Ceramic Tile Carpet Cork Linoleum (looking nothing like you remember it) Laminates Slate, stone and marble Leather, felt, rubber and steel Detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations show how to lay different types of flooring under various circumstances. Color photographs of finished rooms demonstrate how various materials work to the best effect in a home. The Flooring Handbook is a comprehensive reference for designers, decorators and homeowners -- whether doing it themselves or hiring a professional. (20040806)
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