Weatherproofing

The DIY Guide to Keeping Your Home Warm in the Winter, Cool in the Summer, and Dry All Year Around

Skills Institute Press (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2011
Fox Chapel Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-56523-591-5 (ISBN)

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Helps homeowners learn how to fight rising energy costs and unpredictable weather. This guide to the ins and outs of weatherproofing your home teaches what every homeowner should know about weatherproofing their home. It also helps readers make their houses into warm, weather-tight family homes.

Homeowners will learn how to fight rising energy costs and unpredictable weather with this clear, easy-to-follow guide to the ins and outs of weatherproofing your home. This book teaches what every homeowner should know about weatherproofing their home. It's not about fancy renovations or style. Instead, it's solid basic information that will help readers make their houses into warm, weather-tight family homes. Whether you need to add insulation in your attic or weather-strip your doors, this book has the details homeowners need to keep their home comfortable year round.

John Kelsey is former editor in chief for Fine Woodworking magazine and the author of several woodworking books, including Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn (9781892836175). He currently serves as the Editorial Director for Fox Chapel Publishing.

1. Keeping a House Snug and Tight Blocking Drafts around Windows Weather-stripping Doors Plugging Up Cracks 2. Battling Moisture Gutters and Downspouts Underground Drains Diverting Water From Foundations Plugging Leaks in the Basement Sump Pumps Vents for Airflow 3. Shielding Against Heat and Cold Key Areas for Potential Heat Loss Adequate Insulation Attics Exterior Walls Storm Windows Storm Door Blocking Out the Sun 4 Protecting your Home from Disaster Windproofing a Picture Window Chimney Ties for Earth Tremors Lightning Floods

Zusatzinfo	color photos and illustrations
Verlagsort	East Petersberg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 229 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Hausbau / Einrichten / Renovieren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	1-56523-591-6 / 1565235916
ISBN-13	978-1-56523-591-5 / 9781565235915
Zustand	Neuware