Home Improvement, Renovation, and Remodeling: Our Favorite Books

The home improvement bible. Includes 300 projects, each with complete step-by-step directions. Updated to include more than 500 new photographs. In this latest edition are all-new chapters on kitchen and bathroom planning, and dozens of additional flooring, plumbing and remodeling projects. Readers will also appreciate the focus on new building materials, including laminate flooring, steel framing, PEX plumbing tubing, and glass blocks. A helpful reference appendix provides at-a-glance information essential for DIY remodelers.

Eco-healthy renovation. It’s possible — and environmentally friendly — to go green by renovating an existing home. With help from this book, even the least mechanically inclined person can make a difference in his or her dwelling and to the planet. Packed with information and full-color photos, the book builds on the construction wisdom our forebears used to design homes that capitalized on nature's light, warmth, coolness and other benefits. This book is lush and exquisite to look at, filled with motivational case studies and informative graphics, and completely user-friendly.

Plan and build your dream green home. Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? This book is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of Earth-friendly 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.

Guidelines for an almost perfect remodeling project. This book will help you understand the remodeling process and get through your remodeling project successfully. The process is broken down into logical steps. If you follow the steps outlined, you will become an informed consumer, you will experience fewer problems than other remodelers, you will achieve better results, and you might even save money in the process.

The last word in renovation. This book covers the entire home renovation process, from inspecting an old house before you buy it to the hundreds of steps and decisions you'll encounter in the renovation process. Excellent drawings and photos show you just the information you need, and the book is liberally sprinkled with pro-tips and insights that will save you time, money, and heartache - guaranteed. Case histories of real renovation jobs with first-hand accounts of what worked and what didn't give you the benefit of other people's experience.