This well-illustrated guide offers a range of building options, with complete instructions and plans for four popular projects: saltbox potting shed, garden storage shed, storage barn, and lean-to tool locker. Author Joe Truini walks the reader through each step, from evaluating storage needs to basic construction to putting the finishing touches on the roof.

Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a Pro Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Truini, Joseph

Gardening & Landscape Design

Taunton Press

Relatively affordable as DIY projects go, tiling is also one of the most popular among homeowners. New tile can cover a multitude of sins and transform a space from tiny entry to spacious kitchen - in a matter of hours, if it's done properly. This book presents all of the information needed to take on a tiling project from start to finish, including planning and layout, installation, and upkeep ―from tiling a kitchen counter or outdoor patio, to installing glass block in a shower, on a curve. From the For Pros By Pros series, Tiling delivers pro-rated instruction guaranteed to get the job done right the first time.

Tiling: Planning, Layout, and Installation (For Pros By Pros)

Home Improvement & Design

Building a Shed (Taunton's Build Like a Pro)

There is a wide variety of flooring options available -- wood, tile and stone, laminate, resilient vinyl, bamboo, and cork -- and Installing Floors shows homeowners how to lay them all like a pro. In this new title from the successful Build Like A Pro series, contractor and experienced author Joseph Truini covers the subject in great detail; he walks readers through the process of installation -- made attainable through more than 350 step-by-step photos and illustrations -- and explains the benefits and unique properties of different materials. Like previous titles in the series, this book delivers on its promise of, "expert advice from start to finish."

Installing Floors (Taunton's Build Like a Pro)

Tiling: Planning, Layout & Installation (For Pros By Pros)

Building upon the success of earlier versions, which sold more than 250,000 copies, Building Sheds by Joseph Truini provides all the expert advice needed to construct a shed from start to finish. With broad appeal, Building Sheds, which includes nearly 500 photos and illustrations, offers a range of options to help do-it-yourselfers complete one of the most popular outdoor building projects. The book features instructions and plans for five different styles of sheds: <ul>
<li>timber-frame garden</li> <li>board-and-batten</li> <li>low-maintenance storage</li> <li>cedar shingle</li> <li>post-and-beam</li> </ul>
A no-nonsense guide, Building Sheds details every step from designing a shed to match individual storage needs to selecting materials. Author Joseph Truini also offers advice on constructing foundations, installing windows and doors, and building stairways and ramps. Detailed working drawings enable do-it-yourselfers to build the sheds outlined in the book as well as to customize a project by mixing and matching techniques.

Building Sheds

Installing your own tiling may seem daunting for do-it-yourselfers, but with Stanley Tiling: A Homeowner’s Guide you will be able to finish the job like a professional. All entry-level DIYers can master the techniques with this comprehensive visual guide that offers authoritative and reliable information to empower homeowners to tackle any tiling project with confidence. And with tiling among the most popular projects undertaken by homeowners, Stanley Tiling: A Homeowner’s Guide is an essential manual for DIYers. For years, the Stanley company and all of its do-it-yourself guides have been giving homeowners the tools to complete tasks with ease and perfection. In Stanley Tiling: A Homeowner’s Guide, author Joseph Truini explains how to choose tile, tools, and materials and then gives DIYers step-by-step, illustrated instructions on tiling: <ul>
<li>kitchen, bathroom and wood-plank floors</li> <li>showers and tub surrounds</li> <li>fireplace walls</li> <li>backsplashes</li> <li>tables</li> <li>mirrors with mosaic glass</li> </ul>

Tiling (Stanley)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Featuring the same step-by-step methods that help "Hometime" viewers improve their homes, this book shows how to give the kitchen a light face-lift or a total overhaul. Hundreds of color photos illuminate common sense advice to achieve a professional-looking kitchen.

Kitchens (Hometime How-To-Series)

Travel

Johnson, Dean

Hartl, Robin

Price, Pamela S.

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Hometime

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