Additions: Your Guide to Planning and Design FROM THE PUBLISHER
Additions
Your Guide to Planning & Remodeling
Leads you from the dream stage through the execution of your own additions project.
Includes information on where to shop for materials and how to work with design and building professionals, "Don't Do That!" tips throughout the book to help you avoid planning and design pitfalls, and question-and-answer segments that offer solutions to common problems.
120 gorgeous color photos of additions�from small dormers to entire second stories�will inspire you with beautiful designs and help you visualize your own successful remodeling projects, while questionnaires help guide you through your planning stages, and sidebars offer quick-to-read basics, such as: "The Top Ten" elements of a good floor plan and the "Money-Saver Top Ten" tips for keeping costs in line.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
More homeowners than ever before are choosing to expand or remodel their dwellings in lieu of moving to another residence. This book will be helpful to those who are considering upgrading their homes. It doesn't actually show readers how to do the work themselves, but it illustrates the possibilities. A variety of types of additions are covered (dormers, entire rooms, second stories, wings, etc.). Other sections cover house inspection, dealing with architects/ designers/builders, and general rules of design. It is well known that home additions are expensive, and some readers may be put off by this book's assumption that they have unlimited funds and can hire a variety of high-priced professionals. The homes pictured here are professionally decorated and luxurious; some readers will be inspired, others intimidated. However, most will be well served by this title, which offers a solid foundation at a very reasonable price. Recommended for most public libraries.-Jonathan Hershey, Akron Summit Cty. P.L., Ohio
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