Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Roofing Siding & Trim: Updated 2nd Edition, Protect & Beautify the Exterior of Your Home

by Editors of Creative Publishing international

Overview

The best home insurance policy you can buy

The single worst enemy to any home is the weather. Even tiny breaches in a home’s exterior can lead to thousands of dollars in damage if water invades walls and ceilings. To protect families and guard investments, this book provides all the information homeowners need in order to maintain, repair, and install all types of roofing, siding, and trim. Roofing and siding installations professionals will also find this to be an indispensable source of state-of-the art information.

The Complete Guide To Roofing, Siding&Trim covers all traditional materials, from traditional wood lap siding, brick, concrete block, stucco, stone veneer and wooden shakes, to vinyl, raised metal roofing, and cementitious sidings. Important new tends in materials, like EPDM, architectural, fully bonded selvedge edge and pyramid shingles, are also discussed. In addition to complete installation information, the book includes comprehensive methods for repairing problems with existing surfaces, as well as routine finishing and refinishing information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616739171
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	11/10/2008
Series:	Black & Decker Complete Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	82 MB
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About the Author

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.

Editorial Reviews

The exterior of your home takes the full brunt of weather conditions. Learn how to keep it in good repair with this book. This update of the 2004 edition now includes a new, meager section on trim work as well as a section on ecofriendly roofs. Also better are the updated sections on new tools and materials, such as rubber roofing. The photo gallery is quite attractive and fresh, reflecting current and popular house styles. The evaluation of materials-relating to home style, maintenance, duration, and drawbacks-is particularly nice. Text is matter-of-fact and clear, with no topic overdone. A useful and usable guidebook, this is recommended for all public libraries.

—Karen Ellis

Library Journal