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The Good housekeeping household encyclopedia.
Edited by Carolyn E. Forte. New York, Hearst Books, c1993. 336 p. Jackson, Creed Delano. The intelligent remodeler:
a quick-start for today's remodeler. Boston, American Homebuilders
Pub. Co., c1991. 177 p. Johnson, Duane. How a house works. Pleasantville,
N.Y., Reader's Digest Association, c1994. 192 p. McClintock, Michael. Mike McClintock's home sense
care & repair almanac. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
1989. 464 p. Owen, David. The walls around us: the thinking
person's guide to how a house works. New York, Villard Books,
1991. 308 p. Preventive home maintenance: how to detect and
prevent structural, electrical, plumbing, and other common problems
in your home. The American Society of Home Inspectors and the
editors of Consumer Reports Books. Mount Vernon, N.Y., Consumers
Union, c1990. 132 p. (Homeowner's library)
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on home improvement, maintenance and repair can be located in most card, book, and online catalogs, include the following:
Gladstone, Bernard. The Simon and Schuster complete
guide to home repair and maintenance. New York, Simon and Schuster,
c1984. 431 p. Home repair handbook. By the editors of Sunset
Books and Sunset magazine. Menlo Park, Calif., Lane Pub. Co., c1985.
192 p. Hufnagel, James A. The Stanley complete step-by-step
book of home repair and improvement. New York, Simon & Schuster,
c1993. 478 p. McCormick, Dale. Housemending: home repair for
the rest of us. New York, Dutton, c1987. 232 p. Reader's Digest home improvements manual. Pleasantville,
N.Y., Reader's Digest Association, c1982. 384 p. Schnaser, Gene. The home repair emergency handbook.
Dallas, Tex., Taylor Pub. Co., c1992. 174 p. Time-Life Books complete fix-it-yourself manual.
New York, Prentice Hall Press, c1989. 448 p. Time-Life Books complete home improvement and renovation
manual. By the editors of the Time-Life Home repair and improvement
series. New York, Prentice Hall Press, c1991. 479 p. Vandervort, Donald W. Home magazine's how your
house works. New York, Ballantine Books, c1995. 222 p.
Carpentry Armpriester, Kate, and B. A. Bremer. The homeowner's
guide to carpentry and cabinetry. New York, Sterling Pub., 1990.
246 p. Basic carpentry. By the editors of Sunset Books.
3rd ed. Menlo Park, Calif., Sunset Pub. Co., c1995. 112 p. Carpentry, remodeling, framing & installing
doors & windows, removing & building walls. Created
by the editors of Cy DeCosse Incorporated, in cooperation with Black
& Decker. Minnetonka, Minn., Cy DeCosse, c1992. 128 p. (Black
& Decker home improvement library). Ehrlich, Jeffrey, and Marc Mannheimer. The Carpenter's
manifesto. Rev. and updated. New York, Henry Holt, c1990. 331
p. Giles, Carl H., and Barbara Giles. Home exteriors:
a do-it-yourselfer's guide. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1992. 178 p. Hildebrand, Ron. Ortho's basic home building: an
illustrated guide. San Ramon, Calif., Chevron Chemical Co.,
Ortho Books, Consumer Products Division, c1991. 352 p. Williams, T. Jeff. Basic carpentry techniques.
Created and designed by the editorial staff of Ortho Books. San
Francisco, Ortho Books, c1981. 112 p. Advanced home wiring. Minnetonka, Minn., Cy
DeCosse, c1992. 128 p. (Black & Decker home improvement library) Advanced wiring. By the editors of Time-Life
Books. Alexandria, Va., Time-Life Books, 1989. 128 p. (Home repair
and improvement) Armpriester, Kate. Do your own wiring. New
York, Sterling Pub., Co., 1991. 123 p. Basic wiring. By the editors of Time-Life Books.
Alexandria, Va., Time-Life Books, c1994. 128 p. (Home repair and
improvement) Basic wiring & electrical repairs. Minnetonka,
Minn., Cy DeCosse Inc., c1990. 128 p. (Black & Decker home improvement
library) Clifford, Martin, and Jerrold R. Clifford. The
new handbook for electricians: based on the 1993 NEC. Englewood
Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1993. 358 p. Ferm, Olaf G. Ferm's fast finder index: guide to
1990 National Electrical Code plus many valuable time saving charts
& formulas. Spokane, Wash., FFI, LP Publishers, c1990. 351
p. George, Steve, and John Lowe. Basic wiring techniques.
Created and designed by the editorial staff of Ortho Books. San
Ramon, Calif., Ortho Books, c1993. 112 p. Guide to the 1993 National Electrical Code.
Revised by Paul Rosenberg. New York, Macmillan; Toronto, Maxwell
Macmillan Canada; New York, Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.
609 p. Holzman, Harvey N. Modern residential wiring.
South Holland, Ill., Goodheart-Willcox, c1993. 288 p. Home electrical wiring and maintenance made easy.
American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM).
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1986. 269 p. Lenk, John D. Simplified electrical wiring design
handbook: basics, conductors, raceways, wireways, busways ... .
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1993. 343 p. Lighting & electricity. Alexandria, Va.,
Time-Life Books, c1987. 144 p. (Fix it yourself) Markell, Jeff. Residential wiring to the 1993 NEC.
3rd ed. Carlsbad, Calif., Craftsman Book Co., c1993. 344 p. Meyers, L. Donald. Chilton's guide to home wiring
& lighting. Radnor, Penn., Chilton Book Co., 1986?, c1980.
178 p. Mullin, Ray C. Electrical wiring, residential.
11th ed. Albany, N.Y., Delmar Publishers, c1993. 504 p. Richter, H. P., and W. Creighton Schwan. Practical
electrical wiring: residential, farm, and industrial. 16th ed.
New York, McGraw-Hill, c1993. 643 p. Schultz, Morton J. Wiring, basic repairs, advanced
projects. Passaic, N.J., Creative Homeowner Press, c1981. 160
p. Traister, John E. Residential electrician's handbook.
Carlsbad, Calif., Craftsman Book Co., c1988. 240 p. Wood, Robert W. Home wiring from start to finish.
2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1993. 230 p. Armpriester, Kate. Do your own plumbing. New
York, Sterling Pub. Co., 1991. 128 p. Better homes and gardens step-by-step basic plumbing.
Editors, Larry Clayton, Jim Harrold. Des Moines, Iowa, Meredith
Corp., c1981. 96 p. (Better Homes & Gardens books) Day, Richard. Do-it-yourself plumbing--it's easy
with Genova. Davison, Mich., Genova, c1987. 159 p. Henkenius, Merle. Homeowner's complete guide to
plumbing. Danbury, Conn. Grolier Book Clubs, c1989. 308 p. Home plumbing projects & repairs. Minnetonka,
Minn., Cy DeCosse Inc., c1990. 128 p. (Black & Decker home improvement
library) Kittle, James L. Home plumbing made easy: an illustrated
manual. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1987. 259 p. Leavy, Herbert T. Parker's illustrated home guide
to plumbing. West Nyack, N.Y., Parker Pub. Co., c1978. 238 p. McConnell, Charles. The home plumbing handbook.
4th ed. New York, Macmillan; Toronto, Maxwell Macmillan Canada;
New York, Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992. 206 p. Schultz, Morton J. Modern home plumbing: repairs,
improvements, and projects. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Creative
Homeowner Press, c1992. 160 p. Wehrman, Robert. Basic plumbing techniques.
Created and designed by the editorial staff of Ortho Books. San
Ramon, Calif., Ortho Books, c1993. 112 p. Wood, Robert W. All thumbs guide to home plumbing.
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1992. 130 p. Woodson, R. Dodge. National plumbing codes handbook.
New York, McGraw-Hill, c1993. 285 p. Bianchina, Paul. How to hire the right contractor.
Yonkers, N.Y., Consumer Reports Books, c1991. 164 p. (The Homeowner's
library) Gonzalez, Steve. Ready, set, build: a consumer's
guide to home improvement planning & contracts. Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., Women's Publications, c1993. 107 p. Levinson, Ellis. Hiring contractors without going
through hell: how to find, hire, supervise, and pay professional
help for home renovations and repairs. New York, Walker, 1992.
174 p. Philbin, Tom. How to hire a home improvement contractor
without getting chiseled. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1991.
363 p. Pollan, Stephen M., and Mark Levine. The big fix-up:
how to renovate your home without losing your shirt. New York,
Simon & Schuster, c1992. 239 p. Santucci, Robert M., Brooke C. Stoddard, and Peter
Werwath. A consumer's guide to home improvement, renovation,
and repair. New York, Wiley, c1990. 270 p. Spiegel, Monroe, and Robert L. Berko. Consumers
guide to home repair grants and subsidized loans. South Orange,
N.J., Consumer Education Research Center, c1990. 208 p. The Bluebook of cleaning, reconstruction, and repair
costs. 1963- Westminster, Calif., Insurance Industries Pub.
Co. (annual). Engelsman, Coert. Residential cost manual.
1979- New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold. (annual). Exterior home improvement costs: a practical pricing
guide for homeowners and contractors. New revised ed. Editors,
Howard Chandler and others. Kingston, Mass., R. S. Means Co., c1994.
242 p. Home improvement cost guide. R. S. Means Company,
Inc. 2nd ed., Consumers Union ed. Mount Vernon, N.Y., Consumers
Union, c1989. 257 p. Home repair & remodel cost guide. 5th annual
ed. Los Angeles, Marshall & Swift, c1995. 165 p. Home-Tech remodeling and renovation cost estimator.
1965- Bethesda, Md., Home-Tech Publications. (annual). Interior home improvement costs: a practical pricing
guide for homeowners and contractors. Editors, Howard Chandler
and others. New rev. ed. Kingston, Mass., R. S. Means Co., c1994.
210 p. Lew, Alan E. Means interior estimating. Kingston,
Mass., R. S. Means Co., c1987. 265 p. Means estimating handbook. Kingston, Mass.,
R. S. Means Co., c1990. 905 p. Means repair & remodeling cost data. 1979-
Kingston, Mass., R. S. Means Co. (annual). Means residential cost data. 1980- Kingston,
Mass., R.S. Means Co. (annual). Ringwald, Richard C. Means heavy construction handbook:
a practical guide to estimating and accounting methods, operations/equipment
requirements, hazardous site evaluation/remediation. Kingston,
Mass., R. S. Means Co., c1993. 433 p. Time & material repair & remodeling estimator.
1986- Alhambra, Ill., TAME-CO., Inc. (annual). Bathrooms. By the editors of Time-Life books.
Alexandria, Va., Time Life Books, c1994. 128 p. (Home repair and
improvement) Bianchina, Paul. Attic, basement, and garage conversion:
a do-it- yourselfer's guide. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1990. 189 p. Branson, Gary D. The complete guide to remodeling
your basement : how to create new living space the professional
way. White Hall, Va., Betterway Publications, c1990. 170 p. Conran, Terence. Original designs for bathrooms
and bedrooms. New York, Simon & Schuster, c1989. 95 p. DuBern, Roger. The DIY bathroom book. Electrics
section by Geoffrey Burdett. London, Boston, Newnes Technical Books,
1984. 96 p. Kitchen & bathroom plumbing. Alexandria,
Va., Time-Life Books, c1987. 144 p. (Fix it yourself) McGowan, John. The DIY kitchen book. Electrics
section by Geoffrey Burdett. London, Boston, Newnes Technical Books,
c1984. 96 p. Murrell, Robin. Small kitchens: making every inch
count. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1987, c1986. 168 p. Original designs for living rooms and work spaces.
Consulting editors, John McGowan and Roger DuBern. New York, Simon
& Schuster, c1989. 95 p. Ramsey, Judy, Dan Ramsey, and Charles R. Self. The
complete book of bathrooms. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1986. 308 p. Jacobs, David H. Home improvement tools &
equipment. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1994. 156 p. Mahieu, Louis J. The plumber's toolbox manual.
New York, Arco; Distributed by Prentice Hall, c1989. 310 p. (Arco's
on-the-job reference series) Miller, Rex. The electrician's toolbox manual.
New York, Arco; Distributed by Prentice Hall Trade, c1989. 364 p.
(Arco's on the job reference series) Philbin, Tom. Tom Philbin's do-it-yourself bargain
book: how to save 50% - and more- buying products and materials
by America's #1 do-it-yourself expert. Popular mechanics encyclopedia of tools & techniques.
Edited by Steven Willson. New York, Hearst Books, c1994. 352 p. Portable power tools. Alexandria, Va., Time-Life
Books; Montreal, New York, St. Remy Press, c1992. 144 p. (The Art
of woodworking) Schultz, Mort J. Repairing & maintaining yard
equipment & power tools. New York, Wiley, c1994. 192 p. Vila, Bob. This Old House guide to building and
remodeling materials. New York, Warner Books, c1986. 486 p.
Coffee, Frank. The best kits catalog: top-of-the
line, time-tested kits for constructing practically anything.
New York, HarperPerennial, c1993. 264 p. Dixon, Graham. The dishwasher manual: DIY plumbing,
maintenance, repair. Sparkford, Nr. Yeovil, Somerset, England,
Haynes Pub. Group; Newbury Park, Calif., Haynes Publications, 1990.
112 p. Ettlinger, Steve. The complete illustrated guide
to everything sold in hardware stores. New York, Collier Books;
Toronto, Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York, Maxwell Macmillan International,
1993. 432 p. Floors and stairways. By the editors of Time-Life
Books. Alexandria, Va., Time-Life Books, 1995. 128 p. (Home repair
and improvement) How things work in your home (and what to do when
they don't). By the editors of Time-Life Books. New York, Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston, c1985. 368 p. Jackson, Albert, and David Day. Popular mechanics
home how to weatherproofing and insulation. New York, Hearst
Books, c1989. 80 p. O'Brian, Michael. The simple fix-it book. New
York, Berkley Books, c1993. 199 p. Outdoor maintenance & repairs. Fort Lee,
N.J., Sharon Publications; Distributed by Sharon Marketing, c1976.
92 p. Percival, Bob. The how-to-do-it encyclopedia of
painting & wallcovering. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1982. 263 p. Philbin, Tom. Home fix-it secrets of the pros.
New York, Dutton, c1980. 178 p. Price, Bernard. Do-it-yourself projects from attic
to basement. New York, Popular Science Books; Emmaus, Pa., Distributed
by Rodale Press, c1986. 328 p. Ross, Sharon. Painting & wallpapering.
Created and designed by the editorial staff of Ortho Books. San
Ramon, Calif., Ortho Books, c1995. 96 p. Schnaser, Gene. The home repair emergency handbook.
Dallas, Taylor Pub. Co., c1992. 174 p. Schultz, Morton J. Fix it yourself for less.
Yonkers, N.Y., Consumer Reports Books, c1993. 198 p. (The Homeowner's
library) Small appliances. Alexandria, Va., Time-Life
Books, c1988. 128 p. (Fix it yourself) Sperling, Phyllis, and Lupe DiDonno. How to redesign
& renovate your house or apartment. New York, Knopf; Distributed
by Random House, 1991. 353 p. Storage. By the editors of Time-Life Books.
Alexandria, Va., Time- Life Books, c1985. 128 p. Tenenbaum, David. Painting, patching, and wallcovering
toolbox manual. New York, Prentice Hall, c1991. 338 p. Williams, Gene B. Chilton's guide to large appliance
repair and maintenance. Radnor, Pa., Chilton Book Co., c1986.
255 p. Williams, Gene B. Chilton's guide to small appliance
repair and maintenance. Radnor, Pa., Chilton Book Co., c1986.
256 p. Wood, Robert W. All thumbs guide to repairing major
home appliances. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1992. 130
p.
America's handyman book: a basic do-it-yourself
guide to the repair, maintenance, and improvement of the home.
By the staff of the Family handyman magazine. 2nd rev. ed. New York,
Scribner, c1980. 405 p. Better homes and gardens complete guide to home
repair, maintenance & improvement. Des Moines, Iowa, Meredith
Corp., c1980. 552 p. Complete handyman do-it-yourself encyclopedia:
a compilation of new and previously published special interest projects
and manuals for the repair and care of homes, auto, appliances,
hobby equipment. By the editors of Science & mechanics.
Westport, Conn., H. S. Stuttman, c1983. 21 v. Home and auto do-it-yourself encyclopedia: a manual
of home, auto, and appliance projects for construction, repair,
and servicing from the 21 volume Complete do-it-yourself handyman
[i.e. Complete handy-man do-it-yourself] encyclopedia. By the
editors of Science & mechanics. New York, H. S. Stuttman Co.,
c1975. 512 p. McGowan, John, and Roger DuBern. The Good housekeeping
illustrated book of home maintenance. New York, Hearst Books,
c1985. 240 p. Ortho's home improvement encyclopedia. Created
and designed by the editorial staff of Ortho Books; project editor,
Alan Ahlstrand; writers, Robert J. Beckstrom, John Reed. Rev. and
updated. San Ramon, Calif., Solaris Group, c1994. 511 p. Singer, Kurt, and Ced Gordon. The dictionary of
household hints & helps. New York, Grosset & Dunlap,
c1974. 414 p. Village technology handbook. Volunteers in
Technical Assistance. 3rd ed. Arlington, Va., VITA, c1988. 422 p.
Katz, William A., and Linda Sternberg Katz. How
to: 1400 best books on doing almost everything. New York, R.
R. Bowker, 1985. 377 p. Nueckel, Susan. Selected guide to make-it, fix-it,
do-it-yourself books. New York, Fleet Press Corp., 1973. 213
p. Sargent, Sy. Managing the how-to collection and
learner's advisory services: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians.
New York, Neal-Schuman, c1993. 146 p. (How-to-do-it manuals for
libraries, no. 32) Vance, Mary A. Kitchens: recent journal articles.
Monticello, Ill., Vance Bibliographies, 1989. 8 p. (Architecture
series--bibliography, A-2214) Vance, Mary A. Maintenance and repair of buildings:
a bibliography. Monticello, Ill., Vance Bibliographies, 1983.
21 p. (Architecture series-- bibliography, A-982) Vance, Mary A. Remodeling: a bibliography of periodical
articles. Monticello, Ill., Vance Bibliographies, 1980. 68 p.
(Architecture series-- Bibliography; A-295)
Abstracting and Indexing Services that index relevant journal articles and other literature are listed below. Some suggested terms are given as aids in searching. The following indexes are available in most public and college libraries:
Journals that often contain relevant articles include the following:
Butler, Gale Goodson. How to finance your remodeling.
Remodeling ideas, fall 1993: 49-51. Choosing home design software. Better homes and
gardens, v. 73, Apr. 1995: 139. Creating a home office. Home improvement, v.
4, no. 1, 1994: 105-112. Feirer, Mark. Job-site safety. Fine homebuilding,
v. 34, Aug. 1986: 51-55. How to save thousands on your home improvements. Consumers
digest, v. 34, May/June 1995: 33-48. Levine, Leslie. How it works: your home's electrical
system. Home improvement, v. 4, no. 1, 1994: 22-24. Low cost, high-impact kitchen improvement projects.
Kitchen and bath ideas, summer 1993: 77-81. Maximizing your remodeling dollar. Kitchen and
bath ideas, winter 1992/1993: 80-82. Money-saving strategies to improve your home. Remodeling
ideas, summer 1993: 45-48. Philbin, Tom. How to buy home improvement products:
tips from a black-belt bargain hunter. Home mechanix, v.
89, Sept. 1993: 79-84. Philby, Gred. Taming the moisture monster: dry solutions
for damp basements. Do it yourself, spring 1991: 74-78. Spring, Paul. Floors of hardwood. Remodel,
May 1990: 50-53. Sweeney, Thomas F. Gutter talk. Practical homeowner,
v. 6, Nov./Dec. 1991: 16, 20, 22. Williams, Gurney. Allergy proofing your home. Practical
homeowner, v. 6, Feb. 1991: 22-24
Selected materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet boxes include the following: Alvarez, Mark. What's it worth to you? Remodel, May 1990: 8-11. Barnes, John T. Home improvements for less than $100. New choices for retirement living, v. 34, June 1994: 64-69. Barnhart, Roy. A practical homeowner's survival kit: nearly every tool you'll need to maintain your home. Practical homeowner, Mar. 1991: 50-52. Binsacca, Rich. Small bath solutions. Practical homeowner, May/June 1992: 72-75. Clark, Sam. Designing a functional kitchen. Fine homebuilding, v. 14, Apr. 1983: 54-57. Crane, Joseph. Critter-proof your home. Practical homeowner, July/Aug. 1992: 62,66. Cryan, Shelley. Remodeling by computer. Remodeling ideas, spring 1993: 19-25. Dalphonse, Sherri. The Homeowner's survival guide: here are more than 200 people and companies who can help when the roof leaks or the paint starts to peal. Services that find you good help, and more. Washingtonian, v. 23, December 1987: 252-257, 259, 261, 263. Friedman, Gail. The Homeowner's survival guide: here are more than 200 people and companies who can help you when the roof leaks, the tv breaks, or your windows need cleaning. Plus advice on who can fix your valuables, services that can find you good help, and more. Washingtonian, v. 19, July 1984: 187-190, 192-194, 196-197. Good housekeeping home improvement guide. Good housekeeping, v. 218, Apr. 1994: 169-182. High style for savvy spenders: 20 tight-budget beauties for your kitchen. Kitchen and bath ideas, fall 1993: 40-43. Kimball, Herrick. Making plastic-laminate countertops. Fine homebuilding, v. 75, June/July 1992: 60-65. McClintock, Mike. Read all about it: a sampling of new home how-to books. Washington Post, March 2, 1995, Washington home: 7. Oseka, Juliet. Using software for summer projects. PC novice, v. 6, June 1995: 44, 46-48. Paperhanging basics: lean how to make wallcovering a room a simple project for one weekend. Weekend decorating projects, v. 5, no. 3: 16, 18. Phair, Matthew. The perfect patio: how to install concrete pavers for a patio that'll last forever. Home mechanix, v. 91: 39-44. A Practical guide to home improvement projects. Sunset ideas for improving your home, spring-summer 1978: 117-140. Smart shopper's guide to cabinetry. Kitchen and bath ideas, summer 1992: 66-69. Toht, David. W. Old-house restoration on a budget. Remodeling ideas, winter 1993/1994: 59-61. Wissinger, Joanna. Cleaning solutions. Homeowner, v. 15, May 1990: 52-54.
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