Remodeling homes uses an assortment of skills from many parts of the building trades. Unless you’re a jack-of-all-trades, you’re likely to not know everything. This little book can save the day – it’s packed to the brim with building requirements you’re likely to need on a typical remodeling job. Here you’ll find what you need to know on door framing and finishing, wiring diagrams, plumbing diagrams, paint and caulking applications, concrete and masonry, walls and finishes, roofing and siding, telephone and cable TV wiring, fastener weights and strengths, and more.

Gives masonry quantities per cubic foot of mortar, standard sizes and shapes of concrete blocks, number of concrete blocks by length and height of wall, amount of brick and mortar needed for various wall sizes, glue-laminated timber sizing, allowable spans for headers under different load conditions, treated stress skin panel construction, one-hour interior shear wall construction, details for metal wall construction, steel door grades and sizes, replacement windows, plywood grades and usage, allowable carrying loads for anchor bolts, estimating material for floor tile, carpet types and applications, roof systems and installation, techniques for roof ventilation, stucco formulas, R-values for frame construction, gypsum ceilings, floors, and crawl space walls; blown in insulation properties, flexible insulation properties, drying time for primers and coatings, paint requirements for interior and exterior applications, drain and vent line diagrams, average water flow per fixture, wet vent stack sizing, trap-to-vent distances, rough-in dimensions for plumbing, septic tank installation, HVAC requirements, Ohm’s law/power formulas, grounding and bonding a typical service entrance, grounding a typical residential wiring system, outlet spacing for family room, countertop, kitchens, bathrooms, wet bar, garage; GFCI wiring diagrams, low-voltage wiring circuits, and much more.