Dimension Bible For Home Repair and Home Remodeling
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We all have heard the old adage Measure Twice and Cut Once. Imagine for a moment you spent your entire weekend painting the bathroom, and you can see the finish line. You have to hang a mirror and towel bar and you are finally finished. You grab your tape measure and begin to install the towel bar. Your wife comes in and asks, “is this the land of the giants? Why is that hung so high?” Move it down to here she instructs you, as she exits the room. Muttering to yourself you suddenly realize if you lower it you will have to patch the wall and paint the wall again.
Ladies you are sprucing up the yard adding mulch to the flower beds. You look at your watch, realizing if you hurry you can make the night out with the girls. You turn to find 1 bag of mulch left, Thats it!! I still need 3 or 4 bags. How do they expect me to figure out how many 3 cu ft bags I need to fill and 8 x 12 area. Off to the home improvement store you instead of your favorite restaurant with the girls.
Well my friends there is; After 40 years of remodeling and building experience and having been in situations like the above ones myself, I have put together a book to save you time and money assuring you dont a game or social engagement again.
The Dimension Bible will become your Bible, your go to source for everything remodeling, home repair, and generally working around the house. With all the types of information you will need to complete those Honey Do home repair lists as well as major remodeling projects. Along with plenty of room for your own personal notes, The Dimension Bible will become just that, your Remodeling Bible.
To begin with I talk about basic or general design principles that will impact your remodeling or home repair project. With an eye towards our aging population I explain what Universal Design is and is not, and how it can make our lives easier. I then get very specific as I address kitchen design. Things you will want to consider in the design of your kitchen, what to watch out for, and the infamous work triangle, that when incorporated into your project turns and ordinary kitchen into a kitchen that just works. Here is a sample from the Dimension Bible.
Have you ever heard of the work triangle? The kitchen work triangle is formed by drawing a line from the front center of the refrigerator, the front center of the stove, and the front center of the sink, connecting them to form a triangle. No single leg of the triangle should be less than four feet or more than nine feet and the total of all the legs of the triangle should not exceed twenty-six feet. You will want to avoid placing any two of these items alongside each other on the same wall. Multiple work zones and multiple work triangles can be established with the addition of dishwashers, trash compactors, etc.
Next we discuss the bathroom, bedrooms, den, and other rooms in the house, with specifics to add quality of life and visual appeal to every size home.
I then transition into what I call the meat of the book. I go from room to room, starting with the kitchen outlining critical dimensions and measurements to assure you of a kitchen that is easy to use, comfortable, and a joy to spend time in.
The information contained in the Dimension Bible is a blend of building code requirements, my own experience in remodeling thousands of homes and building well over 100 homes, as well as suggestions from the hundreds of trades people it has been my privilege to work with over the years. Here is a sample of some of the information contained in the Kitchen section of the Dimension Bible.
10 to center of receptacle right or left from center of microwave. Dont mount in center behind exhaust duct.
After the kitchen I continue on, detailing each room in the house: bathroom, bedrooms, laundry room, etc. and then we talk about an often confusing area Stairs and Railings.
Minimum tread width measured from front of the previous stair nosing to the edge of the tread is 10
Required nosing on all solid riser stairs to be not more than 1 1/4 or less than 3/4. The greatest nosing projection to the least shall not exceed 3/8
Open risers are permitted if a 4 diameter sphere cannot pass through opening created by open riser
Estimating amounts of material accurately can be difficult, but not with the math formula section. I break it down in easy to understand everyday language, making it a snap to use. After the formulas we move into conversion tables, span charts, wire sizing, and much more, finishing up with the exterior of the house. You will use this book for years; it will truly become your remodeling and repair Bible.
Your copy of the Dimension Bible is a soft cover printed book measuring 7 x 10. We typically use United States Postal Service Media Mail to deliver your copy of The Dimension Bible to you. Depending where you are located in the United States you can expect to receive your purchase in 3 to 8 days.
Purchase YOUR copy of the Dimension Bible today, for only $19.95. As a matter of fact, purchase 2 or 3 extra copies and give them as gifts. Your friends will be thanking you for years to come.
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