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Tables of Contents for Working With the Professionals
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
6
2
Choosing and managing the professionals
8
24
Architects
10
2
Interior designers and specialists
12
2
Rules and regulations
14
2
Finding a contractor
16
2
Inviting estimates
18
2
Drawing up the contract
20
2
Creating a budget
22
2
Deciding on the order of Work
24
2
Living with contractors
26
2
Handing disputes
28
2
Final inspection and setting up
30
2
How the experts can improve your home
32
94
Section 1: Interior improvements
34
2
Redecorating rooms
36
4
Replacing floor coverings
40
4
Remodeling kitchens
44
6
Remodeling a bathroom
50
4
Improving your living room
54
2
Getting more bedroom space
56
2
Creating and improving closets
58
2
Creating a home office
60
2
Creating a laundry room
62
2
Improving staircases
64
2
Improving the services: Plumbing
66
2
Wiring and lighting
68
2
Improving the services: Heating
70
2
Improving and insulation
72
2
Condensation and infestations
74
2
Modifying existing rooms
76
2
Connecting rooms
78
2
Dividing rooms
80
2
Section 2: Conversions and additions
82
2
Converting attics
84
4
Converting basements
88
4
Converting garages
92
2
Adding new space: Sunrooms
94
2
Porches
96
2
Additions
98
6
Creating a self-contained space
104
2
Creating and outbuilding
106
2
Section 3: Your house's exterior
108
2
Maintaining the house's exterior
110
2
Replacing windows and doors
112
2
Improving home security
114
2
Repairing and replacing roofs
116
2
Coping with subsidence
118
2
Home landscaping
120
2
Outdoor decks
122
2
Fences and walls
124
2
How your house works
126
34
Roofs
128
2
Gutters and downspouts
130
2
Fireplaces and chimneys
132
2
Exterior walls
134
2
Interior walls and ceilings
136
2
Windows
138
2
Doors
140
2
Floors
142
2
Staircases
144
2
Moisture proofing
146
2
Insulation
148
2
Ventilation
150
2
Water supply systems
152
2
Drainage systems
154
2
Electrical systems
156
2
Heating systems
158
2
Reference section
160
2
Glossary
162
2
Forms and contracts
164
4
Resources
168
4
Index
172
4
Acknowledgments
176