What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: Real-Life Advice for Hassle-Free, Cost-Effective Remodeling (What No One Ever Tells You About..
By addebook • Oct 3rd, 2008 • Category: Architecture
What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: Real-Life Advice for Hassle-Free, Cost-Effective Remodeling (What No One Ever Tells You About…)
What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: Real-Life Advice for Hassle-Free, Cost-Effective Remodeling (What No One Ever Tells You About…)
By Alan J. Heavens
Publisher: Kaplan Business
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1419501577
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781419501579
Binding: Paperback
Read This Book Before You Remodel! Itâ ™s no surprise that home remodeling remains hot. Home improvement centers are often packed with do-it-yourselfers and contractors preparing to do everything from modernizing an outdated kitchen or fixing up and “flipping” a property for a profit. Unfortunately, many homeowners find out that once they begin a remodeling project, they need aspirin to deal with all the headaches and hassles that can occur. In What No One Ever Tells You about Renovating Your Home, real estate columnist Alan J. Heavens brings 15 years worth of letters, e-mails, and phone calls from homeowners just like you to help you learn from the remodeling mistakes of others. Whether youâ ™re a homeowner, real estate investor, or home improvement enthusiast, Heavensâ ™ practical advice will teach you: â ¢ Sure-fire ways to find the best contractor â ¢ Tips to control your remodeling budget and schedule from start to finish â ¢ Making the most of your existing space â ¢ Projects that pay
Summary: Good stories but no help if you’re remodeling
Rating: 2
This book has some interesting stories, but there wasn’t a lot of practical advice. Also, it isn’t really pertinent unless you live on the East coast. We live in California and a remodel here is very different than what was covered in the book.
Summary: Wonderful! Wish I had this years ago.
Rating: 5
Valuable information throughout and fun to read. Gave me a better understanding of our chronically leaking roof and wet basement and practical help in resolving those problems. Loaded with information and advice on just about any concern a homeowner might have. So far I have purchased a total of five copies and have given away four of those to very appreciative friends. All agree it’s a wonderful resource.
Summary: Anecdotal, rather than concrete
Rating: 2
A nice enough book, as a book to read before you read a practical book about renovating your home. The anecdotes are interesting to read, but I came away from the book with little to go on for my own upcoming renovation. This is not a book I highlighted, or where I turned corners down. A much better book, with practical help in the renovation process, is “What the Experts May Not Tell You about Building or Renovating Your Home”. Similar titles, but while “What No One Ever Tells You” is full of anecdotes, “What the Experts May Not Tell You” is full of concrete and practical, step by step processes for handling renovation as an owner, including insights into relationships between the parties (owner, contractor, architect, inspectors, lenders, etc.).
Summary: A handy guide which identifies all possible pitfalls and how to avoid them
Rating: 5
Home remodeling is a popular way of increasing a house’s value and functionality, and other books may advise on handling contractors and projects: but if you read only one book before you remodel, make it columnist Alan Heaven’s What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: it can save you dollars and grief. 15 years’ worth of letters, emails and homeowner experience goes into a handy guide which identifies all possible pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Summary: A handy guide which identifies all possible pitfalls and how to avoid them
Rating: 5
Home remodeling is a popular way of increasing a house’s value and functionality, and other books may advise on handling contractors and projects: but if you read only one book before you remodel, make it columnist Alan Heaven’s What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: it can save you dollars and grief. 15 years’ worth of letters, emails and homeowner experience goes into a handy guide which identifies all possible pitfalls and how to avoid them.
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