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004 Carpet Buyer's Guide
Wall-to-wall carpet’s benefits are many: comfort, quiet, warmth, relative affordability, quick installation, vast variety, and an ability to unify a home's interior. This informational buyer's guide demystifies types, cuts, face yarns, fibers, quality, performance, and carpet cushion. Also: resource phone numbers.
012 Entry Doors: A Buyer's Guide
RemodelGuide offers a complete, impartial buying guide to front entry doors. This helpful report includes information on terminology; entry systems; choices between wood, fiberglass, steel; glazing, buying tips, and more. ALSO: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
027 Pocket Doors Cut Space Needs
One home product that can help maximize space is the pocket door, which slides into a hollow cavity or "pocket" in the wall. RemodelGuide offers a report on pocket doors that discusses where pocket doors are used, how they work, drawbacks, guidelines, and how to fix a faulty pocket door. Also: Hardware manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
032 Stairs: Pre-made Staircases
Turning an attic into a bedroom or building a two-story addition? The right staircase can be critical to your project's success. A wide variety of high-quality pre-built and ready-to-assemble stairs is available. This RemodelGuide guide discusses spiral, straight, and circular stairs; code considerations; and more. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
038 Sound Proofing for a Quieter Home
Noise can affect sleep, stress, and our sense of privacy. Fortunately, you can take several actions to control noise in your home. RemodelGuide offers a guide to the techniques for soundproofing, including information on the mechanics of sound, measuring noise, design methods for quiet walls & ceilings, sealing out noise, and more. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers
040 Storm Doors: Great-Looking Models
Storm doors block drafts, minimize energy loss, add security, protect the prime door and allow more controlled ventilation and light. But beyond practicality, the new breed of storm doors have great curb appeal. This RemodelGuide guide discusses the evolution of storm door, typical prices, standard sizes, variations, new composites and other materials, installation tips, and simple repairs. Also: Manufacturers' phone numbers & addresses.
041 Window and Door Screening: A Closer Look
Window and door screening has come a long way from the bug barriers woven from horse hair a century ago. This RemodelGuide guide discusses aluminum, vinyl-coated fiberglass, and specialty screening; screen repairs; and manufacturers' phone numbers, addresses, web sites.
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