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Publication Review
Title: Kitchens
& Baths: Volume #6 of the Rehab Guide
Author: HUD, 1999
File: Free Book, PDF 639 KB, 79 pages
Audience: Written for builders and designers with experience and
training in historic renovation, rehabilitation and remodeling.
Review
The focus of this book is housing rehabilitation which is different than
remodeling. Rehabilitation means "to restore to good condition",
while remodeling indicates a change to something significantly different.
A good guide for anyone rehabilitating the kitchens and baths of older
homes. Provides discussion and alternate techniques for handling a variety
of kitchen and bath issues.
Issues covered include:
- kitchen and bath overview
- cabinets
- countertops
- appliances
- sinks and lavatories
- tubs and showers
- toilets and bidets
- water conservation tips
Detail drawings include:
- kitchen layout diagrams
- cabinet refurbishing diagram
- various drawings of cabinet types, functional
- cabinet door types, inset, offset, and overlay
- countertop and backsplash seam details
- refrigerator location diagram
- range location diagram
- recessing refrigerator into wall
- tile at tub-shower detail
- tub and shower controls locations
- tub transfer seat detail
- toilet maintenance diagram
- raised toilet detail
- grab bar details
Related Texts
Foundations
: Volume #1 of the Rehab Guide
Exterior
Walls: Volume #2 of the Rehab Guide, Parts One and Two
Roofs:
Volume #3 of the Rehab Guide
Doors and
Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide
Partitions,
Ceilings, Floors & Stairs: Volume #5 of the Rehab Guide
Kitchens
& Baths: Volume #6 of the Rehab Guide
Electrical
and Electronics: Volume #7 of the Rehab Guide
HVAC and
Plumbing: Volume #8 of the Rehab Guide, Part One and Two
Site Work:
Volume #9 of the Rehab Guide
