Ron Hazelton's House Calls: America's Most Requested Home Improvement Projects

by Hazelton, Ron; Peters, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780737000160
• ISBN10: 0737000163
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

He's been helping Americans do it themselves for decades.From simple tasks like changing a faucet to more ambitious projects, like building a kitchen island Ron Hazelton can talk you through just about any home repair and improvement challenge.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	5	(3)
Introduction	8	(4)
Kitchens
Installing a Vented Range Hood	12	(6)
Adding a Kitchen Island	18	(4)
Upgrading a Sink	22	(6)
Relaminating a Countertop	28	(8)
Upgrading a Faucet	36	(4)
Refacing Kitchen Cabinets	40	(6)
Painting Kitchen Cabinets	46	(4)
Sink Cabinet Storage Upgrades	50	(4)
Tiling a Backsplash	54	(6)
Bathrooms
Replacing a Vanity	60	(6)
Installing a Pedestal Sink	66	(4)
Upgrading a Medicine Cabinet	70	(4)
Replacing Bathroom Lights	74	(4)
Upgrading a Toilet	78	(6)
Installing a Whirlpool Tub	84	(6)
Installing a Bathroom Exhaust Fan	90	(4)
Installing Shower Doors	94	(6)
Installing Bathroom Tileboard	100	(6)
Walls
Stenciling Walls	106	(4)
Painting Walls	110	(4)
Stripping Wallpaper	114	(4)
Hanging Wallpaper	118	(6)
Adding a Wallpaper Border	124	(4)
Installing Wainscoting	128	(6)
Installing Chair Rail	134	(4)
Installing Wall Paneling	138	(8)
Refinishing Trim	146	(4)
Building a Fireplace Surround	150	(6)
Making a Built-In Window Seat	156	(4)
Installing Bifold Doors	160	(4)
A Faux Wall Finish	164	(4)
Finishing Off a Basement Wall	168	(4)
Installing Simple Shelves	172	(6)
Floors
Resilient Sheet Flooring	178	(8)
Installing a "Floating" Laminate Floor	186	(6)
Installing Floor Tiles	192	(6)
Refinishing a Wood Floor	198	(4)
Installing Ceramic Tile Installing Wood	202	(6)
Strip Flooring	208	(6)
Installing Wall-to-Wall Carpeting	214	(8)
Ceilings
Wallpapering a Ceiling	222	(4)
Installing Crown Molding	226	(8)
Installing a Suspended Ceiling	234	(6)
Soundproofing a Ceiling	240	(4)
Installing Acoustical Ceiling Tile	244	(6)
Adding Track Lighting	250	(4)
Installing a Thin-Line Skylight	254	(6)
Hanging a Ceiling Fan	260	(6)
Exteriors
Installing a Replacement Entry Door	266	(6)
Making a Window Box	272	(4)
Installing a Window Greenhouse	276	(4)
Painting Exterior Walls	280	(6)
Painting Exterior Trim	286	(4)
Adding Shutters	290	(4)
Adding Low-Voltage Lighting	294	(4)
Installing a Security Light	298	(4)
Installing a Storm Door	302	(4)
Adding a Stone Path	306	(4)
A Simple Brick-and-Sand Patio	310	(6)
Sources	316	(1)
Index	317