What No One Ever Tells You about Renovating Your Home: Real-Life Advice for Hassle-Free, Cost-Effective Remodeling

by Alan J. Heavens

Homeowners spent more than USD169 billion on home renovations last year, according to federal statistics and the Centers for Housing at Harvard. With so much at stake, consumers without the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419501577
• ISBN13: 9781419501579
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful! Wish I had this years ago.

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.

A handy guide which identifies all possible pitfalls and how to avoid them

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.

Read This Before You Get Started

There's an old saying that two home remodelings is about equivalent to a divorce. Having been through both, that's not a bad saying. And this book will give some idea of the things you can expect to happen during remodelling. This is not a book on how to remodel. It's a book about when, where and what to remodel. It's about permits and contractors. It's about what a remodel will gain you when you sell the house. It's about the real world, not the world you see on the remodelling shows on television. It's about what you can do yourself, and what you want to get done (unless of course you're an expert). This is not a big book, and it isn't expensive. Before you even think about getting started on the big project buy it and read it carefully.

Wonderful Book!

Mr. Heavens certainly knows his stuff when it comes to how to make your house look nice! Look at the back cover of the book with Search Inside the Book, and Mr. Heaven's credentials are certainly worthy of one's trust. The really cool thing about Mr. Heavens, however, is that his knowledge does not just stop at home renovation but he is truly a polymath. With this book and this great writer, renovating one's house raises from the level of a fun skill to a true art form; but of course, as you are drawn into the art, you will also learn more fun tips than you can find anywhere else. You will not regret buying this!