How your house works
Subtitle: a visual guide to understanding & maintaining your home
By: Charlie Wing
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: RSMeans
Publisher: RSMeans
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118099407
Subjects: HOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / General; Maintenance and repair; Dwellings
Description: "An easy-to-understand richly illustrated guide to how everything in a house works. The book's many full-color illustrations are all drawn by the author for the general consumer to understand. Virtually everything in your house is included, with illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This updated second edition has considerable additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the house, as well as new topics including clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heatin"--
Notes: Includes index.