How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home
Why is my faucet leaking, my toilet running, or my dishwasher refusing to start? Can I fix it myself? What’s causing the heating system to smell bad or the foundation to crack? Do I need an air filtration system? Is the new “engineered lumber” as good as conventional wood? These are just a few examples of questions homeowners face when repairs are needed, or when a new house or addition is being planned.
There’s no question that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home’s systems helps you control repair and construction costs and make sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced.
This book uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, “exploded” drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function – what to check if they don’t work, and what you can do that might save you having to call in a professional.
The easy-to-understand pictures and explanations on every page get right to the point, helping you understand how things work, what can go wrong, and how to trouble-shoot a problem.
Virtually everything in your house is included:
- Electrical – circuit breakers and grounding, service, outlets, lamps and fixtures.
- Heating and Air conditioning – gas, electrical and oil – ductwork and piping, thermostats, central and window AC units, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, and air filtering systems.
- Plumbing – kitchen and bath fixtures, piping, water heaters, traps and vents, septic tanks, pumps and water softener systems – even sprinkler systems and swimming pool filters/heaters.
- Major household appliances – from kitchen to laundry.
- Foundation, framing, doors and windows – including issues like drainage and radon, types of framing and how it supports the house, and all types of doors and windows.
How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home
Recommended Reading
- Audiobooks
- Ortho’s Home Improvement Encyclopedia
- Holmes on Homes: Season 2
- Exterior Projects: Home Improvement DVD
- Choosing Between Window Shutters, Shades And Blinds
- Shed Plans
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This is one of the best and easiest guides we have found for the “do it yourselfer”. Will purchase more for my other kids as they become home owners!
This book was ordered by my husband who has an obsession with knowing how all things work. He wants to be able to fix everything and anything that involves our home. Luckily he got this book because it has helped:
My sister and brother in law moved into a new home and couldnt figure out why there water wasnt working… well, my husband fixed that quick. It talks about and and all house hold appliances and everything else you can think of. Great book and gets to the point. Also, it helps that anyone can understand it. I would definately recommend this book.
I gave this book to my son when he bought his first house. It explains the mechanics of each individual system in his home and familiarizes him with the vocabulary associated with them. He doesn’t like to fix things himself but he reports that he’s now able to diagnose problems around the house and to communicate effectively with repairmen.
My 11yo son loves this book. He is a visual learner and very curious about how everything works.