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Title: Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 1
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 2
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 3
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 4
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 5
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 6
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 7
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 8
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 9
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 10
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 11
Doors
and Windows: Volume #4 of the Rehab Guide,
Part 12
Author: HUD, 2000
File: Free Book, PDF, Part 1, 442 KB, 2 pages: Part 2,
1.56 MB, 8 pages: Part 3, 1.30 MB, 8 pages: Part 4, 1.16
MB, 6 pages: Part 5, 743 KB, 4 pages: Part 6, 564 KB, 3
pages: Part 7, 1.65 MB, 9 pages: Part 8, 867 KB, 5 pages:
Part 9, 802 KB, 4 pages: Part 10, 590 KB, 3 pages: Part
11, 1.28 MB, 7 pages: Part 12, 327 KB, 2 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 doors and windows of older homes.
Provides discussion and alternate techniques for handling a variety of
door and window related issues.
Issues covered include:
- Part 1: windows and doors introduction
- Part 2: existing window and door overview, evaluation, types, ratings and standards, installation
- Part 3: glazing, installing and replacing glass
- Part 4: window frames and replacement units
- Part 5: storm windows and screens
- Part 6: skylights
- Part 7: doors and door frames
- Part 8: casing and trim
- Part 9: hardware
- Part 10: flashing
- Part 11: caulking, sealants and weather-stripping
- Part 12: shutters and awnings
Detail drawings include:
- Part 2: sketches of window and door types
- Part 3: glazing numbering system
- Part 3: low emissivity coated glass diagrams
- Part 4: muntin types, window replacement unit types, epoxy filler, typical sash replacement process
- Part 5: solar reflection and heat gain
- Part 6: skylight types
- Part 7: split jamb door installation, door types
- Part 8: casing diagrams, both contemporary and traditional
- Part 9: hinge types, knob and lock types
- Part 10: flashing of integral nail flange window unit
- Part 11: typical sealant joints, types of weather-stripping
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
