BLACK+DECKER The Book of Home How-To Whether it is your first-time home or your tenth, a house is a complicated organism filled with systems and structures and ever-more sophisticated technology. As a homeowner, it is your job to educate yourself and be prepared with the understanding and know-how required to give your house the ongoing care that it needs. You can watch a few cable TV programs about choosing paint color or making a bundle in real estate or perhaps watch a video or two online. But what you need is real information. And that is exactly what you will find in BLACK+DECKER The Book of Home How-To. This new edition of the instant classic first published just a few years ago is fully updated, completely reliable, and big enough that you will always know where to find it. More than half of the projects and pages in this book are new to this second edition. It is reorganized to a more traditional pathway that helps you easily find the information you are seeking. INSTALLING RAISED SUBFLOOR PANELS Clean the concrete floor and install temporary ¼" spacers along all walls. Starting with the longest wall, measure the length of the wall, and calculate the number of panels needed by dividing this length by the width of the panel (most products are 2 × 2'). If necessary, trim the starting panel to ensure that the last panel in the first row will be at least 3" in width. Check the first corner for square, using a carpenter’s square. If it is not square, the first panel will need to be angled in the back corner to ensure the first row will fit flush against the wall along its entire length. Lay the first panel with the tongue side flat against the wall spacers. Slide the next panel into place by connecting its tongue into the groove of the preceding panel. Using a tapping block, snug up the tongue-and-groove joint. For the last panel in the first row, measure the gap between the last installed panel and the wall spacer, and cut the last panel to this measurement. Install by inserting the tongue of the cut panel into the groove of the preceding panel, and levering it down into place. Pull it into place so the joint is secure using a pull bar. Before beginning the second row, check the first row for flatness, and if there are any areas with “give” or bounce, adjust them with leveling shims inserted under the panels. As you start the second row, cut the first panel in half, so that seams will be staggered between rows. Begin with the half panel, and install the second row as you did the first, sliding the tongues into the grooves of the preceding row, and snugging them up with the tapping block. Install the subsequent rows, so that the first panels alternate, with odd number rows matching the pattern of the first row, even numbered rows matching the pattern of the second row. At the last row, trim the wall side of the panels to fit the space between the previous row and the wall spacers, and snug up their joints with the pull bar. Remove all spacers.
✔ Author(s): Editors of Cool Springs Press
✔ Title: Black & Decker The Book of Home How-to, Updated 2nd Edition: Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair & Improvement
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (183 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 0760367248
✔ ISBN-13: 9780760367247
✔ Language: English
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✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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