Overview
Ultimate Guide to Plumbing: Complete Projects for the Home is an updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s comprehensive plumbing how-to book, which prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to cutting and joining cast-iron vent pipes. The author's emphasis is on doing things correctly, so all the projects use only code-compliant techniques. The most up-to-date products and techniques are included. The book gives readers an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. Readers learn not only how to plan and complete each project but how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in their home's plumbing system
Synopsis
Ultimate Guide to Plumbing
This comprehensive book explains your plumbing system, from start to finish. You’ll find detailed background information from an expert in the field plus scores of how-to projects, from replacing a faucet washer to installing a water softener—and everything in between.
• More than 675 color photographs
• Over 90 full-color illustrations explaining systems in complete detail
• More than 100 plumbing projects—in step-by-step photo sequences
Library Journal
In this capable, comprehensive manual, master plumber Henkenius shows homeowners how to tackle expensive plumbing repairs (e.g., replacing a washer in a leaky faucet). As with other Ultimate Guide titles, the current one boasts an excellent layout and solid organization. The skill level of each project is rated, and photos walk users step by step through the instructions. This is an updated and expanded edition of Plumbing: Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Projects (2002), also by Henkenius, but it covers almost identical territory. If you don't own the 2002 edition, do not hesitate to snap this one up. Strongly recommended for all collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.