Home Renovation Workbook
by Jain Lemos
Chronicle Books
Spring 2001
Three-ring binder
$29.95
to order: www.chroniclebooks.com
Inspired by the difficulty of organizing and managing my own very tiny renovation, this is the first and only comprehensive organizer/workbook -essentially a big, customizable three-ring “filofax”- for homeowners, re-modelers, renovators, contractors, architects, and designers.
Includes all the forms you need to plan, organize, and record the details of what is invariably the most expensive, complex, and infuriating process a homeowner will ever undertake.
In addition, the book contains just enough hard information to ease your mind and save your wallet: all the stuff – and only the stuff – that you really need to know.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CUSTOM ADAPTATIONS, ONLINE USE, OR SOFTWARE RIGHTS, PLEASE EMAIL BOOKS@HERTERSTUDIO.COM
Forms and Checklists:
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Sample contracts and legal tips
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Job descriptions (why do you need an architect after you have the blueprint, for example?) Budget worksheets
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Realistic schedules
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Detailed room by room checklists
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Contact sheets with ample room for notes Comparative estimate forms
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Materials lists,
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Design boards to play around with and record final fabric, floor and paint samples
Flexible Format::
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Add sample sheets and magazine articles
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Throw out the stuff you don’t need
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Get rid of the planning sheets when you’re done and turn it into a permanent and ongoing home/tax record) for your house.
