How your house works: a visual guide to understanding & maintaining your home
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"An easy-to-understand richly illustrated guide to how everything in a house works. The book's many full-color illustrations are all drawn by the author for the general consumer to understand. Virtually everything in your house is included, with illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This updated second edition has considerable additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the house, as well as new topics including clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating"--Provided by publisher.
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9781118099407
9780876290156
9781119467618
9780876290156
9781119467618
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| Grouping Title | how your house works a visual guide to understanding and maintaining your home |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-08-25 20:03:53PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-27 22:37:16PM |
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"An easy-to-understand richly illustrated guide to how everything in a house works. The book's many full-color illustrations are all drawn by the author for the general consumer to understand. Virtually everything in your house is included, with illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This updated second edition has considerable additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the house, as well as new topics including clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating"--Provided by publisher.
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Buildings -- Mechanical equipment
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair
Dwellings -- Pictorial works
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair
Dwellings -- Pictorial works
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How your house works : a visual guide to understanding & maintaining your home
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How your house works : a visual guide to understanding & maintaining your home / Charlie Wing
How your house works : a visual guide to understanding and maintaining your home / Charlie Wing
How your house works : a visual guide to understanding and maintaining your home / Charlie Wing
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How your house works
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a visual guide to understanding & maintaining your home
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Buildings
Dwellings
Maintenance and repair
Mechanical equipment
Dwellings
Maintenance and repair
Mechanical equipment
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