Tiling: Expert Advice to Get the Job Done Right - Softcover

Garskof, Josh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0376016809 ISBN 13: 9780376016805

Verlag: Sunset Books,U.S., 2009

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This essential Sunset guide by author Josh Garskof with input from noted tiling experts delivers easy how-to advice on the most popular tile projects - and more. Readers get simple, detailed instructions and clear, how-to photos every step of the way. From the basics of mixing and spreading mortar to doing such challenging installations as laying tile on shower floors, homeowners will learn the tricks of the trade to ensure they save time and money - and do the job right every time.Expert, step-by-step instructions show how to tile floors, walls, countertops, fireplace surrounds, and a variety of outdoor surfaces. Detailed explanations don't gloss over the hard parts as some how-to books do. They just show the easiest way to complete every project - successfully.The book reveals how to tile with different materials, including stone, glass, mosaic, cork, river rocks, and metal tiles. It contains start-to-finish instructions - beginning with how to remove obstacles and prepare surfaces, which needs to be done before installing tile. It also offers tricks of the trade, including tip boxes throughout with the experts' best secrets.

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Writer Josh Garskof is a former executive editor of Martha Stewart Living and staff editor at This Old House. Josh writes books and magazine articles on a variety of subjects, from home improvement to health and parenting. Three consultants are quoted throughout the book: Jane Aeon is a veteran tile setter in California; author of several books, John Bridge from Texas has a popular tiling website (www.johnbridge.com); and George Taterosian is a highly sought-after tile setter in Connecticut.

 

For more than half a century, Sunset has been helping readers remodel their homes and improve their lives. During that time, Sunset has published numerous books on how to actually build a wide variety of subjects, cementing its authority in House & Home publishing. 

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sunset Books,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0376016809
• ISBN 13: 9780376016805
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
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