The Visual Dictionary of House and Do-It-Yourself explores a house’s structure, components and furniture, as well as carpentry, plumbing, masonry, electricity and painting tools for common construction or repair work.
Convenient and affordable, this book is the perfect tool to familiarize yourself with your house!
Author(s): Ariane Archambault, Jean-Claude Corbeil
Series: Visual Dictionary
Publisher: QA International
Year: 0
Language: English
Pages: 174
Introduction......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
exterior of a house......Page 9
pool......Page 12
main rooms......Page 13
frame......Page 19
foundation......Page 21
stairs......Page 23
wood flooring......Page 25
textile floor coverings......Page 27
window......Page 28
exterior door......Page 31
lock......Page 32
wood firing......Page 35
forced warm-air system......Page 39
forced hot-water system......Page 41
heat pump......Page 45
auxiliary heating......Page 47
air-conditioning appliances......Page 49
plumbing system......Page 53
pedestal-type sump pump......Page 55
septic tank......Page 56
bathroom......Page 57
toilet......Page 59
water-heater tank......Page 61
faucets......Page 63
fittings......Page 67
kitchen......Page 71
examples of branching......Page 73
distribution panel......Page 77
electricity meter......Page 80
network connection......Page 81
contact devices......Page 83
lighting......Page 86
armchair......Page 91
seats......Page 94
side chair......Page 95
table......Page 97
storage furniture......Page 99
bed......Page 104
children’s furniture......Page 107
window accessories......Page 110
lights......Page 114
domestic appliances......Page 119
household equipment......Page 135
carpentry: nailing tools......Page 137
carpentry: screwing tools......Page 139
carpentry: sawing tools......Page 142
carpentry: drilling tools......Page 147
carpentry: shaping tools......Page 150
carpentry: gripping and tightening tools......Page 155
carpentry: measuring and marking tools......Page 161
carpentry: miscellaneous material......Page 162
plumbing tools......Page 163
masonry tools......Page 164
electricity tools......Page 165
ladders and stepladders......Page 167
painting upkeep......Page 169
Index......Page 170
