CONTENTS:
- HOW to USE THIS GUIDE
- EMERGENCY GUIDE
- DOUBLE-HUNG WINDOWS
- SWINGERS and SLIDERS
- SKYLIGHTS
- INTERIOR DOORS
- EXTERIOR DOORS
- DOOR LOCKS
- PANES and SCREENS
- REPLACEMENT WINDOWS and DOORS
- GARAGE DOORS
- WEATHERPROOFING
- TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
THE CONSULTANTS (for the orig. Time-Life book)
Consulting Editor David L. Harrison is Managing Editor of Bibliographies Inc. in Alexandria. Virginia. He served as an editor of several Time-Life Books do-it-yourself series, including Home Repair and Improvement, The Encyclopedia of Gardening and The Art of Sewing.
Brian Pickens is general manager of Pickens Window Service in Cincinnati, Ohio A second-generation window repair specialist, he has repaired hundreds of models of windows and patio doors, and supplied discontinued and hard-to-find replacement parts internationally.
Ron Straight has lived in and worked on century-old houses and is. of necessity, an avid do-it-yourselfer. Most recently, he completely renovated an 1887 row house in Washington. D C. He has encountered and overcome nearly every problem described in this volume.
Evan Powell is the Director of Chestnut Mountain Research Inc. in Taylors. South Carolina, a firm that specializes in the development and evaluation of home and building products.
He is contributing editor to several do-it-yourself magazines, and the author of two books on home repair.
Mark M. Steele, a professional home inspector in the Washington. D.C. area, is an editor of home improvement articles and books.
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Windows & doors (Fix it yourself) . Includes index 1. Windows-Maintenance and repair. 2. Doors Maintenance and repair. I. Time-Life Books. II. Title Windows and doors. Ill Series TH2270W63 1987 6431.7 87-17981 ISBN 0-8094-6216-8 ISBN 0-8094-6217-6 (lib. bdg.) For information about any Time-Life Book, please write: Reader Information 541 North Fairbanks Court Chicago, Illinois 60611; 1987 Time-Life Books Inc All rights reserved.
