Sunset Books is one of my favorite
sources of how-to information. Whatever
the subject, it's hard to beat the
information, pizzazz, and inspiration
they manage to put in a small package
at an affordable price. Here are three
good ones.
Flooring covers planning, selection,
installation, finishing, and repair of all
types of wood, and resilient, masonry,
and carpet floors. Perhaps you won't
find quite as much detail as you would
in specific articles or from the Hardwood
Flooring Association guidelines,
but the technical information is
almost as good. There are a few bloopers,
such as a caption on page 14 that
indicates V-groove T&G plank should
be laid with grooves up (a real "crudcatcher"
if you do), and I