Remodelers
Handbook
Remodelers Handbook, by Benjamin Williams. Carlsbad, Calif:
Craftsman Book Co., 1984. 412 pages. $18.50 paperback.
by Paul Hanke
The subtitle of Remodelers Handbook is
"A manual of professional practice for
home improvement contractors," and the
author makes a reasonably successful
effort to touch all the bases. Despite its
handy, two-page chart of space standards
for residential design, however, the early
chapter on planning is cursory, as is the
one on repairs.
On the other hand, the chapter devoted
to kitchens gives about as much design
advice as you could hope to find in a
book by someone who is not a professional
designer. The author even includes
perspective charts and step-by-step
instructions for those who want to take