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| The Basics: Civilization Equals Clean Water | |
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| Open Tap, Get Water | |
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| Water, Water, Everywhere | |
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| Cycled and Recycled | |
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| Giving Water the Treatment | |
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| You and Your Water Company | |
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| The Inside Story | |
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| What Comes In Must Go Out | |
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| Every Drop Adds Up | |
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| Potable Water, Potent History | |
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| When in Rome | |
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| Bath Time | |
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| The Party's Over | |
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| Reliving History | |
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| Pay Attention to Your Infrastructure | |
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| Privies Are Not Always Private | |
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| Big Beginnings | |
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| Bringing Outhouses Indoors | |
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| Bathing Was a Lot of Work! | |
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| Does Plumbing Lead to Morality? | |
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| Self-Sufficiency Has Its Limits | |
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| The Sanitarians Arrive | |
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| Life Is Better Today | |
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| Codes, Inspections, and Safety | |
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| This Isn't Computer Code | |
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| One Code's History | |
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| Permits and Inspections | |
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| The Code Isn't Perfect | |
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| What an Inspector Expects | |
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| Inspectors Aren't Perfect, Either | |
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| Safety Counts | |
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| Don't Fool With Tools | |
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| How Shocking | |
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| Extension Cords | |
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| Going Up | |
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| These Aren't Dust Bunnies | |
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| The Evils of Lead | |
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| If Your Walls Could Talk | |
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| Inspection Essentials | |
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| Do-It-Yourself Inspections | |
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| Inspector Homes, At Your Service | |
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| Does Clear Mean Clean? | |
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| Get the Lead Out! | |
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| Oh, the Pressure | |
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| Types of Pipes | |
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| Look for Leaks | |
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| The Fixtures | |
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| Septic Inspections | |
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| Hot Water Radiator Systems | |
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| The Big Picture | |
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| Your Wish List | |
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| The Biggest Wish of All | |
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| Bathroom Fantasies | |
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| Kitchens Need Water, Too | |
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| Watering Holes | |
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| Where Will You Pipe Today? | |
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| Do-It-Yourself or Hire It Out? | |
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| Call Me Plumber | |
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| Call Me a Plumber, Quick! | |
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| It Costs How Much? | |
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| Dealing With Plumbers | |
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| Contracting for a Contractor | |
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| Three-in-One | |
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| Plans and Specifications--Always! | |
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| About Those Contracts | |
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| Clean-Up and Wall Repair | |
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| Tools, Techniques, and Fixtures | |
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| Tools and Spare Parts | |
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| Tool Basics | |
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| Hand Tools | |
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| Tools You've Never Seen Before | |
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| A World of Wrenches | |
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| Cutters and Hackers | |
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| Power Tools | |
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| Care and Feeding of Power Tools | |
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| Rent or Buy? | |
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| UL-Approved Parts for You | |
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| Tools You'll Probably Never Use | |
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| Spare Parts | |
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| Pipes: Joining and Fitting | |
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| What's Your Type? | |
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| Working with Plastic Pipe | |
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| Plastic and Metal Do Mix | |
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| More Plastic: DWV System | |
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| Why Plumbers Like Copper | |
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| Time to Torch | |
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| Galvanized and Iron Pipe | |
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| Choosing Your Fixtures and Faucets | |
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| Basically, Fixtures Hold Water | |
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| It Can Get Ridiculous | |
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| Bathroom Lavatories | |
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| Toilet Choices | |
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| Blast from the Past | |
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| From Tough to Indestructible | |
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| Kitchen Fixtures | |
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| Cleaning Your Fixtures | |
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| Faucet Facts | |
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| Fundamental Fixes | |
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| Clearing the Clogs | |
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| Clogs Are Never Timely | |
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| How Does Your Kitchen Sink Drain? | |
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| Getting Serious with an Auger | |
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| Trapped in a Trap | |
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| Clearing a Lavatory Drain | |
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| Tub and Shower Drains | |
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| Clearing Out the Main Line | |
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| Say Hello to Your Toilet | |
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| Working Principles | |
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| The Inside Story | |
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| Flushing Action | |
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| Toilet Types | |
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| When Toilets Go Bad | |
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| Low-Flow Blues | |
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| Preventive Maintenance | |
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| Finding Those Pesky Leaks | |
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| Cleaning Clues | |
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| Septic Tanks | |
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| One Alternative | |
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| When Natural Drainage Won't Do | |
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| Easy Leak Repairs | |
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| Leaks, the Hidden Story | |
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| It All Adds Up | |
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| When Copper Isn't King | |
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| Pipe, Fitting, and Fixture Sealants | |
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| Very Quick, Very Temporary Fixes | |
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| The Art of Homemade Fixes | |
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| Hardware Helpers | |
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| Copper Capers | |
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| Plastic Patching | |
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| Small Leaks and Big Leaks | |
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| Start with a Faucet | |
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| A Faucet for Every Purpose | |
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| Leaking Handles | |
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| Washerless ... Sort Of | |
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| A Fitting Finish | |
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| Spray Attachments | |
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| Aerators | |
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| Tubs and Showers | |
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| Hide-and-Seek Shower Components | |
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| A Shower or a Dribble? | |
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| Tub Surround Integrity | |
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| Tile Replacement | |
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| No Tile Problems with Acrylic | |
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| Bigger Fixes | |
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| Replacing Sinks and Faucets | |
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| First, a Look on Top | |
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| Looking Below | |
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| Copper and Plastic Pipe | |
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| Removing Your Old Sink | |
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| Removing the Kitchen Sink and Disposer | |
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| Removing Bathroom Lavatories | |
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| Sink and Faucet Selections | |
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| Installing Your New Sink | |
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| Installing Your New Faucet | |
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| Installing a Self-Rimming Kitchen Sink | |
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| The World Below | |
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| Installing Your New Disposer | |
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| Bathroom Lavatories | |
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| Installing a New Lavatory | |
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| Removing an Old Faucet | |
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| Installing a New Tub and Shower | |
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| Replace or Not Replace? | |
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| The Aftermath | |
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| Choosing a Tub | |
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| Installing Your New Tub | |
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| Showers | |
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| Beyond Tubs and Showers | |
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| Kitchen Concerns | |
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| Only the Kitchen Sink | |
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| Dump and Grind | |
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| Installing a New Disposer | |
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| Getting Dissed by Your Dishwasher | |
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| Getting into Hot Water | |
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| Installing a Hot Water Dispenser | |
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| Major Upgrades and Remodeling | |
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| The Big Picture | |
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| Starting Small | |
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| When Electricity and Water Mix | |
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| Serious Remodeling | |
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| Plans? What Plans? | |
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| A Raft of Crafts | |
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| Generals and Subs | |
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| Floors and More | |
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| Walls and Finishes | |
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| Some Like It Hot | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| The Basics: All New Pipes | |
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| Before You Start, Ask Yourself This | |
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| The Code Comes to Dinner | |
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| Pipes and More Pipes | |
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| Planning the Layout | |
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| Installing Water Pipes | |
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| Getting Through the Framing | |
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| Just a Few Rules | |
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| New Sewer Lines | |
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| Going Underground | |
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| DWV System: VIP Pipes | |
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| Gas Pipe | |
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| Adding a Bathroom | |
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| Our National Motto: More Bathrooms | |
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| The Big Picture | |
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| Consider the Plumbing | |
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| What's All This Going to Cost? | |
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| Code Issues | |
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| Windows and Ventilation | |
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| Framing | |
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| Choosing Cabinetry | |
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| Tiling Thrills | |
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| Treat Your Feet to a Fine Floor | |
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| Fixtures and Faucets | |
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| Bathroom Odds and Ends | |
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| Simple Installation Rules | |
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| Basement Bathrooms | |
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| Kitchen Remodeling | |
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| An Overview | |
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| It's Getting Crowded in Here | |
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| Electrical Req-wire-ments | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| A Computer in Every Room | |
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| Floors | |
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| Lots of Storage | |
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| Reuse, Refinish, Resurface | |
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| Kitchen Designers | |
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| Putting In the Plumbing | |
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| Thrown for a Loop | |
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| Speaking of Venting | |
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| Picking a Faucet | |
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| Dishwashers | |
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| Structural Changes | |
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| Refrigerators | |
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| Outdoor Plumbing | |
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| It Starts with a Hose | |
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| Ice in the Pipes | |
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| Installing a New Sillcock | |
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| Speaking of Freezing | |
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| Sprinkler Systems | |
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| Enough Water to Go Around | |
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| Planning Your System | |
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| The Components | |
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| Installing Your System | |
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| Time to Water | |
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| Other Plumbing Concerns | |
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| Hot Water Heaters | |
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| How Water Heaters Work | |
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| Decisions, Decisions | |
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| Reading the EnergyGuide Label | |
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| Hot Water Problems | |
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| Alternatives to Tanks | |
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| Let the Sunshine In | |
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| Laundry Rooms | |
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| It Beats a Washboard | |
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| Out of the Dark Ages | |
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| A Short History Lesson | |
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| Before You Buy | |
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| Safety Counts | |
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| Laundry Hints | |
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| Location, Location, Location | |
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| Laundry Installation Rules | |
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| Electrical Requirements | |
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| A Word About Clothes Dryers | |
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| Heat and Plumbing Concerns | |
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| It's a Gas! | |
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| Gas Space Heaters | |
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| Hot Water and Steam Heat | |
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| Understanding Steam Heat | |
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| Wells Are Swell | |
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| Who Drinks Well Water Anyway? | |
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| Ground Water Groups | |
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| The First Time | |
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| Types of Wells | |
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| Contracts and Contractors | |
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| Abandoned and Forgotten | |
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| Well Maintenance and Safeguards | |
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| Giving Your Well the Treatment | |
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| Water Softeners | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |