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Basic home maintenance : home occupants' guide.: NH15-426/2007E-PDF

"The purpose of this booklet is to address general maintenance issues that are common to First Nation communities and therefore it may not address all the specific needs of any one community or area"--p. iv.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
TitleBasic home maintenance : home occupants' guide.
Series title
  • Housing quality matters for First Nations
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Introduction à l’entretien des maisons : guide pour les occupants.
  • Includes bibliographic references.
  • Introduction to basic home maintenance -- Home maintenance assessment checklist -- Safety with ladders -- Crawl spaces -- Sealing siding penetrations -- Repairing vinyl siding -- Repairing wood siding -- Reparing stucco siding -- Cleaing siding and stucco -- Eavestroughs and downspouts -- Roofing repair: asphalt shingles -- Roofing repair: wood shingles and shakes -- Main shut-offs -- Windows -- Doors -- Repairing walls and ceilings -- Painting -- Cleaning sinks, tubs and shower stalls -- Replacing caulking in bathrooms and kitchens -- Fixing leaks in waste plumbing -- Repairing faucets -- Repairing toilets -- Water heaters -- Maintaining septic systems -- Healthy Housing and indoor air quality -- Controlling humidity -- Ventilation -- Occupants' guide to mold -- Appliance prevention maintenance -- Fire safety -- Smoke alarms -- Wood heat and chimneys -- Thermostats -- Forced air furnance maintenance -- Getting more help -- Glossary of housiing terms.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2007. c2004.
Descriptionx, 116 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • NH15-426/2007E-PDF
Departmental catalogue numberOPIMS # 63587
Edition
  • Rev. Jan. 2007
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