This title includes timely topic for families trying to accommodate ageing parents or returning adult children. It provides a wide range of options and covers every eventuality for creating a second living space. This is a complete guide to everything involved in creating a second living unit in your home to accommodate ageing parents or adult children. Carving out in-law (or other) quarters from an existing home is a win-win any way you look at it; financially, practically and emotionally. Especially given today's economic climate, the audience for this book is broad; from the baby boomer caring for elderly parents, or returning kids, to the homeowner who is simply in search of a smart way to help pay the mortgage. It puts a wide range of options out there, including attic conversions, bump-out additions and even freestanding structures. This book covers every eventuality involved in creating a secondary living space in your home or on your property, from planning and soundproofing to safety and security, even how to deal with damp basements.

About the Author
Michael Litchfield has been renovating houses or writing about them for more than 30 years. A founding editor of Fine Homebuilding magazine, Litchfield is perhaps best known as the author of the classic, Renovation: A Complete Guide (9780806997759).


Book Information
ISBN 9781600852510
Author M Litchfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Taunton Press Inc
Publisher Taunton Press Inc
Weight(grams) 744g
Dimensions(mm) 272mm * 219mm * 14mm