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The Rehab Guide, Volume 5: Partitions, Ceilings, Floors and Stairs

November 1999     

The Rehab Guide: Partitions, Ceilings, Floors and Stairs is Volume 5 in a series of guidebooks produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Rehab Guide seeks to keep the design and construction industry abreast of innovations and state-of-the-art practices in home rehabilitation.

Volume 5 includes information on the design and construction of partitions, ceilings, floors and stairs. Chapters include floor/ceiling structural assemblies, sheating/subflooring and underlayments, finish flooring, finish wall and ceiling materials, and stairs.

The information in each chapter is divided into essential knowledge; techniques, materials and tools; suggestions for further reading; and/or product information.

Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Policy Development and Research

66 pages