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About Paul Bianchina
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Paul is a writer specializing in the how-to construction field. He has written for such publications as Home Mechanix, Home, Family Handyman, Workbench, Custom Builder, and many others. He is a former contributing remodeling editor for TwentyOne Magazine, and has been a contributor to World Book Encyclopedia on several construction-related topics.
Currently, Paul writes Home Improvement, a weekly home repair and remodeling advice column, and The Lighter Side, a monthly humor column, as well as being a regular feature writer for Inside Angle, a quarterly magazine covering building-related topics in the Pacific Northwest.
Paul is the author of 11 books, including:
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Building Materials and Techniques (Tab Books, 1986);
- Add-A-Room: A Practical Guide to Expanding Your Home (Tab Books, 1987, second printing 1989. Popular Science Book Club Main Selection);
- Kitchen Remodeling: A Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide (Tab Books, 1988. Popular Science Book Club Main Selection);
- Bathroom Remodeling: A Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide (Tab Books, 1988. Popular Science Book Club Main Selection);
- Attic, Basement and Garage Conversion (Tab Books, 1989. Popular Science Book Club Main Selection);
- You Can't Plant Tomatoes in Central Park: The Urban Dropout's Guide to Rural Relocation (with Frank Ruegg; New Horizons Press, 1990);
- How to Hire the Right Contractor (Consumer Reports Books, 1991).
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Building Materials and Techniques, 2nd Edition (John Wiley and Sons, 1993);
- Forms & Documents for the Builder (McGraw-Hill, 1995);
- Builder's Guide To New Materials And Techniques (McGraw-Hill, 1997).
- Room Additions for Contractors (McGraw-Hill, 1999)


