Author : Leeza Sipek
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0643100423
An easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide for people who want to build their dream home in a financially responsible manner. From choosing a block of land to decorating the inside of the house, this book guides the reader through the entire building process.
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Publisher : Owner Builders Guide
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release :
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Author : George Wilkie
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 2011
Category : House construction
ISBN : 9781742572161
This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. It includes advice on: how to select land ; design guidelines; the roles of professional consultants ; how to deal with the workings of control authorities ; preparing working drawings ;who's who of subcontracting and supply industries. Includes in detail the practical steps that owner-builders need to take to ensure their building meets the aims of local regulations in environmental efficiency. Also included are detailed drawings showing how all the components are assembled to achieve the home of your dreams.
Author : Kevin Daum
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1118054067
Keep construction on track with helpful checklists Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process! Discover how to: * Find the best homesite * Navigate the plan approval process * Obtain financing * Hire the right contractor * Cut design and construction costs * Avoid common mistakes
Author : Craig Wallin
Publisher : HeadStart Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2002-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780933239371
Author : Duane G. Newcomb
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780826323231
First published in 1980, this book remains a useful guide that will help you build your own adobe house almost anywhere in the country, even in areas not usually considered "adobe country." Duane Newcomb takes you through every step of the process, from selecting a site, obtaining building permits, drawing plans, excavating, and making bricks to adding kitchen cabinets and finishing the interior. The Owner-Built Adobe House details every aspect of various types of adobe houses and includes information on plumbing, electricity, heating and cooling, fireplaces, flooring, and the framing of windows, doors, and roofs. With sixty-six detailed drawings and photographs accompanying the instructions, this book is the basic manual in the field and is invaluable to both the novice and expert homebuilder.
Author : Stephen Van Note
Publisher : Builderbooks
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 2019-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780867187687
Answers to common code questions at your fingertips This handy jobsite tool will become as indispensable to you as your cell phone, tape measure, and level. This pocket-friendly companion to the International Residential Code discusses the impact of 2018 code changes to fire-resistant walls separating townhouses, emergency escape and rescue openings in basements, safety glazing adjacent to doors and bottom stair landings, and more. 2018 Home Builders' Jobsite Codes also updates requirements for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, and introduces helpful wood deck provisions. It includes more than 100 detailed illustrations and useful tables and discussion, among other areas, of - foundations - fire safety - energy efficiency - mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems - safe and healthy living environments 2018 Home Builders' Jobsite Codes is meant to be of practical use on the jobsite, not as a substitute for the IRC.
Author : Ken Kern
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN :
From simple stone walls to elaborate homes and studios, this is the ideal book for any DIY builder interested in working with stone. Thanks to its utility and cost-effectiveness, stone is an ideal construction resource for the astute owner-builder. Cheap and readily available, rock can be gathered from streambeds, abandoned quarries, and open fields with relative ease. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a natural landscape devoid of building stone. In this book, beloved home-building expert Ken Kern teams up with fellow stone masons Steve Magers and Lou Penfield to present the ultimate guide to DIY stone masonry. THE OWNER-BUILDER'S GUIDE TO STONE MASONRY is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of building with stone. Everything from detailed information on sourcing, sorting, and selecting stones, to the various methods of building with stone. There are even chapters on building fireplaces, steps, floors, and arches.
Author : Brian Hodge
Publisher : Landlinks Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Building materials
ISBN : 0643092420
Step-by step practical instructions on how to build a straw bale house.
Author : Allan Staines
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 30,23 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Building
ISBN : 9781875217311
This all-Australian guide will bring the reader up-to-date with the latest methods applied accross Australia.
