Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 690
EAN num: 9780028643113
ISBN number: 0028643119
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: January 29, 2002
Publishing house: Alpha
Sale Popularity Level: 409727
Studio: Alpha
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Start with a strong foundation.
With even more instructions and illustrations, this revised and updated edition offers clear and concise guidance on every step of home building, from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials to all aspects of construction. This book answers every question readers have about building their own residence—and a few questions they may not have considered.
• Contains a visual dictionary of new construction terms and home components
• Fully illustrated with step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions
• Sample bid forms, general contractor agreements, and legal advice on building codes and permits
• Includes information on working with architects and drawing up your own plans
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My wife and I are working through a construction company to build a new home. This book provided such great, specific suggestions, we are buying the book as opposed to borrowing from the library.
If you want to pick up a hammer and nails and build your own house, this won't get you there. But if you want to negotiate specific terms w/ your construction firm and build a house economically, the book is great help.
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Still going to try. Nice materials. Nice layout. Easy to follow. I think I can.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home does okay as an introduction; it is an easy read and has some good tips and refreshing humour too. However, it seriously lacks in its commission when it comes to actually doing anything beyond the 'kicking the tires' stage of building.
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This book is strong on charm but weak on expertise. For example I think whenever your explain there are two styles of fibre framing, balloon (as in light as a ...) and platform, you should point out the former, requiring studs two stories long, was replaced by the latter a hundred years ago, and is virtually unused today. On the other hand he recommends having a portable toilet on site so as not to "upset your new neighbors". Best as an introduction for beginners. You'll need to read others.
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I *love* Dean Johnson's HOMETIME TV show! He makes an idiot like myself figure out how to do repair jobs around the house. Now he has a rival: Dan Ramsey, author of an idiot's guide to building a home. Dean even wrote the foreword to Dan's book! Lots of practical advice on building a new house including whether to, instead, buy a kit home or a manufactured home. Thanks Dean. Thanks Dan!
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