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Building Construction Handbook

von Roy Chudley & Roger Greeno

•  Ideal for students on all construction courses
• Topics presented concisely in plain language and with clear drawings
• Fully updated to include all revisions to Building and Construction regulations

Building...

Build a Smokehouse: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-81

von Ed Epstein

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles...

Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-76

von Phyllis Hobson

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles...

Compact Cabins: Simple Living in 1000 Sqaure Feet or Less; 62 Plans for Camps, Cottages, Lake Houses, and Other Getaways

von Gerald Rowan

The setting might be a sparkling lakefront, a cool clearing in the woods, a breathtaking mountaintop, or an expansive beach, but the dream of a modest retreat from everyday life often includes a simple little...

Build a Classic Timber-Framed House: Planning & Design/Traditional Materials/Affordable Methods

von Jack A. Sobon

The classic timber-framed house is attractive, affordable, and easily expanded to meet the needs of a growing family. With the step-by-step instructions in this book you can build your own timber-framed house...

Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies

von Eric Corey Freed

Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction....

Build a Pond for Food & Fun: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-19

von D.J. Young

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles...

Building Simple Furniture: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-06

von Cathy Baker

                EASY-TO-BUILD PROJECTS FOR THE WEEKEND WOODWORKER! Look over the variety of simple wood-working projects in the bulletin and you'll quickly find something that deserves a place...

Black & Decker The Complete Outdoor Builder

von Editors of Cpi

Adding beautiful, functional patios and walkways to the yard has never been easier thanks to this book. Over 150 projects and hundreds of instructional photographs combine with informative tips, tricks, and...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, 3rd Edition

von Dan Ramsey & David Hughes

All the power you need is already there.

This third edition helps readers understand the basics of solar (photovoltaic) power and explore whether it makes sense for them, what their options are, and what's...

Carter's Way: A No-Nonsense Method for Designing Your Own Super Stylish Home

von Chris Peterson, Carter Oosterhouse & Rachael Ray

Carter Oosterhouse knows how real people live and how intimidating home design can be. With his reassuring, “you can do it” attitude, he goes out of his way to show readers how to create realistic design...

The Old-House Doctor: The Essential Guide to Repairing, Restoring, and Rejuvenating Your Old Home

von Christopher Evers & Harriet Hason

"A reliable guide to treating the ailing geriatric dwelling."--Publishers Weekly. Old houses are charming, but owning one can be a labor of love. Expert carpenter and house "doctor" Christopher Evers equates...

Wind Power For Dummies

von Ian Woofenden

The consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production!

Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. Wind Power For Dummies supplies...

Everything You Need to Know About Building the Custom Home: How to Be Your Own General Contractor

von John Folds

More and more people are foregoing and aggravations of hiring a general contractor and opting to oversee their own homebuilding projects.

Timber Frame Construction: All About Post-and-Beam Building

von Jack A. Sobon & Roger Schroeder

Timber frame construction, or post-and-beam building, is beautiful and often less expensive than the alternatives. Whether you are building a home yourself or hiring a builder, here is everything you need to...

The Modular Home

von Andrew Gianino

Are you thinking about buying and building a modular home or addition? This comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to know, from choosing a dealer and working with a general contractor to selecting...

Early Mexican Houses: A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings

von George W. Rustay, G. Richard Garrison & David Gebhard

Here is a wonderful collection of houses from the days of Mexico's viceroys, presented in this handsomely illustrated book. Every aficionado of architecture or home design will find the patios, window designs,...

House

von Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American Dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.

The Zero-Carbon House

von Martin Godrey Cook

'Zero Carbon' is an abstract concept for most people, but we have lived energy-profligate lifestyles for too long on finite fossil-fuel resources. We now face potential environmental catastrophe from climate...

Home Plan Doctor

von Larry W. Garnett

Every new house begins with a dream—and a home plan. But it can be terrifying to commit a lifetime of savings to a two-dimensional drawing that's difficult to interpret and visualize. Will the space meet your...