Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
In over 600 pages and over 1,000 drawings, this lifetime reference from Popular Science, explains it all--whether you want to build an entire house or a garage, expand a den, or just watch costs while you contract the work. Everything is here: selecting land, reading plans, putting in floors, walls, and ceilings. "Do-it-yourselfers will find everything they need to know about home construction and improvement."-- Publishers Weekly .
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806965126
ISBN13:9780806965123
Release Date:July 1987
Publisher:Sterling
Length:672 Pages
Weight:2.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Will this book teach you everything you need to know to build a house?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Will this book teach you everything you need to know to build a house? Yeah, pretty much.
The must-have Builders Bible
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
After contracted builders let me down and stole my deposit, I decided to build an extension to my house myself. Having never built anything more than a kids playhouse, I went in seach of books to help. I'd taken out many from my local library, but they only gave brief explanations on various items--nothing from the ground-up. Then I bought this Housebuilding book--it is absolutely wonderful! It covers everything from footings and foundations, walls and sheathing, to the cupola on the rooftop in clear, concise grammer and very easy-to-follow illustrations. It gave me enough confidence to go ahead with my project and it turned out beautiful! Even though my extension is done, I've kept the book handy to help me with my next project--a new shed/workshop. Bottomline--if you want an all-in-one guide and straight forward instruction in quality building, this is definitely the best reference manual you could get.
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