Building Your Own Home

Building Your Own Home
Author: Dan Ramsey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2002
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780028643113

A clear, concise, up-to-date guide on all aspects of deciding, designing, hiring, financing, building, and enjoying a home that's really your own. -- Covers all aspects of the home building process, from deciding what kind of house to build, to designing it, planning it, hiring the people to build it, and financing it. -- Less intimidating than many do-it-yourself books which are 600+ pages and either assume some knowledge of the home building process or are geared towards those who plan to do some of the actual constructing themselves. -- Written by an experienced consumer rather than a contractor, banker, realtor, or other biased author. The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to Building Your Own Home is a clear, concise, up-to-date guide on every aspect of the home building process. It answers every question readers have about building a custom residence-and a few questions they may not have considered. With clear instructions and illustrations, this book takes readers through every step of the home-building process from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials to all aspects of home construction. Whether they plan to build it all themselves, build some and hire some done, or hire it all done to their specifications, The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to Building Your Own Home will do the job.

How to Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Home

How to Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Home
Author: Joseph D. Falcone
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1995-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0684813777

All the fundamentals of designing, constructing and keeping a home in top-notch condition are contained in this fully illustrated, clearly written manual that can save consumers up to 70% on the cost of their homes. 1,000 illustrations and photos.

Alternatives to Lumber and Plywood in Home Construction

Alternatives to Lumber and Plywood in Home Construction
Author: Eric Lund
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780788102646

Identifies a number of alternative materials or building systems that can be used in residential construction under most current building codes, as well as emerging technologies that should be commercially available in the near future. Covers: steel framing, concrete systems, foam core structural sandwich panels, engineered wood products, and a host of emerging technologies, including: plastics, gridcore, scrimber, and more. 28 drawings and photos.

The Costs of Building a House

The Costs of Building a House
Author: Centaur Media
Publisher: Centaur Media
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2014-08-04
Genre: House & Home
ISBN:

A comprehensive guide to estimating costs for self-builders and small developers