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From planning stages to final finishing touches, including plumbing and electrical systems, walls and floors, porches and decks. "Nash is considered one of the best in the field. In this aptly subtitled volume, Nash guides the reader through each step in building or remodeling a home...clearly written text is complemented by nearly 1,800 illustrations as well as a solid index...a great introduction to the issues of housebuilding. Recommended."--"Library...
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You don't need to depend on (or pay) a general contractor to manage your construction project. Whether you're building a new home or renovating an existing one, you can manage the job yourself. Carl Heldmann outlines how to purchase your own land, set a reasonable budget and schedule, describe your needs and vision to an architect, and hire subcontractors to do the actual building. Cut out the middleman and save as much as 25 percent on your beautiful...
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"How to Build Your Own Tiny House shows the ins and outs of the actual construction process to enable any moderately handy person to build a tiny home with materials commonly found at any hardware store or home center.- How to Build Your Own Tiny House is a comprehensive guide to the actual construction process, building codes, and regulations, not another pretty picture book about tiny houses"--
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Leading real-estate author Robert Irwin provides home builders with valuable money-saving tips to building a home from the ground up in Tips & Traps When Building Your Home. Featuring a self-test to determine whether the reader is more suited to hiring it all out or doing some of it alone, this user-friendly guide outlines the perilous traps that often come with building your own home. Irwin helps readers determine whether or not to hire out the entire...