The Pocket Guide to Building Your Own Home
The Pocket Guide to Building Your Own Home

Author: David Snell

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-06-30

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1448147549

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Hundreds of thousands of us renovate, convert, extend and improve our homes each year, and one-third of all new detached homes are self-built. If you're looking to build your own property from scratch or work on your existing home, this is the book for you. Home building expert, and bestselling author David Snell draws on his expertise and personal experiences of building his own bungalow to bring together the essential information that you need when building your property. Covering everything from budgeting and finance, to evaluating the land and dealing with suppliers this comprehensive guide takes you through the basics to ensure that you are well-equipped to deal with any challenges or problems that may arise. Fully up-to-date and packed with authoritative advice, this practical handbook is essential reading for everyone from those building their own home, to anyone planning some home improvements.

The Hand-sculpted House
The Hand-sculpted House

Author: Ianto Evans

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1890132349

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Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America. This practical and inspiring hands-on guide teaches anyone to build a cob dwelling.

Tiny House Design & Construction Guide
Tiny House Design & Construction Guide

Author: Dan Louche

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780997288704

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"I began building tiny houses back in 2009 when I built one for my mom. The house she was living in was starting to fall apart and become unlivable, so I knew I had to find her alternative housing. After researching various options I discovered the tiny house movement and realized that it was the perfect solution for her. A tiny house could be constructed to very high standards and still be affordable, plus it can be easily moved"--Author

Building a Home
Building a Home

Author: Polly Faber

Publisher: Unicorn Academy: Where Magic Happens

Published: 2022-03-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781788007030

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A non-fiction picture book packed with action and vehicles for children who enjoy discovering how things are made.

Building Our House
Building Our House

Author: Jonathan Bean

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0374380236

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A family of four builds a house, back, away from the road, down a dirt lane, in the middle of an old, weedy field.

Building Your Home
Building Your Home

Author: Kristina Leigh Wiggins

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-11

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781612549408

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In a savvy and thorough guide to remodeling and building homes, architect and project manager Kristina Leigh Wiggins guides us through every step of the daunting process. Whether your project is indoors or outdoors, long term or short term, big or small, you¿ll want to have Building Your Home: A Simple Guide to Making Good Decisions by your side to help you achieve the home of your dreams.

Pretty Good House
Pretty Good House

Author: Michael Maines

Publisher: Taunton Press

Published: 2022-05-24

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781641551656

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Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.

The Best Pocket Guide Ever for Eliminating Debt
The Best Pocket Guide Ever for Eliminating Debt

Author: Jillian Howard

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1770226893

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If you are one of the more than five million South Africans who are deeply in debt, or would like advice on how to become and stay debt-free, this is the book for you ... Figures from the National Credit Regulator Credit Bureau Monitor show that more than 9.5 million people have bad debt records, as they have fallen behind on their repayments. And this figure is bound to increase as many more turn to credit to survive rising food and fuel costs. A bleak picture indeed. But much-needed and timeous help is now at hand with this useful guide to eliminating personal debt. This condensed but highly informative book will help you to assess the extent of your debt and what to do about it; assist you in drawing up a budget and sticking to it; and provide you with options on how to best pay off your debt and create new spending habits in order to live debt-free. It is essential reading for each and every South African who finds him- or herself trapped in debt, whether you are just starting out, are in mid-career or facing retirement. Because it is possible to live a debt-free life, and live it well!

The Best Pocket Guide Ever for Minimising Insurance
The Best Pocket Guide Ever for Minimising Insurance

Author: Jillian Howard

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1770226869

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Would you like to pay less for your insurance premiums but still access some decent cover? Or discover just when you should have insurance and when it’s not really necessary? Then this is the book for you ... No one likes to pay for insurance, and when money is tight, many people opt to live without cover. Yet it is an essential service in the event of an emergency, an accident or a loss. Without insurance it will take you a long time after a mishap to financially get back to where you once were. But how can you get a decent amount of cover for the least amount of money, and what should be insured, and for how much? This accessible, easy to understand and highly informative guide provides you with all the tools that will enable you to minimise what you pay for insurance while enjoying the best possible cover. It looks at all of the different types of insurance, short and long term, and provides solid advice on why and what protection to choose.

Jay Shafer's DIY Book of Backyard Sheds & Tiny Houses
Jay Shafer's DIY Book of Backyard Sheds & Tiny Houses

Author: Jay Shafer

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1607651238

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From the bestselling author of The Small House Book, comes a collection of designs for tiny homes with “instant curb appeal.” (The New York Times) From internationally recognized small living expert Jay Shafer, who has been featured on CNN, Oprah, Fine Homebuilding, and This Old House, a revised edition of his bestselling book, Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses. Ranging in size from 100 to 120 square feet, these tiny backyard buildings can be used as guest cottages, art or writing studios, home offices, craft workshops, vacation retreats, or full-time residences. This book is filled with photos, elevation drawings, and door/window schedules for constructing six of the handsome little buildings, plus an extensive how-to set of instructions that can be applied to any backyard building project. This revised edition contains many new photos of buildings designed by Jay Shafer. Praise for Jay Shafer and Tumbleweed Tiny Houses: "... guru of the small house movement." —John Blackstone, CBS "Move-in ready gems." —Better Homes and Gardens “Astounding." —Oprah Winfrey "A visionary designer ..." —Domino Magazine "100 square feet of bliss." —Thelma Guiterrez, CNN