Carroll, John (John Michael)
Summary: "Most of the books available on carpentry are either dry textbooks, incomplete project-based books, or books of building/architectural details. The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House takes a different, step-by-step approach, with full-color drawings of every step in the building process from laying a foundation through installing the finishing touch on a newel post. Combining the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2013
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Summary: "For over four decades, Building Construction Illustrated has been the leading illustrated guide to the principles of building construction. With rich illustrations and in-depth content, this book offers students and practicing professionals the information needed to understand concepts in residential and commercial construction, architecture, and engineering. This edition has been revised...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
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Summary: Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpentry crew, plumbers and other workers build a house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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Summary: Thinking about building or remodeling your house? Are you looking for ways to cut costs and save money in this endeavor? Have you considered hiring yourself as the general contractor? You can save 10% to 35% of the project's cost, and, perhaps more important, you'll be able to monitor the quality of materials and workmanship, fine-tune the design, and make sure the result meets your needs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662.5 DAVSchapdick, Chris
Summary: Combining the "why" with the "how to," Building Your Tiny House Dream will show you each step to constructing your own custom camper!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 SCHSummary: Gives step-by-step instructions on the entire process of framing a floor of a basic 1,600 sq. ft. house. Topics include sills, joists, posts and girders, sheathing floors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tauton Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 694.2 FRAWilkinson, Philip
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1995
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Summary: Presents a guide to homemade shelter, featuring images and ideas culled from across the globe, and includes bottle homes in the Nevada desert, tree houses on the South China Sea, and Japanese stilt houses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shelter Publications 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice-Hall 1976
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Summary: Briefly describes the steps in building a house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1981
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARBuzzeo, Toni
Summary: Explains how to build a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and the 24 tools they use, accurately labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDKoones, Sheri
Summary: Smaller, more environmentally-friendly houses seem to be the wave of the future. As people chose to move out of cities, finances and life style will limit the size of the houses these new home owners will choose. One or both people in the home may have lost their job or the jobs may not be as secure as they were before the pandemic. Even with a future vaccine, people are aware that social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2022
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Summary: A comprehensive guide to building or renovating a home provides everything homeowners need to know to get the best results, covering such topics as selecting and supervising an architect and contractor, cost estimates, budget, plan specifications, dealing with permits, and more and examining a wide range of common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shube Pub. 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.0472 KOOBoericke, Art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scrimshaw Press 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662 BoerickeMyhrman, Matts A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Out on a Bale 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1985
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Publisher / Publication Date: Solar Survival Architecture 1900
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Summary: "You'll learn how to: Develop a concise and inclusive scope of work that details what, exactly, the contractor will do; research the contractor's license and insurance, as well as his or her construction history and personal background; recognize proposals and contracts that are one-sided or unfair."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centerline Production, Inc. 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 ABRBearup, Adam D.
Summary: Supply companies that were not willing to stock the new, soon-to-be-called "green" products, actually helped unite those of us who wanted to lead a change in the building industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hybrid home Guy Productions 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home Build BearupFeirer, John Louis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Glencoe, McGraw-Hill 1997