How to Design & Build Your Own House – by Lupe DiDonno & Phyllis Sperling

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Country of Origin
United States
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Vintage
Yes
ISBN
9780394752006
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394752007
ISBN-13
9780394752006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
174080

Product Key Features

Edition
2
Book Title
How to Design and Build Your Own House
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Design & Construction, Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Publication Year
1987
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, House & Home
Author
Phyllis Sperling, Lupe Di Donno
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
32.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
10.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
77-020352
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
690/.837
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
This book guides you systematically through the whole process of designing and building your own house. It offers practical assistance from the moment you begin thinking about the kind of house you want. It helps you focus your ideas and translate them into working plans. It shows you how to estimate costs. Then, step by step, it shows you how to construct the house -- explaining and illustrating every step systematically so that you can proceed confidently from beginning to end. Here are complete, clear instructions on everything you need to know, including: -- How to decide what you want the house to be like -- inside and outside, and in relation to the environment and neighborhood -- How to translate your ideas and decisions into working drawings -- How to deal with all the components of a house: structural (roof, floor, walls, columns, foundations), mechanical (plumbing and heating), electrical, interior and exterior finishing materials -- How to establish the exact dimensions of everything, how to decide and specify where components go (from windows, heating ducts, and electrical outlets to toilets and showers) -- How to choose and specify those parts of the house (windows, doors, furnace, hardware) that can be purchased prefabricated and ready to install -- How to estimate costs of everything specified -- How to incorporate the latest energy-conserving materials and equipment -- Step-by-step directions on how to build the house section by section, from excavation and foundations to floors, walls, and roof; fireplaces, chimneys, and stairs; plumbing, heating, and electricity; wood shingles, gutters, and waterproofing; how to lay brick and principles of brick construction...everything! Practical information is provided on purchasing materials and tools. And, throughout the book (exactly where needed) are pertinent instructions on basic techniques such as how to mix and work concrete, build forms, lay block, toe-in a nail, install a lockset, cut gypsum board and tile. Tables are included for calculating heat loss, loads, distances between structural elements, and so on. And the 748 line drawings illustrate every aspect of design and construction. With its clarity and authority -- and its extraordinary wealth of specific, detailed instruction -- this is the single most comprehensive and useful book ever published on how to design and build your own house.
LC Classification Number
TH4811.D48 1987

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