How to plan, contract, and build your own home

Description:

The Classic Blueprint for Do-It-Yourself Homebuilders Updated to Reflect the Latest Materials, Techniques, and Options!Covering everything from hiring the right vendors to choosing fixtures, this information-packed guide is a step-by-step roadmap for building a new home or remodeling an existing one. The heavily-revised Fourth Edition focuses on the latest technologies, materials, money-saving options, and environmentallyfriendly methods, allowing homeowners to save money, get more for their money, maximize their usable space, decrease maintenance costs, and choose from an exciting array of new options.

subjects: Amateurs' manuals,  Building,  Business,  Contractors,  House construction,  Nonfiction,  Selection and appointment,  Superintendence,  Architecture, domestic, designs and plans,  Contracts