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Completely revised and updated edition of popular U.S. Government manual. Authoritative presentation of construction process plus expert advice on selecting suitable building materials. Topics include site selection, excavation, framing, roofing, plumbing, insulation, flooring, more. Also options like fireplaces, garages, porches. Nearly 200 illustrations enhance easy-to-follow text. Bibliography. Glossary.
3) House
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Why on earth should the nail-by-nail building of a house hold any fascination for anyone? Because when you put a lawyer, an architect, and a hippie builder together, that spells trouble. Kidder tells his story so well that you can't help but take sides.
4) House
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Every town or city is filled with houses of all shapes and sizes, but we don't often stop to think about how they are built. Readers will learn all about the construction process, from foundations to roofs.
8) Building
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64 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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218 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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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"--
11) Endless night
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239 pages ; 21 cm
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The site of the house called The Towers had once been known as Gipsy's Acre. It was there that Michael Rogers first met a wealthy American oil heiress, Fenella Guteman, whom he was later to marry. Gypsies' warnings, and revelation of a crime follow.
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333 pages ; 25 cm
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"In this riveting new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, three troubled construction workers get entangled in a dangerous plan to finish building a home against an impossible deadline"--
Cole, Bart, and Teddy, the three principals of True Triangle Construction, are hired to finish a project for a mysteriously wealthy homeowner. Nestled in the mountains outside of Jackson, Wyoming, the house is a masterpiece, unlike...
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From hiring vendors to selecting fixtures, here's a step-by-step, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink blueprint for anyone planning to build their own home. Expanded to include topics relevant to today's market, this guide contains design considerations for seniors, new energy efficient materials, wiring for communications/media, and "smart house" controls.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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Two Little Pigs whose small homes in the woods have been accidentally destroyed by Bear and Moose decide to build a house they can all share, and with the help of Beaver Builders they soon have a fine new home.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.
20) Framing walls
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1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Larry Haun takes you step-by-step through the entire process of building the walls in a basic house, showing you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures, and handle tools and materials efficiently.
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