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Author:	Sam Clark	Publisher:	Chelsea Green Pub Co
ISBN-10:	0930031857	Subject:	Home & Garden
ISBN-13:	9780930031855	Topic:	--
Format:	Paperback	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1996	Condition:	Good
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Series:	The Real Goods Independent Living Books

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Length:	522 pages
Height:	10.3 in.
Width:	7.8 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	40.0 oz.

Publisher's Note
Sam Clark's admired new book is the most complete and easy-to-use housebuilding handbook available anywhere. Revised and expanded to reflect changes in the building industry and to address the needs of 1990s builders, this comprehensive manual of design, planning, and building methods provides readers with the tools to build a home that will be beautiful and comfortable long into the new century. Includes invaluable information on contracts, accessibility and ergonomics.
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Clark, a carpenter, designer, and builder with over 25 years' experience, has revised and expanded his earlier Designing and Building Your House Your Own Way (Chelsea Green, 1978) to reflect recent developments. Clark takes a pragmatic approach to construction, combining the best new technologies with more traditional, time-tested methods (the main criteria being whether the construction is cost-effective and can stand the test of time). The first third of the book covers design, preparation, making contracts, and estimating costs, areas that aren't very glamorous but are of the utmost importance. The rest of the book covers materials, systems (heating, cooling, and water), and methods of construction. Clark doesn't engage in a lot of hand-holding the information is short and to the point. This tome is chock-full of so much information that it could make even the most ardent do-it-yourselfer's head spin. Recommended for all construction collections. (Photos and appendixes not seen.) Jonathan N. Hershey, Akron-Summit Cty. P.L., Ohion Ives

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Independent Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way (Real Goods Independent Living Books)

Sam Clark

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Binding:	Paperback
Book Condition:	Good
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ISBN:	0930031857
Publication Date:	1996-10-01
Publisher:	Chelsea Green

Pages:	528
Height:	1.3000 inches
Width:	7.5000 inches
Weight:	2.5500 pounds

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