Selfbuilding Books
Books are an ideal starting point for research into your selfbuild
project. Before my project I spent many, many hours studying what I class as the
number 1 book for Selfbuild research. Building Your Own Home by Murray
Armor. Murray Armor is sadly no longer with us but I still think he was the main
inspiration for my Selfbuild.
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Thousands of families each year build a new house or
bungalow - some 8% of all new houses. This is a guide for those who want
to manage the job themselves or hire the relevant subcontractor. It is
full of photographs, diagrams and plans, with everything needed to build a
house.
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here to order Building Your Own Home
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How
to Find and Buy a Building Plot
by Roy Speer, Michael Dade
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This book provides an excellent source for inspiration when
planning your dream home with designs from major companies such as Potton,
Border Oak, Custom Homes..... ranging from small city homes to rose
covered country manors. A must for all those contemplating self-build.
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How
to Finance Building or Converting Your Own Home by Roy
Speer(Editor), Michael Dade (Editor)
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So who is buying it and why? The majority of purchasers are drawn from
Britain's growing army of selfbuilders, people building new homes or
renovating existing ones, who appreciate the frank and at times brutal
appraisal of their efforts. However there is also a large number of
architects, surveyors and builders who sing its praises. The information
in the book is detailed and infomative yet the presentation is succint and
often witty. If you just want to find out how the British build houses,
this is a fascinating read. If you want to actually build one yourself,
then frankly you'd be nuts not to have read this book from cover to cover.
Click
here to order The Housebuilders Bible
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Selfbuild books
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