Description
How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home, fifth edition, gives you the information you need during every step of the homebuilding process--from selecting materials to designing the rooms to working with a contractor. Featuring practical, cost-effective ways of planning, designing, and building energy-efficient homes, the book presents money- and energy-saving options in every chapter.
This thoroughly revised reference explains how you can implement many of the green construction strategies that make up the U.S. Green Building Council's award-winning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines. Written by experienced instructors and builders, this is the most complete planning and homebuilding resource available.
Learn how to:
- Select the building site that best suits your project
- Determine floor plans and types of construction, foundations, framing, and finishing
- Use energy-efficient electric, lighting, heating, cooling, and insulation
- Choose the best quality floors, wall coverings, fixtures, and appliances for your budget
- Integrate green construction systems, components, and materials throughout your home
- Include amenities such as decks, patios, gazebos, sidewalks, and driveways
- Find and work with an established, skilled, and reliable contractor
Author: Richard Scutella, Dave Heberle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 08/18/2010
Pages: 912
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.60w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780071603300
ISBN10: 0071603301
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Design & Construction
- House & Home | Do-It-Yourself | General
- House & Home | Remodeling & Renovation | General
About the Author
Richard M. Scutella has written several books on new construction, home buying, home maintenance, and safety, including Homebuyer's Checklist, Second Edition (Tab Books; 1993), and the first four editions of this book. He has designed and supervised the construction of many new homes.
Dave Heberle is the author of McGraw-Hill's Construction Safety Manual and the co-author of the first four editions of this book. A former environmental and safety consultant, he currently manages investment real estate.
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