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Home Design Ideas for the Budget-Wise Homeowner

Budget Home Decorating Tips For Living Room Décor, Kitchen Décor, Bedroom Décor And Other Room Decor Ideas Plus Inexpensive Decor Accents So You Get The High-Priced Style And Charm For Less

by Margie R. Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012

Designing a new house can be difficult and very costly; especially if it is not your area of expertise. There are several things to consider before finalizing a design. Colors, textures, style techniques, and of course, the working budget. Decorating is a matter of personal taste. Style, colors and...
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by Fred Hall, Roger Greeno
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017

The ninth edition of Hall and Greeno's leading textbook has been reviewed and updated in relation to the latest building and water regulations, new technology, and new legislation. For this edition, new updates includes: the reappraisal of CO2 emissions targets, updates to sections on ventilation,...
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by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Morris Hicky Morgan, Translator
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS BOOK I Preface The Education of the Architect The Fundamental Principles of Architecture The Departments of Architecture The Site of a City The City Walls The Directions of the Streets; with Remarks on...
Cover of Home Interior Design Made Easy
by Janet Handcook
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015

You don’t need a big budget to give your home that uniquely refreshing quality. You just need a little knowledge and a lot of imagination and the sky’s the limit. It doesn’t matter how your home looks right now. If you want to make significant design changes make it look new and different,...
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Shipping Container Home Design

Low Cost home design Essential-Pack - showing the floor layout and front façade

by Chris Morris
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2019

This is an Australian home design Essential Pack showing the floor layout and front façade. It includes an option to upgrade to low cost affordable full concept plans. Using our design to help create your own Ideas, which saves you time and money! Ideal for building companies...
Cover of An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius
by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS The Introduction. Article 1. OF the great merits of Vitruvius, and the Excellencies of his Works Art. 2. Of the method of the Works of Vitruvius, with short Arguments of every Book THE FIRST PART. Of the...
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by Kriss Pettersen
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014

Neil Archer is an imaginative young architect who has designed the winning entry in the architecture competition for the new Boston History Museum.  In an act of cowardice, his boss takes the credit and changes the design and Neil is forced to be silent and continue working on the project despite...
Cover of Dictionary of Spanish Building Terms: With an Introduction to Construction and Renovation in Spain
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Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2008

This dictionary contains essential language for homeowners or tradesmen maintaining or renovating property in Spain.It provides accessible and comprehensive, the most up-to-date and easy-to-use dictionary of Spanish building terms. It includes hundreds of technical words you won't find in an ordinary...
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The Econest Home

Designing and Building a Light Straw Clay House

by Paula Baker-Laporte, Robert Laporte
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015

An EcoNest is not just a home—it is a breathtakingly beautiful structure that nurtures health and embraces ecology. This unique approach to construction combines light clay straw, timber framing, earthen floors, natural plasters, and other natural techniques with the principles of Building Biology...
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Feng Shui for Architecture

How to Design, Build and Remodel to Create a Healthy and Serene Home

by Simona F. Mainini
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2004

Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual to incorporate Scientific Feng Shui into the design, renovation, and decorating of your home. The final goal is to support your well-being, as well as your family's, in all aspects of life. It is also particularly useful during a real estate pre-acquisition...
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Be Your Own House Contractor

Save 25% without Lifting a Hammer

by Carl Heldmann
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012

You don’t need to depend on (or pay) a general contractor to manage your construction project. Whether you’re building a new home or renovating an existing one, you can manage the job yourself. Carl Heldmann outlines how to purchase your own land, set a reasonable budget and schedule, describe...
Cover of So You Want to Build a House
by Don Lohnes
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014

For starters, this book is not a technical manual; it is a guide of what to consider prior to making the first steps towards achieving your goal of a comfortable living space for you and your family. It looks at the issues of the site or location of your home in some detail and provides samples of...
Cover of How to Build Your Own Home
by Alex Billings
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012

This detailed step by step guide to constructing your own home has helped over a quarter of a million people with little or no experience in carpentry or construction, to take pride in building, remodeling, and repairing, their home without the need of expensive architects,  Contractors, or...
Cover of The Sauna: Revised and Expanded Edition A Complete Guide to the Construction, Use, and Benefits of the Finnish Bath

The Sauna: Revised and Expanded Edition A Complete Guide to the Construction, Use, and Benefits of the Finnish Bath

A Complete Guide to the Construction, Use, and Benefits of the Finnish Bath, 2nd Edition

by Rob Roy
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2004

With a history going back at least one thousand years, the sauna is ready for a new generation of enthusiasts seeking health, pleasure, and peace of mind, and Rob Roy is ready to recruit! "If the sauna is just a bath, then Buckingham Palace is just a house." So writes sauna expert and intrepid do-it-yourselfer...
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