A guide aimed at professionals who design and build home extensions and at homeowners requiring something tailored to their specific needs, tastes and budget. It takes the reader step by step through the process of adding space to houses and contains checklists, floor plans and illustrations.
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Wenz, a builder and home inspector, has created a useful guide that shows how to remodel a home by adding on. Observing that more money is currently spent on remodeling houses than on building new ones, Wenz points out that most architects and builders have little if any training in this area. He starts with the basic question: Should one add to an existing structure or buy a different house that has the desired features? He progresses to discussing design types and how best to integrate the new areas with the old. He also covers evaluation of the building site and the old structure. Some building techniques are covered, but the author assumes that the reader is experienced in these areas. The illustrations are excellent. This book will appeal to architects, builders, and experienced do-it-yourselfers and is appropriate for larger academic and public libraries.?Jonathan Hershey, Akron-Summit Cty. P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Thorough coverage of a complex subject,
By Charles Hugh Smith (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adding to a House: Planning, Design & Construction (Hardcover)
If you're thinking of adding on to your home, this is the best one-volume comprehensive text on both the design and construction process on the market. As a former builder (fifty custom homes, a 46-home subdivision, and commercial projects) who has worked with many architects, I found the principles of addition design laid out here to be thorough, practical and well-illustrated. Every house and every addition is unique, and so understanding the principles is the key to good design. This book also explains much about the construction process, including material take-offs, job planning and other essential topics for any owner or owner-builder.Taunton Press has an well-deserved reputation for quality construction books, and this is an excellent example of a comprehensive treatment of large, complex subject. As a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle Home section, I would recommend this book unreservedly to any homeowner considering an addition.
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This review is from: Adding to a House: Planning, Design & Construction (Hardcover)
I think the book is great. As an architect, I am always on the lookout for books that explain in detail what I am trying to do. I keep this book around to show my residential clients to help them understand their addition.The illustrations are clear and simple enough for normal people (non architects) to understand. The text comes from the authors years of experience dealing with both sides of the contractor-designer coin. I appreciate his thorough approach and find the book a good addition to my library.
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This review is from: Adding to a House: Planning, Design & Construction (Hardcover)
If you are a do-it-yourselfer DO NOT but this book! It talks in generalities about everything and specifically about nothing. I built my own 4 season addition and found the book "framing floors,walls and ceilings" to be very helpful with actual instructions on how to do things.This might be an ok book for someone planning an addition but will not be doing any work. My advise, dont waste your money!
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For a variety of emotional, ecological, practical and financial reasons, adding on, rather than buying up or building anew, can be the best way to acquire a bigger and better house. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
center bearing wall, feasibility consultation, web truss joists, new floor frame, essence diagram, shoring walls, glazing components, circulation hub, preliminary design drawings, plan checker, existing living room, new second story, subterranean pipes, proportioning systems, shear panels, zoning office, furniture groups, shear wall, master checklist, nailing schedule, soft story, design envelope, minor variances, differential loading, many older houses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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For a variety of emotional, ecological, practical and financial reasons, adding on, rather than buying up or building anew, can be the best way to acquire a bigger and better house. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
center bearing wall, feasibility consultation, web truss joists, new floor frame, essence diagram, shoring walls, glazing components, circulation hub, preliminary design drawings, plan checker, existing living room, new second story, subterranean pipes, proportioning systems, shear panels, zoning office, furniture groups, shear wall, master checklist, nailing schedule, soft story, design envelope, minor variances, differential loading, many older houses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Building Code, World War, Uniform Codes, Dwelling Construction, Existing Conditions Checklist New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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