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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This book I believe was a life saver. Iknow it helped us
My neighbors had some work done on their house and it ended up being quite a disaster. I saw this book advertised locally and bought it. I can pretty safely say that we eliminated some contractors because of the book that we might have hired. The one we did hire met all of the qualifications outlined in the book and we have a beautiful addition to prove it. I know that...
Published on June 24, 1998

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1.0 out of 5 stars This book could be a magazine article
First, to be fair, the author's make some mildly helpfull points. However, anyone who has spent even a few hours interviewing builders and/or architects will already be familiar with most of the points made. The book is very brief. Only the first 30 pages are actual text. The remainder of the book is example forms (4 copies of each to add girth to book, no doubt)...
Published on December 9, 1999 by J. K. Sharp


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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This book could be a magazine article, December 9, 1999
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J. K. Sharp (Breckenridge, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 9 Biggest Pitfalls of Home Construction (Mass Market Paperback)
First, to be fair, the author's make some mildly helpfull points. However, anyone who has spent even a few hours interviewing builders and/or architects will already be familiar with most of the points made. The book is very brief. Only the first 30 pages are actual text. The remainder of the book is example forms (4 copies of each to add girth to book, no doubt). I should think that anyone, after building one home, could write as well or better.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This book I believe was a life saver. Iknow it helped us, June 24, 1998
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This review is from: The 9 Biggest Pitfalls of Home Construction (Mass Market Paperback)
My neighbors had some work done on their house and it ended up being quite a disaster. I saw this book advertised locally and bought it. I can pretty safely say that we eliminated some contractors because of the book that we might have hired. The one we did hire met all of the qualifications outlined in the book and we have a beautiful addition to prove it. I know that because of many things in the "pitfall" book we had a good remodeling experience. John Francis
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