Healthy House Building [Paperback]

John Bower (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0963715666 | ISBN-13: 978-0963715661 | Publication Date: November 1997 | Edition: 2

How you put your house together is just as important as the materials you choose. Healthy House Building takes you step-by-step through the construction of a Model Healthy House. With over 200 photos and illustrations, as well as a complete set of detailed construction drawings, Healthy House Building shows you everything you need to know to build a healthy house. While your house probably won't look like the one in this book, the important how-to information necessary to build or remodel in a healthy manner can be applied to all houses. This second edition contains updated addresses for the suppliers of materials used in the Model Healthy House.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Healthy House Building is a heavily illustrated book that walks the reader through every phase of construction. In building the Model Healthy House, Bower promotes a concept he calls "Eliminate, Separate, Ventilate"... Bower recognizes that economic realities often necessitate tradeoffs, and he suggests where compromises can be made with the least impact on the environment... Full of useful information. -- Fine Homebuilding, August/September 1994

From the Publisher

Of course, having comprehensive text on healthy housing is important. But Healthy House Building (Second Edition) by John Bower takes this information further--by actually showing readers how to build a healthy house from the ground up. Want to see how to lay a ceramic tile floor using a self-made, no-additive grout; how to install a metal roof; or how the air-tight drywall approach should be done? These and all the other steps required to build a "model healthy house" are explained in text--but also with over 250 photographs, and 25 pages of detailed house plans. This is the type of information you'll be able to apply to your next building or remodeling project.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Healthy House Inst; 2 edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963715666
• ISBN-13: 978-0963715661
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,285,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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