Youre planning to start your dream home but-you dont have the time to act as your own general contractor. How do you determine which contractor to work with? What questions do you ask to make sure you really know whats happening at the site? The answers to these questions and more can be found in the pages of Home Building Process.
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Building a house is like assembling a vast puzzle in which everything must be completed in a specific order and meet specific standards. Binsacca, a former editor of Builder and The Practical Homeowner, explains the often-confusing construction process so that even those who are "un-handy" will understand how builders work and be able to make informed decisions when building their homes. He does an excellent job of describing how a house is built, from initial site preparation to final inspection. He surveys the different materials and techniques and carefully explains which features can be changed by builders and which must be completed a particular way. Photos and drawings explain specifics, and highlighted boxes define terms and give tips throughout. Helpful for anyone who is building a house, this book is recommended for public libraries.AJonathan N. Hershey, Akron-Summit Cty. P.L., Akron, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good overview for someone not in the trades,
By John Dumke (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Home Building Process: Everything You Need to Know to Work with Contractors and Subcontractors (Paperback)
This books strength lies in the way it is layed out. The chapters are layed out in the exact order in which a home is built. This has been very helpful in scheduling my own project. The book is organized from the prospective of a purchaser of a new home and what they should expect. The chapters are organized like a timeline as a home is completed. Details about individual steps are kept to a minimum, which for the purpose of this book is good. This is an ideal purchase for somebody who has, or is about to purchase a new home prior to it being built.
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