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Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse

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I purchased this book and it does not leave ANY information out if you want to know exactly how to build this Stoneview type guesthouse. It also gives you great information on basic cordwood construction and intro information on post and beam construction. You can easily build this cabin in less than a month with a few friends working normal days doing everything from pouring the slab to putting the roof on with no experience. We invited the author and his wife to our Idaho property to help us get a jump on the project and they are first class people all the way. This really is how every how to book should be written, very easy to follow.

Superb! This is the ype of book I expect/hope to get when looking for DIY green home building alternatives. Occasionally, I thought it would be good to see another photo to go along with Roy's in-depth descriptions, but these were rare instances, and usually minor. The author is very thorough in his descriptions and photograps, painstakingly illustrates many of the essential calculations you will need to do, and even discusses some local ordinance issues you might want to consider. These include many that you would probably never have to worry about but are included "just in case". It has good photos, is well written, and complete. It would be hard to improve this book.

If you aim to build a guesthouse and seek specific instruction, not just general design ideas, then STONEVIEW: HOW TO BUILD AN ECO-FRIENDLY LITTLE GUESTHOUSE is for you. It offers up step-by-step instructions for building an octagonal cordwood masonry guesthouse with a living roof and floating slab foundation - for under, $6,000. Whether a guest cottage or a studio, the authors 30-some years of building experience pack a fine guide filled with specifics on everything from timber framing and pouring a floating slab to making the lightweight living roof. A top pick, this offers builders far more detail than the usual general pictorial and is a highly recommended pick for any public library catering to homeowners and builders.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book is inspirational and the project is realistically within the reach of folks like myself with basic building skills. I hope to build this little house over the next couple of years. One step at a time, without breaking the wallet.

What a great book! I have learned alot from this book and plan to build a Stoneview for myself down the road. I am thankful that I bought this book. It has been a great investmest. This book will be read many times and then passed down to my children. Rob Roy is the man.

I have not read this book cover to cover but have browsed it pretty well. It seems to be very thorough, giving building estimates, lumber needed,etc.
I found the book much cheaper here, thru Amazon.