Time-Saver Standards Concise Plans for Adding-On and Remodeling [Paperback]

Jerold L. Axelrod (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071352368 | ISBN-13: 978-0071352369 | Publication Date: March 21, 2000 | Edition: 1

Remodel any type of room...in any type of house-fast! Save start-up time on your next improvement project with Time-Saver Standards Concise Plans for Adding On and Remodeling, by Jerold L. Axelrod. Whether you're an architect or construction specialist or a homeowner eager to expand living space and increase the value of your home, this one-of-a-kind guide puts over 300 design ideas and easy-to-follow, workable plans at your fingertips. An ultra-handy book/CD-ROM combo, this package gives you customizable, click-of-a-mouse access to the pre-designed plans in 3-D and in various materials.

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"A handy reference that is easy to use and highly informative."
--Kevin Mason, author of Architect's Business Problem-Solver

Select from 300+ ready-to-use plans! Time-Saver Standards CONCISE Plans for Adding-On and Remodeling, Second Edition

Why spend $100's for a single set of plans when this one-of-a-kind book and CD-ROM package gives you hundreds of designs for a fraction of the cost? The answer to architects', builders', and remodelers' prayers, this unique, economical resource provides more than a 1000 illustrations as well as 300 workable designs for adding to or remodeling any type of home. From putting in a bay to complete interior and exterior renovations, this incredible resource provides construction-tested plans. Written and drafted by a practicing architect, Plans for Adding-On and Remodeling features:

Over 300 easy-to-use plans that cover every type of addition and remodeling job, for every type of house.
CAD-compatible CD-ROM includes all 300 designs, many with textures and viewable in 3-D, which allows you to import drawings and make your own changes.
Downloadable samples of full construction drawings specifications, presentation drawings, and enhanced 3-D views.
Thousands of design ideas include workable solutions for any room in any house--or an entire house.
A major competitive advantage in the $125-billion+ yearly home remodeling market.

Ideal for architects and contractors in the lucrative and growing home renovation and remodeling field, this superb economical tool is also an incredible boon for do-it-yourselfers. In a single job, it will save you its cost many times over.

$$$-SAVING PLANS
When, Where, Why, and How to Remodel
Mistakes to Avoid
Using the Plans
Using the CD
Interior Remodels
Patterns for Adding-On
Blockforms
Room-Size Additions
Extensions
Bumps and Bays
New Facades
Whole-House Remakes
Construction Details
Construction Staging
Finishing
Glossary
Plans
Index

About the Author

Jerold L. Axelrod is a practicing architect and president of the architectural firm of Axelrod & Cherveny, A.I.A., Architects, located in Commack, New York. He is also the author of the first edition of this book

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (March 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071352368
• ISBN-13: 978-0071352369
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time-Saver Concise is Precisely Right, June 19, 2000

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Robert (Hyattsville, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time-Saver Standards Concise Plans for Adding-On and Remodeling (Paperback)

With over 400 floorplans and illustrations, this book packs a powerful bunch of information from cover to cover. For those who are familiar with floorplans and possess an eye to visualize, this book is for you.

The author does a great job of providing you with instructions on how to pick appropriate floorplans to meet your particular remodeling needs by helping the reader to create an architectural program.

Next, the reader can use this program to determine which floorplan(s) will best meet their remodeling needs. The author concludes the book by providing the reader with specific construction details not ordinarily found in most remodeling CD's that will help the reader tailor the plans to remodel his or her home.

In a nutshell, this book has the potential to save the savvy reader who is remodeling a home thousands of dollars and much frustration by helping the reader develop a professional plan which will meet his or her needs. In order to use the accompanying CD, you must realize that the CD is not a program, but drawings that must be imported into a program using Auto CAD releases 12 or 14. Try ordering an Auto CAD before you purchase this book if you intend to use the CD.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fails to inspire, very disappointing!, April 20, 2005

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Brian Norkus - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time-Saver Standards Concise Plans for Adding-On and Remodeling (Paperback)

I purchased this book through a book club, and i have to say I couldn't disagree more with the only other reviewer, who gave it five stars. I'd give zero if it were an option. This book sits on my shelf, with no chance of my referring to it for anything at all.

The plans are poorly thought out, showing various generic examples of room additions (here's what a one story addition would look like, here's two stories, here's a bay window). Some of the elevations and roof lines of the examples presented are horrendous!

Rather than give 400 plans, one third of which are worth exploring further, I'd have been better served by the author maybe developing the ones with potential a bit further.