Build Your Own Stone House: Using the Easy Slipform Method (Down-To-Earth Building Book) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Sue Schwenke (Author)

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Product Description

Complete instructions on tools, materials, estimating, siting, excavating, and using and removing forms.

From the Back Cover

The simple and functional beauty of a well-built stone house never seems to go out of style. Nearly twenty years after Karl and Sue Schwenke first constructed their Vermont home, their classic book has been revised, updated, and reissued for a new generation of readers.

Using the same easy "slipform" method of construction, the Schwenkes have over the years added to their original stone house and built barns and other structures. And their book is still the best hands-on source available for people interested in building a stone house "from the ground up."

Build Your Own Stone House features straightforward and complete instructions on a variety of topics, including:
-- The materials - stone, sand, cement, and others
-- How and where to site your stone house
-- Excavating the site, estimating the materials needed, and figuring the ground load
-- Setting up, using, and removing the forms
-- Pouring piers, footings, and basement walls
-- Building the stone walls, corners, and door and window openings
-- Constructing the floors, ceilings, and roof
-- Building your own fireplace

Clear illustrations and useful tables round out the book, which also includes all-new information on the best options and materials for insulating your home.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 2 Revised edition (January 2, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882666398
• ISBN-13: 978-0882666396
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #785,233 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, writer is a hands on builder., December 11, 2001

By	Alex Wodchis (Newport Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a must have if you are even thinking of building a stone building. Great details with a clear picture of the work involved, and lots of heads up pointers. Could of used more pictures, the ones it had were all black and white. The only thing about this book I didn't like was it was written in 1991 and after 10 years some contruction methods change.

20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different, VERY different, June 7, 1999

By A Customer

If you don't like to get dirty, don't read this book. But for the rest of us, this book is a great source of information that really teaches one how to build a cathedral-styled house, market, or any other design to get get peoples attention!

2 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Profit, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

What did slipform mean ? In which condition I must use slipform ? In which condition I don't have to use slipform