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It's 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience with the process. In this New York Times bestseller, Tracy Kidder leads readers through the grand adventure of building the American dream. In his portrayal, constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills,...
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Buying a new home can be an expensive endeavor. Many people dream of building their own home but mistakenly believe that doing so is not cost effective. However, you can save 20 to 40 percent or more by building your own home. In The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home and Saving Thousands on Your New House you will discover that your dream can become reality. From basic planning to construction methods, this new book will take you through all...
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Ever dreamed of having your own cozy cabin nestled in the woods? Now you can make it happen! Recently updated with 35 new house plans, this book will help you find the perfect efficient small home! Featuring over 200 functional floor plans for cabins, cottages, a-frames, vacation homes, and apartment garages, select and order these expertly prepared plans that also include construction blueprints and CAD packages that will bring your future home to...
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Best-Selling House Plans offers readers 375 of the most-successful designs from the top architects and designers across North America. Over 200 gorgeous full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some stunning interior images. CAD files are made available for every home and are easily customizable. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury...
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Choosing a new house design is exciting, but it's also difficult. The Big Book of Small Home Plans, 2nd Edition makes it easy! Featuring a catalog of small home designs with all of the amenities homeowners look for in a new home, this practical, do-it-yourself guide will help you build the small home of your dreams by doing all or part of the work yourself! Whether you're looking to build a cabin, cottage, small home, or tiny house, you're sure to...
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Are you looking to add some beauty to your home? Look no further than this book It goes beyond mere cultivation techniques, offering practical advice on creating optimal growing conditions, troubleshooting common issues, and incorporating houseplants into your home décor for maximum visual impact. Whether you're seeking to revitalize your living space, purify the air, or simply bask in the tranquility of nature indoors, this book is your definitive...
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Best-Selling House Plans offers readers more than 360 of the most successful and sought-after home designs from the top architects and designers across North America. Over 200 gorgeous full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some stunning interior images. CAD files are made available for every home and are easily customizable. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country...
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A collection of 680 best-selling designs from today's leading architects and designers, Ultimate Book of Home Plans, 4th Edition offers virtually every home style, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to these designs, this essential catalog features practical tips and advice on everything from selecting a site and hiring a contractor to adding such finishing...
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Whether you've always dreamed of building your own home, or can't find the right house from among the dozens you've toured, this collection of ultimate plans can help you achieve the home of your dreams. You could have an architect create a one-of-a-kind home for you, but the design services alone could end up costing up to 15 percent of the cost of construction-a hefty premium for any building project. Ultimate Book of Home Plans allows you to select...
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Smaller homes are growing in popularity as more people decide to live simpler yet fuller lives with less square footage, less responsibility, and less stuff. Smaller homes can provide substantial savings in tax, building, heating, maintenance, and repair costs, with reduced ecological impact. Build the small home of your dreams by doing all or part of the work yourself. This practical do-it-yourself guide will help you make your dreams a reality....
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If you're planning on building your own one-story dream home, this extensive collection will show you the best-selling and most stylish home designs available today. Updated with brand new plans and prices, Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, 5th Edition offers more than 360 home plans that have been carefully, selected as most desirable based on actual sales data. From convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages, you'll find a wide variety of styles...
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The tiny home movement has taken the world by storm. In the wake of the current housing industry getting incredibly hard to deal with, with high prices and houses that are too big for most people to deal with, and the fact that most people are hard on the environment with their housing choices, many people are starting to turn to a new solution. And that solution is tiny homes.
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If you're planning to build your own one-story dream home, this extensive collection will show you the best selling and most stylish designs available today. More than 350 home plans were selected for Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, Updated 4th Edition as most desirable based on actual sales data. From convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages, you'll find a wide variety of styles and sizes here to meet your budget. And with complete construction...
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Rare treasury of floor plans, elevations, perspective drawings for houses and cottages in Queen Anne, Eastlake, Elizabethan, Colonial, other styles. Large engraved plates also contain scaled drawings of nearly 700 architectural details. Invaluable resource for restorers, preservationists, students, etc. 734 black-and-white illustrations. Preface.
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Ever dreamed of having your own cozy cabin nestled in the woods? Now you can make it happen! This book will help you find the perfect efficient small home! Featuring over 200 functional floor plans for cabins, cottages, a-frames, vacation homes, and apartment garages, select and order these expertly prepared plans that also include construction blueprints and CAD packages that will bring your future home to life. Stop dreaming and start planning with...
17) Homesteading for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading - Make Money Homesteading and Live a
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Do you ever dream of living a self-sufficient lifestyle?
Do you want to grow and raise your own food?
If you're looking to opt out of modern society and start living on your own terms, then homesteading might be right for you. This book will go over some of the ways you can cut ties with the outside world and live a life where you're not forced to rely on others for the things you need.
Inside You Will Learn: An Introduction to Homesteading; Growing...
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This vintage volume offers a treasure trove of floor plans, elevations, and details of residences and public buildings. Artists, architects, and historians alike will find it an endless source of inspiration. Featured buildings include villas, cottages, and farm houses as well as churches, schools, banks, and many other structures. Eighty-one remarkably detailed illustrations capture the elaborate, distinctive beauty of Victorian-era cornices, staircases,...
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This incredibly rich, firsthand source for the most popular styles of 19th-century Victorian architecture presents 26 cottage designs - including Gothic, bracketed, Italianate, "rustic," more - and 155 illustrations (includes floor plans). The small, inexpensive detached house received one of its earliest popularizations here.
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Featuring stunning full color photography-50 beautiful architect-designed homes Australians and New Zealanders are drawn to the coast. Whether it's a permanent abode or a simple fibro shack, the sound of the surf and the feel of sand beneath one's feet are perennially appealing. This latest beach house book by Stephen Crafti features 50 architect-designed homes along the coast. From the simple to the monumental, these homes leave a lasting impression....
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