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Scutella, Richard M.

How to plan, contract, and build your own home / Richard M. Scutella, Dave Heberle ; illustrations by Jay Marcinowski and Jessica Heberle.

5th ed.

New York [N.Y.] : McGraw Hill, ©2010.

xvii, 894 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

From hiring vendors to selecting fixtures, here's a step-by-step, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink blueprint for anyone planning to build their own home. Expanded to include topics relevant to today's market, this guide contains design considerations for seniors, new energy efficient materials, wiring for communications/media, and "smart house" controls.

House construction -- Amateurs' manuals.

Building -- Superintendence -- Amateurs' manuals.

Contractors -- Selection and appointment -- Amateurs' manuals.

Handbooks and manuals.

Heberle, Dave.

Plan, contract, and build your own home

Includes index.

The green home: The green movement -- Green home construction programs and systems -- Green construction strategies -- planning your green home's design and construction -- What to build: A house divided -- House styles and types -- Traffic planning and zoning -- Size planning -- Prints and drawings -- How to build it: Green materials and products -- Footers and foundations -- Floor framing -- Wall framing -- Roof framing -- Roof exterior finishing -- Exterior wall finishing -- Stairs -- Windows -- Doors -- Garages -- Plumbing -- Electric -- Lighting -- Heating and cooling -- Insulation -- Wall covering and trim -- Bathrooms -- Kitchens -- Floors coverings -- Home environmental issues -- Where to build it: City, suburbia, or county? -- Selecting a building site -- Orientation, positioning, and landscaping -- Driveways, sidewalks, and patios -- Who should build it?: Selecting a contractor -- Working with your contractor -- Understanding how everything works and setting up your maintenance program.

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