Description
| Product ID: | 9781859469392 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Self-build |
| Subtitle: | How to design and build your own home |
| Authors: | Author: Julian Owen |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Architecture, Architecture, Architectural structure and design, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Architecture: professional practice, Architectural structure & design, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Architecture: professional practice |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder. If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder – you can do so without ever having to lay a brick yourself. Self-built homes can also be more individual, better designed and more economical than buying from a developer. This book is designed for homeowners and self-builders, whether aspiring or on the brink of starting a project. It provides a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to the process of designing and building your own home, distilling all of the practical information needed to make your dream house a reality. Carefully crafted to offer friendly, easy-to-understand practical guidance and packed with watch points, hints and tips, it also highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests ways of avoiding them. Including indications of costs and timescales, Self-build demystifies the process of budgeting, finding a site, gaining planning permission, designing your home and all of the surrounding issues to do with sustainability, planning, regulations, procurement and the use of building contracts. Beautifully illustrated with over 230-colour photos, diagrams and plans, it provides all the inspiration and ideas you need to bring your own project to life. Featured houses include:
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| Imprint Name: | RIBA Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | RIBA Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-01 |