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Kingston – Books 15 – IMG_6836

Author: Robert Irwin

Publisher: McGraw Hill

Contents by Chapter

GETTING STARTED

1. Why Build it Yourself 2. Designing Your Home 3. Building an Energy-Efficient Home 4. Finding the Land 5. is the lot Buildable? 6. Hiring a Contractor 7. Be Your Own Contractor 8. Getting the Plans and Permissions 9. Getting Accurate bids 10. Cost-Cutting Ideas 11. Getting Financing

CONSTRUCTION

1. Siting the House and Preparing the Lot 2. Building on a Strong Foundation 3. Framing and Sheathing 4. Roofing 5. Electrical and Plumbing 6. Drywall and Trim 7. Finishing Off the Kitchen 8. Finishing off the Bathroom

THE AFTERMATH

1. The Tax Man Cometh 2. Deciding When and If to Sell

Index

Leading real-estate author Robert Irwin provides home builders with valuable money-saving tips to building a home from the ground up in _Tips & Traps When Building Your Home_. Featuring a self-test to determine whether the reader is more suited to hiring it all out or doing some of it alone, this user-friendly guide outlines the perilous traps that often come with building your own home. Irwin helps readers determine whether or not to hire out the entire process or whether to act as the primary contractor. Once that is decided, Irwin then helps builders determine:

* How building and contracting effects home-owners' insurance * Whether or not to hire an architect * If building plans need to be presented to the local zoning board * Contractors' and builders' adherence to electrical codes, sewage codes, and occupancy codes

Paperback 246 pages ISBN: 0-07-135686-X