General Books


Building Construction Illustrated Best Price: $28.39 Book is very good for research and beginners learning building construction. I have used the...	2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code) Best Price: $65.45 The book quality and condition are as the same as the seller describes. If it's original copy,...	2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code) Best Price: $89.46 This book provides me with all the information I need to do both residental and commercial...	Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide) Best Price: $16.47 A great book that covers everything. A good checklist of things to consider. The graphics...	Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century Best Price: $47.20 This book delves into the kind of information that could help us avoid making the same mistakes...



Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock Best Price: $11.90 This book has all kinds of chicken coops, whether you are on a large farm or just a small lot. ...	Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated) Best Price: $28.39 Interpretation of codes sometime is confusing. With the picture to explain, it is much easier to...	How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More Best Price: $15.62 Great projects, concise writing, great way to add to your design ideas for building...	How to Build Your Own Greenhouse Best Price: $15.94 If you're operating a small or a LARGE greenhouse - this will be your "bible".........	The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book Best Price: $19.95 First off, the reason for four stars instead of five. It's because the author was very narrow...



The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders Best Price: $11.17 I was very pleased with the level of detail in this book. I was specifically looking for...	Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them Best Price: $28.98 This book is great with a ton of wonderful ideas. Can't wait to actually sit and read instead...	Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide Best Price: $15.16 This is a well written book, in plain language. It will help any amateur considering building,...	Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Best Price: $71.98 This book has alot of information in it both on the actual materials properties and production...	Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar (Practice Makes Perfect) Best Price: $10.36 If you're studying French grammar, it's usually because you have to ( student) or you enjoy...

Working Alone: Tips & Techniques for Solo Building Best Price: $10.91 If you use just one or two tips from this book (and you will) it is worth the investment in time...	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to) Best Price: $11.11 The title is disparaging but the contents are excellent! Anyone considering attempting to learn...	2006 International Building Code - Looseleaf Version (International Building Code (Looseleaf)) Best Price: $104.91 The IBC Code is almost unintelligible. It's circular conditional process of determining code...	BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors Best Price: $65.87 This is clearly the most comprehensive book to date on the subject of building information...	Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a Pro Series) Best Price: $6.89 Glad I bought this one. I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was...

Branningan's Building Construction for the Fire Service Best Price: $58.71 The late Francis L. Brannigan was truly the "Dean" of the American Fire Service modern...	A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder Best Price: $10.88 Wonderful, wonderful book. I am inspired to find some land and build my own little haven... I...	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard) Best Price: $124.74 The new ASCE Standard 7-05 Standard (including Supplement No.1) provides requirements for...	Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, New Edition Best Price: $50.00 I was assigned to teach at the Master Degree class on "Facility Management" subject...	Stonework: Techniques and Projects Best Price: $8.74 this books is a good intro to the fundamentals of stone working. there are a lot of great...

2006 International Mechanical Code - Softcover Version (International Mechanical Code) Best Price: $59.99 This is a fascinating account of the use and installation of mechanical systems integrated...	RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data 2008, 66th Edition (Means Building Construction Cost Data) Best Price: $79.00 This book, and its previous editions, has long been a standby reference for building owners,...	Building Stone Walls Best Price: $5.75 I found this book to be much more than I expected! The author gave me the technical information...	Code Check Complete: An Illustrated Guide to Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes (Code Check) Best Price: $24.90 This is a handy composite easy-to-use reference book of the four major building codes covering...	Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) Best Price: $18.00 This is our "go-to" book for very practical descriptions and diagrams of process and...

Working with Concrete Best Price: $8.98 comprehensive book on concrete - just what I was looking for before building my own house.	Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes Best Price: $19.76 First things first.... This is not a fix-it book for the average homeowner. It is a renovation...	Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs Best Price: $16.34 My daughter and I purchased this wonderfully complete volume for a granddaughter who with her...	Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD Best Price: $68.36 We used this in our Timber Design class and it was fantastic. It covers both ASD and LRFD...	Graphic Guide to Interior Details: For Builders and Designers (Graphic Guide) Best Price: $3.90 I purchased this because I was very impressed with the "Graphic Guide to Frame...

The Black & Decker Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide) Best Price: $12.40 Treehouses Anyone Can Build! Black & Decker Build A Treehouse! that is a basic yet complete...	The Complete Guide to Decks : A Step-by-Step Manual for Building Decks (Black & Decker Complete Guide) (Black & Decker Complete Guide) Best Price: $15.49 The last time I did much carpentry was 30 years ago, so not being much of a carpenter, I'm...	Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Best Price: $38.08 At this point, I will say this book is the best out there for Civil 3D training. With that...	The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers Best Price: $0.72 I gave this as a gift to my daughter. She was delighted with it so now she and I have our...	The Complete Guide to Doors & Windows (Black & Decker) Best Price: $8.00 This review comes from a certified non-handy guy with minimal practical skills. I was fortunate...

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Best Price: $28.81 For those who want to put the home back into the house this book explains how traditional...	Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Text Best Price: $49.17 "..... this new edition presents information that has been updated, reorganized, and...	New Rooms for Old Houses: Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home (Nat Trust for Historic Preserv) Best Price: $24.96 Any who would convert an older house to more modern living purpose will find ideas galore in NEW...	Setting Tile (Fine Homebuilding) Best Price: $7.00 This is a great book for learning to set tile. Don't rely on the info from your local hardware...	Concrete at Home Best Price: $16.14 In CONCRETE AT HOME, concrete designer Fu-Tung Chen does just this, sharing with his readers the...

Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book.) Best Price: $18.00 I hope to build a natural house some day and am still in the research stage, looking at various...	Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter Best Price: $14.95 Reading this made my son and me want to build, build, build. At the same time, the book achieves...	Ortho's All About Greenhouses (Ortho's All About Gardening) Best Price: $6.92 This book is great for people looking to either build or purchase a greenhouse. With...	The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home Best Price: $6.92 The first thing I looked up in this book was siding options. What can you say about a book that...	Building An Affordable House: A Smart Guide to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction Best Price: $13.00 I came about this title from a seminar with SMA Consulting Group in Utah. Working in the...

Handyman In-Your-Pocket Best Price: $5.90 Thought it a real handyman's book that give a rule of thumb in simple tasks. It consists of...	The Pipe Fitter's and Pipe Welder's Handbook Revised Edition Best Price: $15.33 If you are a professional pipe fitter or plumber, home owner or handy person you must get this...	2006 International Energy Conservation Code - Softcover Version (International Energy Conservation Code (Paper)) Best Price: $29.02 The 2006 International Energy Conservation Code encourages energy conservation through...	Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide Best Price: $20.37 This book has a world of information that is extremely helpful for any aspect of the...	Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- the Building of the Panama Canal Best Price: $14.95 This book is subtitled "The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All...

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills Best Price: $38.48 This book made all the difference for me in my Interior Design studies. The course that I took...	Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book Best Price: $19.00 This book was pretty disappointing. After spending $24 for what I thought was going to be an...

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