Home Design Books


Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) Best Price: $10.75 This is a good introduction to how the energy from the sun can be put to practical everyday use....	The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living Best Price: $17.54 This book is a web site printed out in large type. Books printed thirty years earlier are more...	Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home Best Price: $15.50 A very helpful book to have for the house. I use the cleaning mixtures in my home. They work...	Joey Green's Fix-It Magic: More than 1,971 Quick-and-Easy Household Solutions Using Brand-Name Products Best Price: $8.76 From the man who’s been called the Mad Scientist of Home Improvement—who...	All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House Best Price: $15.04 I picked up a copy of this book to read later this summer "when I have more time". I...



2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code) Best Price: $59.96 The book quality and condition are as the same as the seller describes. If it's original copy,...	Building Construction Illustrated Best Price: $28.28 Book is very good for research and beginners learning building construction. I have used the...	Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home Best Price: $11.60 I was thinking about making the move to solar so I decided to purchase this book and do some...	Build Your Own underground Root Cellar Best Price: $1.25 I really recommend this product as an excellent resource fo starting a root cellar project. I...	The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living) Best Price: $15.74 Not only did I find this book useful, I enjoyed reading this book. I am not a techy science...



2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code) Best Price: $89.46 Not really sure how to review this, but it is necessary for those of us who want to stay...	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...	Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) Best Price: $15.32 This is a very well written book. Bob Ramlow has done a lot of work on the subject of solar...	Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) Best Price: $11.64 I have a number of the Dummies books on various topics, and had an interest in how one might...

How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home (How Your House Works) (How Your House Works) Best Price: $14.26 I originally checked this book out of the library; I was quite impressed with the clearly...	The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series) Best Price: $10.05 My wife and I were delighted to get our hands on The Urban Homestead. We have been following the...	Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems Best Price: $16.49 I found this to be a good starting point to learn about wind energy. It starts out with basics...	Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated) Best Price: $28.38 Interpretation of codes sometime is confusing. With the picture to explain, it is much easier to...	An Affair with a House Best Price: $30.66 I have always loved older homes. Every room in this book tells a story. This book is a great...

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. ...	A Field Guide to American Houses Best Price: $14.04 I bought this book as reference material on the advice of an architect friend. He told me...	Concrete Countertops: Design, Form, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath Best Price: $18.18 This book really goes through all the important steps. And pictures are worth a million...	The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) Best Price: $10.70 Consider starting with "Insulate and Weatherize: Expert Advice from Start to Finish"...	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".........

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros) Best Price: $15.00 A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things...	New Fix-It-Yourself Manual: How to Repair, Clean, and Maintain Anything and Everything In and Around Your Home Best Price: $10.99 This was purchased as a gift for my son-in-law. As I told him, it is by far the best...	Building Kitchen Cabinets Best Price: $10.99 I bought this book and Danny Proulx's Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)....	Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROM Best Price: $26.40 An account of the 2 hours I spent flipping through this book after it arrived at my door: 1....	The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction Best Price: $25.19 Had some ok spatterings of information , but overall I found it a bit dissapointing. Its a...

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...	The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling Best Price: $17.78 I've read many other green building books. What I liked about this one was that it really goes...	Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building Best Price: $11.65 As a national trainer and a former national board member of the U.S. Green Building Council...	Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro) Best Price: $4.99 This book is very well illustrated and gives some great examples. I was looking for more...	Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects) Best Price: $15.55 Great book on how to update older or run down homes. The pictures are beautiful. It is a book on...

Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid Best Price: $17.91 I bought this book about a month or so ago. I have read through it once. While I will skim it...	Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable... Best Price: $16.23 An excellent reference for those who are interested in Earth Bermed and Earth Sheltered houses....	Remodeling a Basement (Build Like A Pro) Best Price: $6.95 This is THE best book for remodeling a basement. From the planning stages to the finishing...	Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities Best Price: $11.93 This book is totally well prepared. And if a person is looking to modify their life to lessen...	Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes Best Price: $16.92 Good book with lots of interior and exterior pictures of houses. Only improvement would be more...

Black & Decker Complete Home Repair (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide) Best Price: $15.65 I have had this book for over a year now. It has helped me with small projects like changing a...	The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book Best Price: $18.95 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...	The Outdoor Shower: Creative design ideas for backyard living, from the functional to the fantastic Best Price: $11.67 The book has some interesting ideas and nice pictures, but it really comes up short in planning...	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...

Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden) Best Price: $13.43 I've been teaching at a community college for 16 years on the topic of energy efficiency,...	Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Best Price: $71.99 This book has alot of information in it both on the actual materials properties and production...	It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living Best Price: $4.11 This book is a very interesting little handbook that lists various things that you can do to...	House Framing: Plan, Design, Build (Ultimate Guide) Best Price: $12.89 I thought that this was a very good book especially for the novice carpenter or...	Case Study Houses: 1945-1966: The California Impetus (Taschen Basic Architecture) Best Price: $5.74 I think this book is an incredible value. Wonderfully satisfying photos for the price. The...

Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a Pro Series) Best Price: $3.99 Glad I bought this one. I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was...	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,...	Building a Deck (Build Like A Pro) Best Price: $12.13 I bought this product because one of the reviews of the other deck books said that this was the...	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...	Build a Smokehouse: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-81 (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) Best Price: $1.17 Build a Smokehouse: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-81 (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) A...

2006 International Building Code - Looseleaf Version (International Building Code (Looseleaf)) Best Price: $104.89 The IBC Code is almost unintelligible. It's circular conditional process of determining code...	Renovation: Completely Revised and Updated Best Price: $25.88 This is THE book that every "handyman" needs to have around the house . I bought...

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