The Well-Built House

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' you are thinking of building a house — or adding a room to your present house — this book can save you thousands of dollars and _ months of anxiety. In it, contractor Jim Locke explains everything you need to know about how houses get built, what can (and often does) go wrong, and how to avoid common mistakes of design and construction. , --
Locke starts months before building begins and tells you how to plan a timetable for construction, how to choose your contractor and architect, how to site your house. He provides a myriad of details on everything from foundations to windows to kitchen countertops. The Weil-Built House contains pages of sample specifications so that you know what to ask for when you sign a contract with a builder? It tells you what you should expect from the people who work for you, and how to negotiate a good deal without losing the good will of your builders. After reading this book, you will be equipped to become truly a partner in your... Tovább

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' you are thinking of building a house — or adding a room to your present house — this book can save you thousands of dollars and _ months of anxiety. In it, contractor Jim Locke explains everything you need to know about how houses get built, what can (and often does) go wrong, and how to avoid common mistakes of design and construction. , --
Locke starts months before building begins and tells you how to plan a timetable for construction, how to choose your contractor and architect, how to site your house. He provides a myriad of details on everything from foundations to windows to kitchen countertops. The Weil-Built House contains pages of sample specifications so that you know what to ask for when you sign a contract with a builder? It tells you what you should expect from the people who work for you, and how to negotiate a good deal without losing the good will of your builders. After reading this book, you will be equipped to become truly a partner in your construction project.
Hundreds of thousands of readers will feel they already know Jim Locke. As one of the heroes of Tracy Kidder's best-selling book House, he epitomized the values of the true craftsman. This is invaluable advice from "the other side of the table" for the prospective homeowner. I
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Written in a^ graceful and personal style. The Well-Built House will delight anyone who has ever daydreamed of building. For the reader actually about to embark on construction, it is literally essential reading.
Jim Locke writes and builds in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Vissza