Barber's Turn-Of-The-Century Houses (Dover Architecture)
by George F Barber
Learn from the Best: Build an Acclaimed Mackie Log House This big book gives you 48 log-house plans, with photographs, elevations and building tips. When combined with the basic text of B. Allan Mackie's Building with Logs, this book is the next step for the serious log-home builder -- the complete map for getting the job underway. Designs range from a 432 square-foot guesthouse through a 1,140 square-foot cabin (that began as a ski lodge and eventually became Mackie's home) to a 3,300 square-...
The Everything Homebuilding Book (Everything (Home Improvement))
by Lesley Bolton
Written by the founder and publisher of Mountain Living magazine and full of beautiful photographs with informative design details, this book will become the cornerstone for creating the perfect home.
Building Your Own Home for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Kevin Daum, Janice Brewster, and Peter Economy
This book helps you keep construction on track with helpful checklists. Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely - and staying sane during the process! You can discover how to: find the best homesite; navigate the pla...
Fine Homebuilding's popular Great Houses collection brings to life the delight and warmth of small houses. Highlighting charming homes under 2000 square feet, this collection features some of today's best compact house architecture.