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Building Your Own Home For Dummies [Paperback]

Kevin Daum , Janice Brewster , Peter Economy
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (11 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764557092
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764557095
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.1 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 149,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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!

Discover how to:
∗ Find the best homesite
∗ Navigate the plan approval process
∗ Obtain financing
∗ Hire the right contractor
∗ Cut design and construction costs
∗ Avoid common mistakes

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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!

Discover how to:

  • Find the best homesite
  • Navigate the plan approval process
  • Obtain financing
  • Hire the right contractor
  • Cut design and construction costs
  • Avoid common mistakes

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Gavin
Format:Paperback
Don't buy this book for use in the UK - it's the US edition. There is a UK edition published, but Amazon UK don't appear to carry it.
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miss hasty 19 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
If you live in the UK and wish to build or rennovate your home, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! This is the US edition and is completely USELESS! Buy SELF BUILD AND RENNOVATION FOR DUMMIES instead. It has a union jack on the bottom, indicating that it is the UK edition.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Exhaustive 7 Oct 2007
By V. K. Reddy - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has exhaustive information about building a home employing a general constructor and sub-contractors. It's more useful as a reference. I say that because of the way it's organized. It's not a sequential read, and has no logical beginning or ending. I bought this book hoping to understand each step that goes into building a home. However, this book is NOT about that. It's more about effectively dealing with things that come along in each step.
26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
A great book for a beginner 29 April 2005
By K. Major - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is the best book on the market if your thinking of, dreaming of, or even starting to build your own home. It's the perfect book for someone not so well versed in the complicated art of getting a home built. I found so much information I don't need to buy any other books! From the steps you need to take in getting permits, choosing stick-built or pre-fab, dealing with contractors and banks, to recommendations for square footage of rooms (I re-drew my home plans because of those little tips), what to expect when, and insider tricks on saving money. This book has way more information than I ever thought I'd find in one book. When my dream home building process gets underway, this book will be my Bible! I highly recommend it!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Building Your Own Home For Dummies 11 Aug 2006
By Kathie R. - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I have 3 degrees, but I did not know the 1st step about buying raw land, building a home, and getting a construction loan. I read this book from start to finish and could not imagine going through the process without using the guidelines in this book. I learned what questions to ask the broker about the loan and what questions to ask my contractor about the construction. It is so important to go into this kind of huge project knowing what check lists to take care of and have some kind of timeline. Nice to know what is around each new corner! I think this is a must have book if you're planning on building a home!
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