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by Mark Brinkley (Author)
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The Housebuilder's Bible is the best-selling book on construction for builders and selfbuilders containing information, advice and yardstick costings. The is new edition is fully updated and is compliant with the latest building regs. It also includes an expanded green building section, more information on extensions and a new snagging list.

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Mark Brinkley, 49, lives and works in the house he built for his family in Cambridgeshire. He worked as a carpenter and a housebuilder for 15 years before he wrote the original edition of this book which established him as a writer. He is a regular contributor to the selfbuild magazine, Homebuilding & Renovating and an occasional contributor to many more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the best self-build book I have read, 30 Jan 2007
By Nicholas D. Lintott "Nick Lintott" (Nottingham UK) - See all my reviews
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I have been interested in building my own house for at least 20 years and in that time I have read many books and countless magazine articles on the subject. Initially, most of the stuff I could find was american - often inspiring and very much geared to hands on do-it-yorself types but so far removed from the reality of building in bureaucratic Britain as to be almost useless. I have read books recently, written in this country, of a much more sober sort. They are often written by architects and, although many contain excellent advice on planning and contracts and garantees, there is often surprisingly little about the actual building process.

Mark Brinkley's book is different. It is immediately clear that this is written by a man who really knows about house building, both as a professional and a self-builder. He explains simply how houses are built, what choices there are to be made and what follows from them. Even better he explains why bulders, developers and the various subcontractors behave the way they do.

Building is not rocket science but there are many things that need to come together for it to work. Even if you don't intend to lift so much as a shovel in the process of your house build, you need to know the information in this book. It is clearly presented and easy to follow and cuts through the spin that various intrest groups put 'facts' and figures leaving you in a good position to make informed decisions.

For a book that contains so much information and insight, it is very easy to read and even entertaining in places and on top of that it really gives you a feel for what it is like to build your own house. I am 60% through the process of building my own house and still refer to this book often - if you only buy one book on self-build this should be it.
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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading - well written, excellent value for money., 26 Feb 2002
By langlois@itl.net (Channel Islands, Gt. Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Housebuilder's Bible Millennium Edition (Paperback)
If you're attempting a full house build or just extending or renovating, read this book.

It provides practical and objective information about all aspects of house building; it is easily understood by the lay person, without any 'dumbing down', and a useful reference for beginners and professionals alike.

It clearly lays out all the options and costs for each stage of building, allowing you to make informed decisions on how to proceed.

Whether self-building or employing builders, don't consider embarking on any building project without reading it first.

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82 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The book you should read BEFORE commencing your SelfBuild, 30 Oct 2001
By Rick Hughes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Housebuilder's Bible Millennium Edition (Paperback)
This is probably the first book purchase that any SelfBuilder should make. I speak form experience - I bought the last 2 versions of it.
This title may mislead you to think this is a practical book, it isn't. However it is an excellent book, it has tables which allow you to work out the material and labour costs for just about every individual task involved with building a house. Rates are given in PC sums or as square or cubic metre rates.

I have prepared the detailed costings for my build using Marks tables, and it brings out many things which might have slipped by in my calculations. The cost per lightfitting to the charge per linear metre for scaffolding.

There is a fair amount of background detail to various stages of the build and to who does what and how to organise things. With plenty of examples of the various methods of achieving the results i.e. drylining costs and plastering costs are detailed.

It does take some getting used to, you need to look at the front example build find the relevant chapter and look at the breakdown and then find the relevant table to see the full breakdown of material & labour costs.

A very good book and a must if you want to know what you should expect to pay.

I now have the 98/99 version and the book although not greatly changed remains an indispensable item for those who are Selfbuilding rather than just taking a turnkey package from a company.

Still a little lean on timber frame details, but at least some new data in this version.

I can honestly recommend this book for anyone interested in carrying out a Selfbuild.
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An excellent source of information and reference for any one taking on a self build or self managed project.
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this is a great book, so much useful information in there. in my opinion theres already enough good reviews to convince one to buy it, so theres not really much to add... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Remove any Donald Rumsfeld from your life
The ex-Secretary of Defense is now most famous for his quote about knowledge. "...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2007 by R. Owen

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for self-builders and project managers
Despite having no previous building experience, we have been building and/or project managing the build of our house for the past 2 years: see www.timval. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2007 by T. J. Fairless

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch
I have Mark's previous version of this book, all I can say is it is excellent. It gives all the information a prospective house builder will need. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Selfbuilders - If you do nothing else - buy this and read it
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