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The Housebuilders
Bible 5th Edition
Mark Brinkley
The guide which every self builder should buy will save you its
cost many times over. With 65 cost comparison tables to help you
decide what to buy and what not to avoid. This book doesn't pull
any punchs on the potential difficulties you may face or the real
costs of building or renovating your own home. |Buy|
Published July 2002
The
Home Plans Book
Murray Armour
A collection of over 400 plans from which to choose your ideal
home. Divided into 14 dwelling types for easy reference, the plans
reflect the traditional and regional styles that are coming back
into fashion. Covers everything from small bungalows to large
country houses. |Buy|
Published May 1999
Find
and Buy a Building Plot
Roy Speer and Michael Dade
The definitive guide to building plots covering England, Wales
and Scotland. Advice on where to look for a plot in the first
place, how to value it and negotiation techniques. Written by
two chartered surveyors with several year experience of advising
selfbuilders. |More|
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Published October 1998
How
to Get Planning Permission
Roy Speer and Michael Dade
A comprehensive step by step guide to how the planning system
works. Explains when you will require planning permission for
new builds, conversions and home improvements. Outlines how to
complete the documentation and how to appeal if your application
is rejected. Written by two chartered surveyors with several years
experience of advising self builders. |Buy|
Published October 1998
Building
your Own Home
David Snell
This is perhaps the classic self builders guide. It has been completely
re-written, and has 100s of plans and photographs. It deals with
everything from selecting an appropriate site, dealing with planning
regulations, obtaining services to obtaining your VAT refund.
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Published 2002
Build
It Guide to Managing the Build of your own Timber Frame Home
Rosalind Renshaw
Provides details of timber frame building methods in UK. It looks
at every aspect of the subject from insulation to the standard
kits now available and provides practical advice on how to set
about the construction process. Also contains 12 case studies.
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Published September 1993
Grand
Designs
Kevin McCloud
Accompanying the popular C4 TV series, this is a well written
guide to the whole process of building your own home, from finding
a plot to completion. One particular strength of this book is
the use of eight very varied case studies. These include a barn
conversion, an 'eco-house' and conversion of a water tower. |Buy|
September 20000
Software (Windows)
Floorplan
3-D Essentials
Bargain priced package, this simple and easy to use software contains
an extensive library of furniture, fixtures and fittings, appliances
and material lists to redesign or plan a new home. |Buy|
Visual
Home Professional with Anna Ryder Richardson
This is a suite of four tools to help you design and decorate
your home. Visual Home allows you to draw your rooms from scratch
or start with one of the pre-designed rooms. Photo Home Designer
allows you to import your own photos to see how your existing
layout will fit in with your proposed changes. 3D Deck provides
garden decking design tools. Finally there is a suite of step
by step instuctions for over 100 DIY projects. |Buy|
Complete
LandDesigner 3D Design Collection
Six different products to help you design the perfect garden and
much more! One of its suites is a problem solver where you can
look up roblems on various common problems with various kinds
of plants and get solutions. There are also tools for landscape
and decking design and a plant database. |Buy|
3D
Landscape Professional with Monty Don
A complete garden design package with four separate modules. The
garden design tool comes with its own online design guide that
includes hints and tips on things such as preparing the site,
choosing plants and improving the soil. You can use this to generate
a 3D walkthrough. Further modules allow you to import your own
photos, design garden decking and a plant database. |Buy|
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