Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory16 reviews
Sheri Koones

Taunton, 2007

Prefabulous book

+ A superb introduction to prefab

This is a terrific book that I use in my daily business as a REALTOR who is specializing in affordable, green, prefab solutions for my clients.Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory
  
  











  



  
The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough (American Institute Architects)13 reviews
Sarah Nettleton

Taunton, 2007

Houses that live large for their owners

+ Simply Wonderful
+ Love this book!!
+ Great book to read before building your "simple" home!
  
  











  



  
Building Construction Illustrated68 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching, Cassandra Adams

Wiley, 2000

Every Architecture Student Should Own a Copy of This Book...

+ Excellent Representation of Building systems
+ Useful for engineers, architects and design managers
+ One Of A Kind
  
  











  



  
Building Your Own Home For Dummies18 reviews
Kevin Daum, Janice Brewster, ...

For Dummies, 2005

Well Done!

+ Excellent, practical, detailed information!
+ Exhaustive

Very complete and logical in total scope of the custom home building process. Eye opener to a number of potential pitfalls in the custom home building process. wrgBuilding Your Own Home For Dummies
  
  











  



  
The Owner-Builder Book: Special Reports1 review
Mark A. Smith with Elaine M. Smith

The Consensus Group, Inc., 2007

C'mon! Gimme a hint!

The review is sufficiently illucidating, but I was hoping for a little more meat. What is at least ONE of the 10 Commandments? Give me an idea, at least, of the actual text of the book. (Also, there's a small typo in the second sentence: There should be an apostrophe just before the period.) ...
  
  











  



  
2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)10 reviews
International Code Council

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2006

Everything you need to build a garage (or house)!

+ latest IRC
+ IRC 2006
+ Can a residential Architect live without this book?
+ Todays world
  
  











  



  
Building An Affordable House: A Smart Guide to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction19 reviews
Fernando Pages Ruiz

Taunton, 2005

A must have resource for anyone planning to build

+ Common Sense.......
+ One of the Best Books on Home Building
+ Many options, use selectively
  
  











  



  
The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home, 4th ...42 reviews
Mark A. Smith, Elaine M. Smith

Consensus Group; 4th edition (January 15, 2007), 2007

THE GREATEST BOOK EVER!!

+ The best there is.
+ Very useful if you're planning your first building project
+ Good book! Could do without the "optimistic fluff..."
  
  











  



  
Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes ...22 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching, Steven R., FAIA,PE Winkel

Wiley, 2006

Clear, concise, and detailed illustrations.

+ Great for IT exams, but you need UBC anyway
+ Easy understand and get to the point
+ Building Codes Illustrated - Understanding the 2006 IBC
  
  











  



  
2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)10 reviews
International Code Council

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2006

Everything you need to build a garage (or house)!

+ latest IRC
+ IRC 2006
+ Can a residential Architect live without this book?
+ Todays world
  
  











  



  
The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough (American Institute Architects)13 reviews
Sarah Nettleton

Taunton, 2007

Houses that live large for their owners

+ Simply Wonderful
+ Love this book!!
+ Great book to read before building your "simple" home!
  
  











  



  
Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes ...22 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching, Steven R., FAIA,PE Winkel

Wiley, 2006

Clear, concise, and detailed illustrations.

+ Great for IT exams, but you need UBC anyway
+ Easy understand and get to the point
+ Building Codes Illustrated - Understanding the 2006 IBC
  
  











  



  
Building An Affordable House: A Smart Guide to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction19 reviews
Fernando Pages Ruiz

Taunton, 2005

A must have resource for anyone planning to build

+ Common Sense.......
+ One of the Best Books on Home Building
+ Many options, use selectively
  
  











  



  
The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home, 4th ...42 reviews
Mark A. Smith, Elaine M. Smith

Consensus Group; 4th edition (January 15, 2007), 2007

THE GREATEST BOOK EVER!!

+ The best there is.
+ Very useful if you're planning your first building project
+ Good book! Could do without the "optimistic fluff..."
  
  











  



  
The Owner-Builder Book: Special Reports1 review
Mark A. Smith with Elaine M. Smith

The Consensus Group, Inc., 2007

C'mon! Gimme a hint!

The review is sufficiently illucidating, but I was hoping for a little more meat. What is at least ONE of the 10 Commandments? Give me an idea, at least, of the actual text of the book. (Also, there's a small typo in the second sentence: There should be an apostrophe just before the period.) ...
  
  











  



  
Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory16 reviews
Sheri Koones

Taunton, 2007

Prefabulous book

+ A superb introduction to prefab

This is a terrific book that I use in my daily business as a REALTOR who is specializing in affordable, green, prefab solutions for my clients.Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory
  
  











  



  
Building Your Own Home For Dummies18 reviews
Kevin Daum, Janice Brewster, ...

For Dummies, 2005

Well Done!

+ Excellent, practical, detailed information!
+ Exhaustive

Very complete and logical in total scope of the custom home building process. Eye opener to a number of potential pitfalls in the custom home building process. wrgBuilding Your Own Home For Dummies
  
  











  



  
Building Construction Illustrated68 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching, Cassandra Adams

Wiley, 2000

Every Architecture Student Should Own a Copy of This Book...

+ Excellent Representation of Building systems
+ Useful for engineers, architects and design managers
+ One Of A Kind