New York: Drake Publishers, 1976. — 223 p. This publication presents sound principles for wood frame house construction and suggestions for selecting suitable materials that will greatly assist in the construction of a good house. It is also meant as a guide and handbook for those without this type of construction experience.
New York: J. Wiley & Son, 1874. — 730 p. This book is intended for carpenters — for masters, journeymen, and apprentices. It has long been the complaint of this class that architectural books, intended for their instruction, are of a price so high as to be placed beyond their reach. This is owing, in a great measure, to the costliness of the latest with which they are...
Permanent Publications, 2010. — 172 p. — ISBN: 1856230414. This definitive manual marks the birth of a new vernacular for the 21st century. Over 400 color photographs and step-by-step instructions guide you through the building of anything from a garden shed to your woodland house. This practical how-to book will unquestionably be a benchmark for sustainable building using...
Prepper Press, 2017. — 200 p. — ISBN: 978-1939473554. The Alaska Log Building Construction Guide is written to help log builders, owner-builders, contractors, architects, engineers, and building manufacturers build log homes that meet the State of Alaska Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES). This book contains useful information for anyone interested in building or...
Prepper Press, 2017. — 200 p. — ISBN: 978-1939473554. The Alaska Log Building Construction Guide is written to help log builders, owner-builders, contractors, architects, engineers, and building manufacturers build log homes that meet the State of Alaska Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES). This book contains useful information for anyone interested in building or...
Harry N. Abrams, 2014. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1419711718. Pete Nelson, the world’s best-known treehouse designer and builder, wants to put readers in trees — his motto is, “get ’er done, so you can BE in a TREE.” His new book is a comprehensive source of inspiration and practical information about treehouse design and construction. To that end, he shares the basics of treehouse...
Harry N. Abrams, 2014. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1419711718. Pete Nelson, the world’s best-known treehouse designer and builder, wants to put readers in trees — his motto is, “get ’er done, so you can BE in a TREE.” His new book is a comprehensive source of inspiration and practical information about treehouse design and construction. To that end, he shares the basics of treehouse...
Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers, 2004. — 177 p. Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well...
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