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Title: The Portland Cement Association's Guide to Concrete Homebuilding Systems by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, W. Keith Munsell ISBN: 0-07-067020-X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great synopsis of professional understanding
Comment: As we may note upon reading this tome, it is written primarily for one who is articulate with the construction trade. However it is onomonopoetic in its scope. As you read you find yourself absorbing and understanding far more than seems possible. One gets it quickly and is allowed to dream of design possibilities. I love a good book. Learning at an exponential rate is exhilerating.
Rating: 3
Summary: Just browsing CHS for myself
Comment: Remember, this book is almost TEN years old because it is based on research done in 1993 and published in '95. So there have been advances and experience that go well beyond this book. Dwell magazine has often tickled me with various new building techniques and I wanted to learn more about what might be appropriate for me and the Midwestern climate. This book will give you an overview of SOME of the styles (mortarless, poured-in-place, etc.), and also indicate what might be appropriate for your situation. I'm not a builder or an architect but I wanted to design my own house, so this book did help me to recognize and comprehend the different catagories of techniques. At the same time, this topic could really use an update that you won't find from the Portland Cement Association. My advice to people like me is to keep looking and seek out small-scale builders who will familiarize you with their technique that they know best. There are dozens, and the most difficult thing is getting a crew that doesn't have to be trained for a new technique but has already completed several homes using a proven method.
This book, even though it is somewhat old will give you a good sense of what to expect from building codes and prices, but it's just not enough, and there are no pretty pictures.
Rating: 4
Summary: Ugly Duckling.
Comment: This book is an Ugly Duckling for now. Hopefully in the future they will put out a new edition with lots of colour photo's to show us what a finished project can look like. It does seem to cover most systems for building concrete structures. It is written for contractors, but with a little work it could be just as well suited for the potential home owner.
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Title: Concrete Countertops: Design, Form, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath by Fu-Tung Cheng, Eric Olsen ISBN: 1561584843 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Concrete Design by Sarah Gaventa ISBN: 1840004045 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Insulating Concrete Forms Construction Manual by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, W. Keith Munsell, Peter A. VanderWerf ISBN: 0070670323 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, Stephen J. Feige, Paula Chammas, Lionel A. Lemay, Pketer A. VanderWerf, W. Keith Munsell ISBN: 0070670331 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Underground Homes by Louis Wampler ISBN: 0882892738 Publisher: Firebird Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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