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Title: The WellBuilt House by James Locke ISBN: 0-395-62951-9 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 28 September, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of its kind
Comment: I originally thought the author might have been capitalizing on his fame from being the subject of another book: Tracy Kidder's House. I was surprised to find it more intelligent than the competition. And I was put off by the title, thinking the book was only about those things that make a house a work of old-fashioned craftmanship. But it's a complete tour of the housebuilding process, seemingly written from memory, so easily do the words flow.
He shares his opinions, and they're always sensible. Mostly he eschews the cheap stuff, and telling you *what that is* is invaluable. He prefers plywood to OSB, wood to vinyl siding, and steers you away from roof trusses, vinyl windows, wooden countertops (not cheap, but not practical), and fiberglass tubs. He tells you where to install thicker plywood or wallboard, and tries to talk you into a real masonry chimney instead of a metal lined firebox. His style is succinct, never offensive, and witty. Best of the dozen or so I'm familiar with.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great insights into a builder's perspective
Comment: Sure, there were a few chapters that we skimmed over--too much detail about construction techniques for our current pre-planning stage. But we read the bulk of the book with a "REALLY glad that you mentioned that" mental response.
A major feature of this book is its discussion of design and hardware features in your future home. We will be able, now, to have an informed discussion with our architect and builder about many essential aspects of our home design.
The extensive discussion--occurring throughout the book--about relationships between the owner, architect, builder and subcontractors was worth its weight in gold. MAN, the mistakes we are going to avoid!!
This book gives extensive insight to the perspective of the general contractor, and of problems that the general contractor faces--with the architect, the owner, and the sub-contractors.
As a result of reading this book, we are now contemplating the choice of a builder before we decide upon an architect--directly contrary to our earlier thoughts. As we read and contemplate more, we shall see.
We are planning our first experience in building a custom home--and it is the home we intend to live in until.... So, this is a BIG deal.
We learned SO much from this book. If there is a more informative book on the subject, we would like to know!!
Rating: 4
Summary: A Great Overview of the Building Process
Comment: Locke does an excellent job of discussing the process of building a new house. As a builder/contractor, his perspective is clearly that of the contractor, but he admits his bias and if you read it with this bias in mind, it is extremely helpful.
His detailed explanation of the foundation, framing and roofing process (the areas he has direct experience building) are very interesting and will help anyone know more about what they are buying/building. I recommend this book to anyone thinking about building or remodeling a home.
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Title: Build It Right!: What to Look for in Your New Home by Myron E. Ferguson, Linda West ISBN: 0965485609 Publisher: Home User's Pr Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Brand-New House Book: Everything You Need to Know About Planning, Designing, and Building a Custom, Semi-Custom, or Production-Built House by Katherine Salant ISBN: 0609805835 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 17 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Home Building Pitfalls by Lawrence Thomas, Robert Batcheller ISBN: 0971955093 Publisher: New Community Press Pub. Date: 17 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Your New House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home by Alan Fields, Denise Fields ISBN: 1889392111 Publisher: Windsor Peak Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home by Kent Lester, Dave McGuerty ISBN: 1558704655 Publisher: Betterway Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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