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Title: Working Alone: Tips & Techniques for Solo Building by John Carroll ISBN: 1-56158-286-7 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Speaking as a novice...
Comment: this book was extremely helpful to me in building a detached room for my son. The book was recommended from a website about building small houses, so I reserved it through our library. Having read the book, I found the tips and explanations for framing rafters provided clarification for the sketchy instructions from the 5 other books we have about building outbuildings. Perhaps using clamps and homemade jigs to support work is a given for a professional, but it was an eye-opener for me! I did extensive renovation on my historical house, but had help from friends to do it. Building this room from the ground up mostly alone is a different matter. I wish we had this book when we were trying to square the foundation. I am now ordering the book for myself, as the library wants their own book back!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Useful and Informative Book
Comment: I've been in the remodeling business since 1975, and have worked most of this time by myself.
I'm just finishing a 10 x 20 room addition for a customer. I purchased this book at the beginning of this project and have found Mr. Carroll's book refreshing and informative. There were many ideas and suggestions that were benificial. I found the rafter layout-jig very useful.
His suggestions about the "math" of the rafter was very useful, and increased my capacity to complete the job in a timely maner which helped my bottom line.
I appreciated his easy reading style and found his book enjoyable.
I wish his information on the cornice system had been a little more detailed, but found his explanations sufficent.
I found his information about clamps and holding jigs to be of special interest and enjoyed all of his book. I even bought his other book, "Measuring, Marking, and Layout", which I also found enlighting, enjoyable, fun, and benificial, to my professional standing as a remodeler.
Thanks for two great books, that help take the mystery out of some of the more complex parts of our profession.
Respectfully
Reeder Lyons IMH Remodeling & Repair
Rating: 3
Summary: The pros are right.
Comment: While I don't do so at the moment, I have made a living as a contractor. This book may be great for a novice but if you're a pro and don't know most of this stuff already maybe you should find someone to apprentice to...
I did learn one or two things, but this book is no where near the tome of magic answers some of the reviews imply it is.
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Title: Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide by John Carroll ISBN: 1561583359 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers by Rob Thallon ISBN: 1561583537 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 30 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Wiring a House (For Pros by Pros) by Rex Cauldwell ISBN: 1561585270 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Plumbing a House (For Pros by Pros Series) by Peter Hemp ISBN: 1561583332 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Foundations and Concrete Work (For Pros by Pros Series) by Fine Homebuilding Magazine ISBN: 1561585378 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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