9th Edition
How to be a Successful Owner Builder & Renovator — 9th Edition
Take on your home project with your eyes open.
Your home is a big undertaking. Allan Staines’ illustrated guide helps you think through building, extending and renovating before you commit to the next decision.
Edition
9th Edition
Author / publisher
Allan Staines · Pinedale Press
$70.89
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01 / The overview
Understand the work before you take it on.
Owner building means making decisions across the whole project. With over 440 illustrations, this guide walks through practical considerations, from choosing a site and designing a house to recognising the pitfalls of building work.
Allan Staines' step-by-step guide to building or extending your own home, with over 440 illustrations. Covers selecting a site, designing the house, extending a house, using building tools, avoiding the pitfalls of owner building and identifying faulty building practices. The companion to The Australian House Building Manual. Published by Pinedale Press.
02 / Inside the book
Knowledge you can keep coming back to.
Start with the site and design
Explore selecting a site, designing a house and planning an extension.
Understand tools and building practices
Develop your understanding of building tools and learn to recognise faulty building practices.
Recognise owner-building pitfalls
Use the guide to think through common challenges before they become decisions on your own project.
03 / Who it’s for
For the work.
And the learning behind it.
Owner-builder permits and requirements vary by state or territory. This guide is not a licence, qualification or substitute for approvals and advice from qualified professionals.
Prospective owner builders
Homeowners planning an extension
Renovators seeking practical guidance
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