Habitat for Humanity how to build a house

Habitat for Humanity how to build a house

Larry Haun

Book - 2008

A complete, step-by-step guide to building a house, from the world's leading authority on community homebuilding.

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Subjects
Habitat for Humanity, inc.
House construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Poor > Dwellings > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Published
Newtown, CT : Taunton Press c2008.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Habitat for Humanity, inc
Main Author
Larry Haun (-)
Corporate Author
Habitat for Humanity, inc (-)
Other Authors
Vincent Laurence (-), Tim Snyder
Edition
Rev. and updated
Physical Description
282 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279) and index.
ISBN
9781561589678
  • Getting started: site, design, permits, and preparation
  • Building basics: getting acquainted with tools and the parts of a house
  • Firm, flat, level, and square: foundations and floors
  • Going up: walls create space
  • Shelter: a roof overhead
  • Closing in: windows, doors, siding, and exterior trim
  • Building an outdoor room: basic design for porches, decks, and landings
  • Comfort inside: sealing, insulating, and ventilating a house
  • The walls within: drywall and painting
  • Making a house beautiful and useful: interior trim, cabinets, countertops, and closets
  • Final details: from locks to smoke detectors to landscaping.
Review by Library Journal Review

Haun, an experienced carpenter and volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, leads readers through the basics of home construction. Scattered throughout are inspirational real-life stories of home recipients. A more exhaustive tome on house construction is R.J. DeCristoforo's Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide. Still, this is an approachable handbook. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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