The Housebuilder's Bible
Ovolo Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-9548674-4-7 (ISBN)
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"The Housebuilder's Bible" is unique - the first book in its field to mix information and advice with detailed yardstick costings for residential building projects. The author is an experienced house builder and renovator and much of the detail in the book is drawn from trade experience. It's very much an insider's guide and experienced construction professionals have expressed amazement at the amount of detailed information in the book. Yet it's accessible - many readers who have never been involved with building before have used this book to successfully build their own homes. The seventh edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent changes in prices, Building Regulations and other legislation. It also includes an expanded green building section, more information on extensions and a snagging list. It's an ideal companion for anybody, self builder or professional, who wants to know more about building well and on a budget.
Mark Brinkley is an experienced housebuilder and renovator and much of the detail in the book is drawn from trade experience. He is famous for his best-selling book The Housebuilder's Bible and is in demand as a speaker and author. He writes regularly in Homebuilding & Renovating magazine as well as in building trade tiles.
Chapter One Background 8 The Builders' dilemma 08 Housebuilding in the UK 10 Selfbuild 13 Chapter Two The Benchmark House 20 Developer House (Benchmark)20 Selfbuild house 127 Selfbuild house 234 Chapter Three Pitfalls 38 Finding Land38 Renovate or rebuild42 Legal pitfalls43 Some planning traps44 Problem plots49 Bad design52 Chapter Four Design 54 Design54 Planning permission58 Building Regs & Party Wall Act61 Choosing a designer65 Timber frame packages70 Shape and size76 Chapter Five Project Management 78 Raising finance79 Working with builders82 Hiring subbies88 Contracts91 Running a site95 Insurance & warranties100 Book-keeping103 VAT104 Other taxes108 Chapter Six Groundworks 110 Excavations112 Foundations114 Ground floors116 Slopes, bad ground and trees120 Services123 Drains125 Chapter Seven Superstructure 132 Introduction132 Inner skin132 Alternative skins138 Claddings144 Insulation152 Joinery155 Choosing windows160 External doors167 Intermediate floors169 Internal walls & beams174 Roof carcassing177 Roof covers183 Rainwater190 Chapter Eight Heating & plumbing 192 On heat192 Standard heating193 Which fuel?195 Boilers201 Emitters205 Domestic hot water208 Heating controls212 Heat pumps215 Alternative heating221 Ventilation223 Fires & chimneys227 Plumbing228 Chapter Nine Wiring 232 Introduction232 House wiring233 Lighting237 Lightbulbs239Built-in vacuums 242 TVs, phones and cables244 Chapter Ten Finishes 248 Internal wall finishes248 Floor finishes252 Second fix carpentry256 Painting and decorating264 Curtains and blinds269 Driveways and pavings270 Fencing and turfing274 Chapter Eleven Room by Room 276 Kitchen design276 Kitchen units278 Sinks 281 Kitchen worktops 283 Kitchen appliances284 Kitchen waste289 Bathrooms290 Bedrooms296 The home office298 Garages300 Chapter Twelve Adding Extra Space 304 Design305 Extensions309 Connecting old and new310 Moving and extending services311 Loft conversions312 Conservatories318 Garden workspaces320 Basements322 Chapter Thirteen Shopping 326 Taking off quantities326 Entering the bazaar329 Hiring in plant335 Trucking338 Concrete339 Steel340 Mortars341 Timber344 Joinery346 Chapter Fourteen Green Issues 348 Construction audit349 The energy efficiency regs354 Understanding U values356 Heat calcs and energy ratings359 Energy saving tips367 Microgeneration369 Low energy lighting373 Kitchen & laundry375 Saving water377 Water treatment382 Eco houses384 Chapter Fifteen Apocrypha 386 Beware building costs386 Accessibility389 Future proofing392 Security & safety393 Sound advice399 Barn conversions403 Brinkley's snagging list408 Endpiece: crucial measurements415 The story of the Bible416 Contacts420 Index426
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations (some col.) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9548674-4-0 / 0954867440 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9548674-4-7 / 9780954867447 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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