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ISBN: 9780930031855Year Added to Catalog: 2004Book Format: PaperbackBook Art: b&w illustrations and photographs, appendices, indexNumber of Pages: 7 1/2 x 10, 528 pagesBook Publisher: Chelsea Green PublishingOld ISBN: 0930031857Release Date: August 1, 1996Web Product ID: 242
Independent Builder
Designing & Building a House Your Own Way
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 : NEW APPROACHES TO DESIGN
1
Ergonomics & Accessibility 13
2
Pattern Languages 26
3
Sustainable Design: A Builder's Approach 30
Part 2 : DESIGN & PLANNING
4
Resources, Goals, & Priorities 41
5
Choosing a House Site 49
6
Preliminary Design Work 56
7
Making Scale Drawings & Models 72
8
Layout 78
9
Elevations, Sections, & Models 102
10
Kitchen & Bath Design 112
Part 3 : BUSINESS
11
Hiring Builders & Designers 133
12
Making Good Contracts 139
13
Estimating 146
Part 4 : BUILDING BASICS
14
Wood 165
15
The Structure of a House 181
16
Strength of Timbers 199
17
Heat 211
18
Heat Loss Calculations & Sun Paths 220
19
Summer Cooling & Ventilation 233
20
Plumbing & Water Systems 242
Part 5 : CONSTRUCTION METHODS
21
Building in the Right Order 259
22
Post-and-Beam Construction 262
23
Foundations 272
24
Floors 303
25
Walls 319
26
Roofs 336
27
Roofing & Flashing 357
28
Windows & Shutters 375
29
Doors 393
30
Siding 400
31
Insulation & Vapor Barrier 414
32
Finish Work 420
33
Stairs 448
34
Scaffolding 462
35
Using Tools 466
APPENDICES
A.
F and E Values for Timber Calculations 483
B.
Joist, Rafter, Header, Sill, & Column Size Tables 490
C.
Bearing Capacity of Soils & Bedrock 498
D.
Frost Lines 500
E.
Snow Loads 503
F.
Weights of Various Materials 504
G.
Nails & Screws 505
H.
Sound Isolation 508
Index 513
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