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ISBN: 9780930031855
Year Added to Catalog: 2004
Book Format: Paperback
Book Art: b&w illustrations and photographs, appendices, index
Number of Pages: 7 1/2 x 10, 528 pages
Book Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Old ISBN: 0930031857
Release Date: August 1, 1996
Web Product ID: 242

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Designing & Building a House Your Own Way

by Sam Clark

	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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