Authentic Log Homes: Restored Timbers for Today's Homesteads
ISBN: 9780764321917 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago.
The homes vary from small to large, and cover layouts from "erected as found" to modern configurations. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they look the way log homes are supposed to look. Dove-tailed corners, weathered barn wood, antique heart pine, and ancient beams, logs, and posts were used abundantly in their construction. If you e hoping to build such a home for yourself, or expand your existing home with a log addition, this book will provide help and... Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago.
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164,65 zł |
Spanish Revival Architecture
ISBN: 9780764323096 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than 500 period photographs explore the Spanish Revival movement (1915-1940) in architecture. Original Spanish and Mediterranean buildings inspired partrons on "the grand tour" in Europe to build for themselves these sturdy homes in the 20th century that reflect a strong Mediterranean heritage. Tiled roofs and floors, arched windows and passageways, and stone walls and floors characterize the style. Exquisite details are explored, both inside and out, from residential, commercial, and public projects. Sections in the book focus on exterior details including outdoor rooms and staircases,...
More than 500 period photographs explore the Spanish Revival movement (1915-1940) in architecture. Original Spanish and Mediterranean buildings inspir...
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236,71 zł |
Build With Adobe
ISBN: 9780804006347 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This practical guide to building adobe homes was written from the author's many years of experience with adobe, and it is refreshingly no-nonsense: "What can you spend?" "Where will you put it?" "Who is going to build it?" This new updated and enlarged edition includes hundreds of photographs, drawings and house plans as well as new information about passive solar heating and cooling, and specific details on construction.
This practical guide to building adobe homes was written from the author's many years of experience with adobe, and it is refreshingly no-nonsense: "W...
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102,89 zł |
American Family Home, 1800-1960
ISBN: 9780807841518 / Angielski / Miękka / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the nineteenth century, architects and family reformers launched promotional campaigns portraying houses no longer as simply physical structures in which families lived but as emblems for family cohesiveness and identity. Clark explains why, despite the fear of standardization and homogenization, the middle class has persisted in viewing the single-family home as the main symbol of independence as as the distinguishing sign of having achieved middle-class status.
In the nineteenth century, architects and family reformers launched promotional campaigns portraying houses no longer as simply physical structures in...
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301,25 zł |
Building Doors & Gates: Instructions, Techniques and Over 100 Designs
ISBN: 9780811726788 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All about building entrances to the home. Detailed charts for identification of parts and joints, steps for constructing and hanging, exercises for perfecting building skills, and dozens of designs.
All about building entrances to the home. Detailed charts for identification of parts and joints, steps for constructing and hanging, exercises for pe...
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126,90 zł |
Cottages and Mansions of the Jersey Shore
ISBN: 9780813540160 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Jersey Shore is many things to many people. It is 127 miles of sand and surf, a sanctuary of untamed marshlands and endless dunes, a home to kitschy boardwalks, quirky shops, pulsing casinos, and countless examples of offbeat culture. But, above all, it is a powerful repository of nostalgia. The local historical societies are filled with photographs and memoirs describing what has been lost, landmarks razed, houses demolished, and beaches terminally eroded. Sometimes it seems that the inexorable drive of development is well on its way to eradicating all traces of the fabulous,... The Jersey Shore is many things to many people. It is 127 miles of sand and surf, a sanctuary of untamed marshlands and endless dunes, a home to k... |
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288,24 zł |
Be Your Own Architect
ISBN: 9780830633364 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This illustrated guide shows prospective home buyers just how easy it is to design homes to fit their exact needs and wants, while saving thousands of dollars in architectural fees. Covers choosing and using drafting tools, selecting energy-efficient materials, laying out rooms to maximize space, and more
This illustrated guide shows prospective home buyers just how easy it is to design homes to fit their exact needs and wants, while saving thousands of...
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130,41 zł |
The American Houses of Robert A.M. Stern
ISBN: 9780847814336 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents photographs and plans of thirty-one of the architect's most significant houses in the United States.
Presents photographs and plans of thirty-one of the architect's most significant houses in the United States.
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259,79 zł |
Adobe Architecture: A Simple Guide with Plans for Building with Earth
ISBN: 9780865341111 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dreaming of building an adobe home? This classic guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones gives 18 comprehensive period designs for the traditional adobe (the earthern "bricks" used all over the world) house adapted to building materials, plumbing, heating and small lot sizes of today. Thousands of readers have found this a valuable handbook. The authors also venture into actual adobe brick-making, construction techniques, furnishing, even how to make a horno, a traditional Indian oven. Illustrated, detailed diagrams, house plans. The first seeds for the concept for...
Dreaming of building an adobe home? This classic guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones gives 18 comprehensive period desi...
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64,98 zł |
Building Stone Walls: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-217
ISBN: 9780882660745 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian's lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit your needs. Whatever unique challenges come with your site -- poor drainage, sloping ground, or low-quality rubble material -- Vivian offers innovative designs and reproducible methods to help you build a beautiful, long-lasting wall. Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian's lively approach an... |
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65,16 zł |
Timber Frame Construction: All about Post-And-Beam Building
ISBN: 9780882663654 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover the satisfaction of making your own durable, economical, and environmentally friendly timber frame structures. Covering all aspects of timber frame construction, this practical guide is filled with easy-to-understand instructions, clear illustrations, and helpful photographs. With expert advice on selecting appropriate timber, necessary tools, safety considerations, joinery techniques, assembly, and raising, Jack Sobon and Roger Schroeder encourage beginners by offering complete plans for a small toolshed. Turn your dream of a timber frame house into a reality. Discover the satisfaction of making your own durable, economical, and environmentally friendly timber frame structures. Covering all aspects of tim... |
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86,90 zł |
Earth Shelter Technology
ISBN: 9780890963029 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As early as the 1960s innovative builders were beginning to design and construct underground and earth-covered houses. At first this different approach to house building was simply an outgrowth of the search for alternative life-styles, but since the energy shortages of the seventies, many homeowners have rekindled their interest in earth-sheltered dwellings for the energy savings they afford.
As early as the 1960s innovative builders were beginning to design and construct underground and earth-covered houses. At first this different approac...
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103,20 zł |
Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House
ISBN: 9780896596627 / Angielski / Twarda / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece, Fallingwater is recognized worldwide as the paradigm of organic architecture. Here, in beautiful photographs, the first as-built measured plans, and an intimate narrative by a key figure, is the fascinating story of this masterwork.
Fallingwater is the most famous modern house in America. Indeed, readers of the "Journal of the American Institute of Architects" voted it the best American building of the last 125 years Annually, more than 128,000 visitors seek out Fallingwater in its remote mountain site in southwestern Pennsylvania.... Considered Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece, Fallingwater is recognized worldwide as the paradigm of organic architecture. Here, in beautiful...
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260,82 zł |
The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace: The Story of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an American Genius, & His Principles of Fireplace D
ISBN: 9780911469172 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee, Inc., Vrest Orton's classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of the Rumford fireplace. The basic principles that Count Rumford set forth in 1795 describe the construction of a large shallow fireplace which does not smoke and which throws out much more heat than many of today's fireplaces which send too much of the heat up the chimney. This new edition contains some practical notes by Wally Leeds, a mason in Tunbridge, Vermont who builds Rumford fireplaces today.
Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee, Inc., Vrest Orton's classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has bro...
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54,34 zł |
Designing Your Dream Home
ISBN: 9781401603526 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You can have the home of your dreams This comprehensive guide walks you through every decision and addresses all the details that most homeowners don't even know to consider. In this step-by-step, room-by-room handbook, Susan Lang considers every aspect of your homebuilding or remodeling project, such as how to
You can have the home of your dreams This comprehensive guide walks you through every decision and addresses all the details that most homeo... |
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117,33 zł |
Home Builder's Planning & Management Guide
ISBN: 9781403380982 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,47 zł |
Home Builder's Planning & Management Guide
ISBN: 9781403380999 / Angielski / Twarda / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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113,55 zł |
General Contracting Your Dream Home: Save Thousands of Dollars Using the Same Techniques the Pros Use
ISBN: 9781420834147 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Saving money is always a welcome idea and this book is the perfect tool to make sure you do just that when building your dream home. Why settle for something that someone else is selling when you can build exactly what you want and do it for a lot less? This book teaches everything you need to know such as how to find land, what subcontractors you will need and how to get financing to name a few. You will also learn how to deal with title companies, supplier and insurance companies. Most importantly, it discusses different techniques to save money and get the dream home you have always wanted.
Saving money is always a welcome idea and this book is the perfect tool to make sure you do just that when building your dream home. Why settle for so...
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80,18 zł |
Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Natural Retreat
ISBN: 9781552093733 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Clear, practical book ... full-color photos help do-it-yourselfers realize their dreams." -- Log Homes Illustrated The best-selling Cabins is back in print, at the same great value of its original price. This authoritative how-to title gives readers all the information they need to build their own cabin, including: "Clear, practical book ... full-color photos help do-it-yourselfers realize their dreams." -- Log Homes Illustrated The best-s... |
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86,72 zł |
Workshops You Can Build
ISBN: 9781554070299 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ideas and techniques for designing and building workspaces inside and outside the home. Workshops are not just for carpenters and builders. The workshops in this book have been designed for writers, artists, furniture makers, boat builders, gardeners, collectors and those who like to maintain and restore old cars. And workshops don't have to be expensive - one of the workshops in this book was constructed inside a closet. Even the most elaborate separate building can be put up for a very reasonable cost if you follow the instructions in this book and do the work... Ideas and techniques for designing and building workspaces inside and outside the home. Workshops are not just for carpenters and b... |
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70,16 zł |