Kategoria BISAC: House & Home >> Design & Construction

From the publishers of a popular series of building books comes Small Homes, which is highly relevant for these times -- getting smaller, rather than larger. Some 75 builders share their knowledge of building and design, with artistic, practical, and/or economical homes in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Spain, New Zealand, and Lithuania.

• The average American home is 2,500 sq. ft.
• The tiny home averages 200-300 sq. ft.
• The small homes here are 400-1200 sq. ft. -- the middle ground -- not too big, not too small (a...

Dale Mulfinger is widely acknowledged as the foremost expert on cabins in North America. His first book, The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway, has sold almost 200,000 copies and has consistently been the leading book in the category since it was published in 2001. In this new collection of 37 cabins, Mulfinger rekindles his love for this treasured American icon with fresh insight and seasoned strategies for the logic, utility, and beauty of cabin design.

While Dale's earlier books have focused on smaller cabins...

Not Just Another How-To Book

After many requests from readers of Lisa's popular home improvement columns, House Keys consolidates years of short, insightful articles into one handy resource. Anyone who owns a home, or plans to, will appreciate this easy to understand and humorous guide to home inspection and home building, buying, and selling. House Keys covers everything from getting the best contract terms on a custom home to making your water heater last 30% longer. You'll learn how to:

• Choose the best contractor
  
• Use a...

A basement can be one of the most challenging spaces in a home to remodel, but the rewards are potentially enormous. In this latest volume in Taunton's bestselling Complete series, author Steve Cory explains how to transform a dank, depressing basement into a bright, open and usable living space.

Like other books in the series, Basements Complete is largely a how-to book, but with some coverage of design and planning issues. The book covers the most popular remodeling approaches and projects for basements. Some of the...