Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods.
The essential guide to prefab straw bale panels - an innovative spin on a widely used natural building method Prefabricated straw bale wall panels combine the performance and low environmental impact of traditional straw bale with reduced labor and more consistent results.
The essential guide to hempcrete - a strong, versatile, environmentally friendly, energy-efficient natural insulating material Hempcrete is a versatile, energy-efficient natural insulation material, useful for walls, roofs and floors.
Down and dirty a complete step-by-step guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks and fiber.
Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought.
Cómo organizar la casa y la mente: El arte de ordenar y de limpiar, por Mary Albrich Mary Albrich describe su método súperefectivo para limpiar y para organizar el hogar y la mente.
Learn how to create a home you'll love with this illustrated full-colour practical guide from the Sunday Times bestselling author known from the hit primetime show The Repair Shop, Jay Blades.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, this graphic novel brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration.
"e;Picture Frame making for Amateurs"e; is a detailed, step-by-step guide, including chapters on the necessary tools and how to use them, the different materials that can be used, common problems, and much more.
Part of the "e;Carpentry for Boys"e; series, this vintage book contains a course of lessons on elementary woodwork designed for children or teenagers that focuses on tools and their uses.
This handy little book contains a detailed and concise guide to repairing a variety of household items, including the restoration of tables and chairs, repairing plastering, and fixing and replacing defective floorboards.
This book comprises a concise yet detailed introduction on the furniture of the eighteenth-century, concentrating on the triumph of the Rococo style between 1750 and 1780.
This antique text contains an illustrated catalogue of furniture from the Queen Anne and early Georgian periods, and includes a wealth of interesting information, historical commentary, and detailed descriptions of the pieces comprised within.
This text contains a detailed guide to painting, furniture finishing, and repairing, and includes a wealth of helpful information on tools, materials, and technique.
Written to supply a want is a phrase now become so hackneyed, that it is only repeated here because no other words mould so well express the purpose of the writer-which is, to place before the trade a book of instruction on Cabinet-making by a London Cabinet-maker.