Home renovation and extension

As children, many people dreamed of having a tree house, a place where they could get away to play and relax.

With a foreword by Wayne Hemingway MBE and an introduction by Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society, Style Council brings together an inspirational and eclectic selection of interiors from a generation of homeowners who are redefining the status of local-authority architecture.

This text contains a detailed but easy-to-follow guide on making wooden stools.

Contained within this book is a comprehensive guide to making chairs, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and a wealth of helpful information on tools, technique, and materials.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to hand-making wooden furniture for your kitchen.

This book contains a lovely collection of designs for the construction of kitchen furniture and accessories from wood.

Contained within this antique book is a detailed guide to designing and creating your own living room furniture, including step-by-step guides for building tables, bookcases, and cabinets.

This antiquarian volume contains a guide to building houses, with information on planning, materials, architecture, tools, technique, and much more besides.

Thinking About Remodeling?

Sustainable building from the ground up - the pros and cons of the latest green and natural materials and technologies From foundation to finish, a wealth of information is available on sustainable construction methods-entire volumes have been published on individual green and natural building techniques.

In How to Build a House, author and professional engineer George Michael Rentz, PE is informative and entertaining while taking the mystery out of residential construction.

Transform your home from shabby to chic, with the help of Kirstie Allsopp.

Moving house has never flustered author Jane Christmas.

How you can get the biggest bang for your buck!

Anyone who has planned a renovation project knows that there are many, often difficult, decisions to make along the way.

The Holmes Inspection will be the definitive guide to smart home-buying and home-selling for Canadians.

More than 1 million viewers in Canada watch Mike Holmes' television show, Holmes on Homes, every week.

Expert advice to find, fix, and flip any residential property!

An organized kitchen is the salvation every busy cook needs!

Prefabricated housing is a practical solution since it is faster to build, less expensive than site-built houses, and potentially more energy efficient-all aspects that are attractive to homeowners.

This practical handbook is an indispensible guide for all owner builders.

The Designer Within pulls back the curtain to reveal the process of interior design from interior designer John McClain.

Authors Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way.

Andy and Candis Meredith believe there's nothing that can't be fixed.

When it comes to deciding on the size of a home or living space, one question must be asked: How much space is enough?

You can have the home of your dreams!

Escape to Languedoc in this poignant and transportative true account of life in a beautifully restored house in the south of France'Wonderful, exquisitely written, laugh-out-loud funny, profoundly moving.

Have you always wanted to transform your house into the home of your dreams but you're not sure where to begin?

Interior designer and television host Jeremiah Brent explores the emotional meaning of home in this warm and inviting book that illuminates what make peoples spaces so personally significant.

Ihr Fahrplan für die Haussanierung – Renovieren, Modernisieren und Energetisch SanierenDer ideale Begleiter für alle, die ihre Haussanierung Schritt für Schritt nach aktuellen Energiestandards fachgerecht umsetzen wollen, barrierefreies Wohnen anstreben oder ihr Haus renovieren möchten.

Celebrating the perennial interest in incorporating vintage flea-market finds into interior schemes, Style Me Vintage: Home is a feast of retro inspiration.

It's often thought that restyling your space comes with a hefty price tag and unavoidable waste.

Recycle, revamp and rejuvenate; with over 50 projects Sarah covers a whole spectrum of imaginative ideas for every room of the house, from blanket curtains to patchwork wallpaper, clever storage crates to fun mobiles for children, as well as unique ideas for dining, sleeping and bathing.

This definitive book covers the operation, care, repair, and restoration of all kinds of wood windows, along with chapters on weather-stripping, repainting, and refinishing.

You've looked at plan books and dreamed.

Altbausanierung: Wie Sie Ihren Traum vom sanierten Wohnobjekt mit historischem Charme ganz einfach Schritt für Schritt verwirklichenDas schmucke Kleinod mit Stuckdecke ist endlich Ihres, aber beim Blick auf die Heizkosten wird Ihnen schwindlig?

This vintage volume offers a treasure trove of floor plans, elevations, and details of residences and public buildings.

Victorian architecture, with its quirky diversity, eclectic origins, and exuberant ornamentation, continues to exert a strong attraction on today's architects, builders, and homeowners.

The widespread interest in constructing and restoring Victorian homes makes this a must-have volume for today's builders, homeowners, architects, and preservationists.

The DIY trend for women involves more than knitting and sewing: today more women are tending to their homes, and they're not just sewing curtains and arranging flowers.

Today more women are tending to their homes, and they're not just sewing curtains and arranging flowers.

A heartfelt coming-of-age memoir about taking the unbeaten path, owning a home, and holding it all-including yourself-together.

What if you could conquer the clutter, make your home pretty and keep it that way?

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There are plenty of do-it-yourself books on the market, but sound information about hiring and working with home improvement specialists is hard to come by.

The only all-inclusive, accessible reference for all aspects of building with masonry and concrete for residential purposes - ideal for residential builders, contractors, remodelers, and other professionalsPart of the Complete Construction Series, this design-it, specify-it, and build-it source aids decision-making and construction performance by illustrating and explaining the function and behavior of each materialProvides problem-avoiding insights into installation, construction, storage, and cleaning techniques - filled with tables, graphs, and over 100 illustrations