Building a House Day-By-Day

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About this ebook

You've looked at plan books and dreamed. Maybe you've bought land or have had some passed down to you. You think you are ready to build. Don't know where to go from here? How can you pull off juggling your job, personal life and building a house all at the same time? Taking the first step to building a house can be scary. It's like jumping into freezing cold water then looking for sharks. There are so many things to consider-contractors, permits, banks, subcontracting, materials, pricing and so much more. Follow along as the author takes you step-by-step into his building process from start to finish. You'll learn from his mistakes and successes as you go day-by-day into what it's like to build the house you've been planning all along. At the end of the build, you too will have the confidence to go forth with your plans. When you finally move in, you'll know it can be a tough and grueling experience, but worth every effort!

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2.0
5 reviews
Naveen
March 8, 2024
Although I wanted something simple and basic about home construction, this book was too simple. I also realized it is advertised as 75 pages, but stopped at 68. Not worth $7 I paid. I have seen bigger books at similar price. The author did bot even built with his own hands, but used contractors. Not much explanation. Only thing good about this book is learning about challenges one can face when building and managing your own home construction. Edit. Read it one more time to see if I can get something useful out of it. But not much information in it. Especially being beginner, no explanation on why things are done. Wish I didn't pay $7. This ebook's value is about $2.
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Scaii Hoffman
February 14, 2014
Wanna read a diary of a building experience?
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About the author

Although born in Texas, Tad Phipps spent his childhood in Pulaski, Virginia until the age of 12. Afterwards he and his family moved to Wytheville, Virginia where he graduated from George Wythe High School. He attended Virginia Tech majoring in everything from outdoor recreation to forestry until finally deciding to go into agricultural education. He taught in Pinehurst, North Carolina for a year then stayed in that area to work as a procurement representative for the timber industry. A short time later he was offered a job back home teaching Natural Resource Management and Shop to agriculture students at Fort Chiswell High School in Max Meadows, Virginia. During this time Tad served 12 years in the Army Reserves?9 of them as a Drill Sergeant. He continues to live and work in Wythe County with his wife and two girls.

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