How a House Is Built

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823430855
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
Houses are built with many different materials, and in many shapes and sizes. Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built—from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers—including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers—are introduced, each doing their part to bring the picture wood-frame house to life. A great read for kids who love construction sites, or who can't get enough of Building a House by Byron Barton. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Washington Post/Childrens Book Fuild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award.

Your New House

Author: Alan Fields
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781889392059
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Offers advice on selecting contractors and home builders, as well as discussing mortgages, site selection, environmental concerns, consumer rights, and contracts, and identifies unethical practices.

The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House

Author: John Michael Carroll
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600850226
Category : HOUSE & HOME
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lockhart and Carroll take readers step by step through a series of helpful illustrations that present solutions for building a home.

Building Our House

Author: Jonathan Bean
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374380236
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
A family of four builds a house, back, away from the road, down a dirt lane, in the middle of an old, weedy field.

Pretty Good House

Author: Michael Maines
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781641551656
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.

Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Rise: How a House Built a Family

Author: Cara Brookins
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250095670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family. This must-read memoir traces one family’s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves, all through one extraordinary do-it-yourself project.

So... You Want To Build a House

Author: Jeanne Gore
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071491236
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
Shows homeowners how to stay within one percent of their budget Delivers the perfect balance of information--covers everything homeowners need to know without overwhelming details Ready-to-use worksheets save time and money Tells homeowners who to meet with, when to meet, and how to track progress and control costs

Habitat for Humanity how to Build a House

Author: Larry Haun
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9781561589678
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A complete, step-by-step guide to building a house, from the world's leading authority on community homebuilding.

The House That She Built

Author: Mollie Elkman
Publisher: Builderbooks
ISBN: 9780867187854
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The House That She Built is inspired by and dedicated to the REAL women behind the home built exclusively by a team of women in construction, skilled tradeswomen, and women-owned companies. The House That She Built educates young readers about the people and skills that go into building a home. One by one, children learn about the architect, framer, roofer and many more as they contribute their individual skills needed to complete the collective project -- a new home. With illustrations that connect and empower and words that build upon each other with each page, this book will leave all kids (she, he, and they) excited about their own skills and interested in learning new ones.