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1	Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies more books like this by Eric Corey Freed add to wishlist Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? "Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies" is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home-even a green home-uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting High more books like this by Jay P DeCima, Decima Jay add to wishlist This title shows how to get rich fast by making ugly houses beautiful! Want to find great opportunities and make big bucks in the hottest business there is? Now you can take advantage the nation's huge and growing demand for quality housing and get rich doing it! "Investing in Fixer-Uppers" helps you develop the knowledge and expertise you need to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco more books like this by Suzanna Clarke add to wishlist In the tradition of "Eat, Pray, Love" and "A Year in Provence" comes a poignantly told, gorgeously illustrated story of setting up house in Morocco. 8 pages of full-color photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
4	How to Estimate Building Losses and Construction Costs more books like this by Paul I Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00!
5	Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love more books like this by Rachel Simon add to wishlist The bestselling and highly acclaimed author of "Riding the Bus with My Sister" returns with an illuminating and tenderhearted memoir about the unexpected ways a home renovation can change a life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Salvaged Treasures: Designing and Building with Architectural Salvage more books like this by Michael Litchfield add to wishlist see all copies from $2.16! first editions
7	Repair and Remodeling Estimating Methods more books like this by Edward B Wetherill add to wishlist The book focuses on the unique problems of estimating renovations of existing structures. It identifies types of estimates, providing step-by-step explanation of estimate preparation from takeoff to pricing. Two sample estimates provide working models. The book includes a new section that addresses the special considerations of planning and ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $69.95!
8	Deterioration, Maintenance, & Repair of Structures more books like this by Sidney Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $10.55! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
9	Repairing and Extending Finishes more books like this by Simmons add to wishlist see all copies from $3.02! new only from $54.40! \| SVS
10	Tips & Traps When Renovating Your Home more books like this by Robert Irwin add to wishlist In this text, the author provides money-saving tips on how to avoid the perilous traps of home renovation, from how to decide whether or not to undertake the renovation, what kinds of renovation will be needed, creating a plan and getting ideas, finding a good contractor and when to save costs and when not to. The author will supply tips for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11	Restoring Houses of Brick & Stone more books like this by Nigel Hutchins add to wishlist RESTORING HOUSES OF BRICK AND STONE, is the definitive guide to all facets of the frustrating, expensive and satisfying business of restoring and rehabilitating old stone houses. see all copies from $2.38! new only from $36.00! \| first editions
12	Building Adaptation more books like this by James Douglas add to wishlist As existing buildings age, nearly half of all construction activity in Britain is related to maintenance, refurbishment and conversions. Building adaptation is an activity that continues to make a significant contribution to the workload of the construction industry. Given its importance to sustainable construction, the proportion of adaptation ... see all copies from $72.51! new only from $72.51! \| first editions \| SVS
13	National Home Improvement Estimator more books like this by Ben Moselle (Editor) add to wishlist Home improvement salespeople need authority to quote prices when closing a sale -- especially when the homeowner may have suggestions and changes to the final job. That's why home improvement contractors use this manual (and the National Estimator disk in the back of this book) as their company price book. Includes assembly prices for many items ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.75! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Reichstag more books like this by Norman Foster add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
15	Handbook of Building Crafts in Conservation: A Commentary on Peter Nicholson's the New Practical Builder and Workman's Companion, 1823 more books like this by Jack Bowyer add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00! first editions
16 view cover	Builder's Guide to Change-Of-Use Properties more books like this by R Dodge Woodson add to wishlist This title gives contractors and remodelers an on-the-job manual for making conversions of homes from a single family dwelling into mutifamily rental units or offices. Topics include creating a production schedule; installing siding and exterior trim; adding or renovating windows, doors, and skylights; combining old and new electrical systems; and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.18! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Restoration Economy more books like this by Storm Cunningham add to wishlist "The Restoration Economy" exposes the previously undocumented trillion dollar global industries that are revitalizing our natural and built environments. A deeply researched, entertaining blend of business, science, and economics, it documents the historic shift from new development to restorative development that defines 21st Century commerce and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Architectural Details: Classic Pages from Architectural Graphic Standards 1940 - 1980 more books like this by Charles George Ramsey, Harold Reeve Sleeper, Donald Watson (Editor) add to wishlist This book offers a wealth of valuable, hard-to-find technical information on mid-twentieth-century building materials and systems, all carefully selected from the Fourth (1951) through Seventh (1981) editions of Ramsey/Sleeper's acclaimed Architectural Graphic Standards. A key reference for architects, builders, and educators whose work involves ... see all copies from $37.50! new only from $130.75! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Architectural Voices: Listening to Old Buildings more books like this by David Littlefield, Saskia Lewis, Alain de Botton (Preface by) add to wishlist If a building could speak, what would it say? What would it sound like? Would it be worth listening to? This book treats buildings as deeply human creations - built by people for people; they come to embody the dreams, imaginings and stories that take place within them. David Littlefield and Saskia Lewis argue that buildings have voices and that ... see all copies from $20.73! new only from $31.05! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion more books like this by Judy Corbett add to wishlist Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the toads, strange smells and squatters, they decided to ... see all copies from $4.91! new only from $8.47! \| SVS
21 view cover	Building Maintenance & Preservation more books like this by Edward D Mills (Editor) add to wishlist Building maintenance has become a vast and expensive problem occupying much of the output of the construction industry; building owners have therefore teamed to regard properly planned maintenance as essential. The contributors to this book emphasize the importance of adequate consideration of maintenance at the design stage as well as the need ... see all copies from $140.42!
22 view cover	Architecture Transformed: New Life for Old Buildings more books like this by Nora Richter Greer add to wishlist Architecture Transformed: New Life For Old Buildings is a beautifully illustrated volume documenting today's building preservation efforts from around the world. The book includes more than 300 color photographs, floor plans, and line drawings; presents an in-depth look at almost 40 significant projects worldwide located in such places as the ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Traditional Details: For Building Restoration, Renovation, and Rehabilitation more books like this by Charles George Ramsey, John Belle, Harold Reeve Sleeper add to wishlist This text contains the best and most representative traditional-style details from Volumes 1 to 4 of "Architectural Graphic Standards". Focus is on materials and details which are again in demand owing to the high volume of building restoration and preservation work, and the typical use of traditional materials and details by architects designing ... see all copies from $55.00! new only from $61.69! \| first editions
24 view cover	Mr. Fix-It more books like this by Crystal Hubbard add to wishlist After a hot handyman becomes intrigued by an uptight romance novelist who doesn't believe in love, he finds the tools to unlock her impenetrable heart. Original. see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.20! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Converted Into Ho more books like this by Charles A Fracchia add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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