2-Pack: Allan Staines Owner Builder & Renovator + Renovator's Manual

How to be a Successful Owner Builder and Renovator 9th Edition The New improved 9th Edition. An all Australian guide with illustrations and text will show you how to renovate a house with the most up to methods applied across Australia. Companion to the Australian House Building Manual. Purchase the 2 together and save. This is all Australian title has large scale drawings to make it easy to understand how the various stages and components fit together. The Owner Builder is shown how to plan the house to suit the chosen allotment and the most economical methods of owner building. You will learn how to identify and correct faulty building practices the correct trade terms to use and how order building products. This manual will teach you how to renovate a house and provide you with confidence to build a typical Australian home in weatherboard, brick veneer, cavity brick or concrete block. – Practical Advice on How to Save Money – How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Owner Building; Successful Planning – Understanding House Construction – Extensions and Renovations – Planning, Specifications, Sub-contractors and Materials – Identifying Improper Building Practices & Common Problems – Using Building Tools & Materials – Measuring & Marking Out; Fastening; Cutting, Planning & Jointing – Extra Building Know How – Designing the House – Weatherboard Houses – Brick Veneer Houses – 2 Story Brick Veneer and Weatherboards Houses – Split Level Houses – Double Brick – Concrete Block Masonry – Adding a Verandah or Carport – How to Supervise the Site – Raising a House – Identifying and Correcting Common Problems The Australian Renovator’s Manual 7th Edition This book is specifically designed to deal with problems confronted during renovating or altering an existing dwelling. It also shows step-by-step how to accomplish popular renovation projects. For house-room extensions see How to be a Successful Owner Builder and Renovator It solves problems such a: -rising damp, -floor and wall cracking, -decay in members, -small kitchens and bathrooms, -leaking shower recesses, -and termites. It also describes: -how to support the roof when making openings in walls. -How to build attic rooms. -Installing skylights, guttering, shelving. -Replacing existing floor joists, flooring, -Fixing sagging roof rafters. -Installing french doors. -Building carports, enclosing patios and verandah, -installing sliding patio doors, -enlarging window openings. -applying Gyprock, -re-stumping. -cooling a hot house, -attaching laminate -fixing laminate panelings in shower recesses. -Wall floor tiling. -Painting. -Gives the correct adhesives, sealants and fillers to use and much more.