- Practical advice on how to save money
- How to avoid the pitfalls of owner building; successful planning
- Identifying and correcting common problems
- Designing and estimating
- Handrails, balustrades and steps
How to be a successful owner builder and renovator plus the Australian decks & pergolas construction manual
These classic Allan Staines manuals have become the go to books for apprentices, builders, owner builders, renovators and the home handy man in Australia for many years. These new editions brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia.
How to be a successful owner builder and renovator
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.
Australian Decks & Pergolas Construction Manual
This book is another in Allan Staines popular range of building books. His graphic and technical skills based on practical experience and the most recent technology will make this book a must for the professional and the 'do-it-yourselfer''
Includes industry tables for:
- designers and architects
- easy to follow step-by-step building instructions
- tradesman's methods and hints
This all Australian manual is packed with ideas and know how and will suit the builder, architect or home diy'er. It provides many fresh ideas in colour and easy to follow step-by-step instructions cover every procedure. From designing and drawing an acceptable plan for councils to constructing the post-supports, attaching decks or pergolas to the house, methods of handrailing and lots more.