Tips and Traps When Building Your Home (Catlett, VA)

Tips and Traps When Building Your Home

Local pick-up preferred but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_6836Author Robert IrwinPublisher McGraw HillContents by ChapterGETTING STARTEDWhy Build it Yourself Designing Your Home Building an Energy-Efficient Home Finding the Land is the lot Buildable Hiring a Contractor Be Your Own Contractor Getting the Plans and Permissions Getting Accurate bids Cost-Cutting Ideas Getting Financing CONSTRUCTIONSiting the House and Preparing the Lot Building on a Strong Foundation Framing and Sheathing Roofing Electrical and Plumbing Drywall and Trim Finishing Off the Kitchen Finishing off the Bathroom THE AFTERMATHThe Tax Man Cometh Deciding When and If to Sell IndexLeading real-estate author Robert Irwin provides home builders with valuable money-saving tips to building a home from the ground up in Tips & Traps When Building Your Home. Featuring a self-test to determine whether the reader is more suited to hiring it all out or doing some of it alone this user-friendly guide outlines the perilous traps that often come with building your own home. Irwin helps readers determine whether or not to hire out the entire process or whether to act as the primary contractor. Once that is decided Irwin then helps builders determine How building and contracting effects home-owners insurance Whether or not to hire an architect If building plans need to be presented to the local zoning board Contractors and builders adherence to electrical codes sewage codes and occupancy codes Paperback 246 pages ISBN 0-07-135686-X