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The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as house-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 213 ratings — published 1941
Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as house-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 85 ratings — published 1980
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 2 times as house-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,574 ratings — published 1977
A House in the Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as house-building)
avg rating 4.18 — 909 ratings — published 2011
Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability. by Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.12 — 25 ratings — published 2013
Pretty Good House: A Guide to Creating Better Homes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.52 — 127 ratings — published 2022
The Whole Building Handbook: How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 12 ratings — published 2009
Essential Building Science: Understanding Energy and Moisture in High Performance House Design (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 3)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 14 ratings — published
Traditional Finnish Log House: Handcrafted Wooden Walls (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
The Passivhaus Handbook: A practical guide to constructing and retrofitting buildings for ultra-low energy performance (Sustainable Building)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.07 — 29 ratings — published 2012
Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.35 — 49 ratings — published 2014
The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide: Complete Step-by-Step Construction, Maintenance and Troubleshooting (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.23 — 60 ratings — published 2016
The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.74 — 46 ratings — published 2008
Essential Natural Plasters: A Guide to Materials, Recipes, and Use (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 7)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
Essential Hempcrete Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 1)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.56 — 16 ratings — published 2016
Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,583 ratings — published 2018
The Australian House Building Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.40 — 20 ratings — published 2008
The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.22 — 41 ratings — published
Musings of an Energy Nerd: Toward an Energy-Efficient Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.25 — 44 ratings — published
Plan Reading and Material Takeoff: Builder's Essentials (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 1994
A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.84 — 279 ratings — published 2011
Slate Roofs 1926 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Homebuilding Basics: Carpentry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.22 — 23 ratings — published 1999
The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, Installing, and Restoring the World's Finest Roof (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.48 — 23 ratings — published 1990
All New Building Decks (For Pros, by Pros)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 2015
Trim Carpentry (For Pros by Pros)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.29 — 7 ratings — published 2012
Roof Framer's Bible: The Complete Pocket Reference to Roof Framing 2nd Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 11 ratings — published 2003
Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.97 — 30 ratings — published 2007
Framing Floors, Walls & Ceilings (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
Framing Roofs: Completely Revised and Updated (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2014
Siding, Roofing, and Trim: Completely Revised and Updated (For Pros By Pros)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.83 — 12 ratings — published 2014
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,536 ratings — published 2008
The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,060 ratings — published 1996
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,979 ratings — published 2001
Passive House Details: Solutions for High-Performance Design (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
The New Net Zero: Leading-Edge Design and Construction of Homes and Buildings for a Renewable Energy Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.96 — 26 ratings — published 2014
DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner: 25 Ways to Build a Self-Reliant Lifestyle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.85 — 326 ratings — published 2011
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,715 ratings — published 2009
Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.28 — 183 ratings — published 2008
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,874 ratings — published 2006
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,614 ratings — published 2002
Architectural Graphics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,100 ratings — published 1974
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.47 — 514 ratings — published
The Sun-Inspired House: House Designs Warmed and Brightened by the Sun (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 2005
Clean House Clean Planet (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.07 — 474 ratings — published 1997
Building Construction Illustrated (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,610 ratings — published 2014
Architectural Graphic Standards (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 272 ratings — published 1946
The Green Self-build Book: How to Design and Build Your Own Eco-home (Sustainable Building)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 3.55 — 29 ratings — published 2006
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,109 ratings — published 1979
Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as house-building)
avg rating 4.35 — 164 ratings — published 2016
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