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The Self-build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own HomeSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! The Self-build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own Home by: Jon Broome, Brian Richardson  Dewey Decimal Number: 624 EAN: 9781900322003 Edition: Rev Ed ISBN: 1900322005 Label: Green Earth Books (an Imprint of Green Books) Manufacturer: Green Earth Books (an Imprint of Green Books) Number Of Pages: 271 Publication Date: September 30, 1995 Publisher: Green Earth Books (an Imprint of Green Books) Studio: Green Earth Books (an Imprint of Green Books) Related Items: Average Rating:
 Rating: - There is much that is interesting but its hard to get at.This stikes me as a very British book. It is well written, has much of interest in it, particularly about self build/help groups projects, but it feels incomplete somehow. I bought the book because I was interested in the Segal method of timber framing and though much of the book is concerned with it, I found it difficult to get at any details. There are few diagrams or photographs that convey more than a general impressions. There are no solid ideas about the sizes of timbers used or what loads they would carry. Joints are covered to some extent and the general approach to building is there. You could not really plan, never mind build a house using this book. Having said that the historical stuff about self building is fascinating.  Try searching the Internet for "The Self-build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own Home" or Ebay for "The Self-build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own Home". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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