The Self-Build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own Home

Richardson, Brian,Broome, Jon

ISBN 10: 1870098234 / ISBN 13: 9781870098236

Published by Green Books, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Self-Build Book: How to Enjoy Designing and Building Your Own Home
• Publisher: Green Books
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1870098234
• ISBN 13: 9781870098236
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A guide to all aspects of building for oneself. It relates personal experience of putting theory into practice, gives a range of built examples and includes a practical guide to organizing a project covering land, finance, permissions and professional help. It also contains a detailed manual on the Walter Segal method of timber-frame construction, because of its particular advantage to self-builders. The authors argue for a housing policy that would extend self-build opportunities.

About the Author

Jon Broome is an architect, who has self-built two houses. He was for many years Director of Architype, a London-based architectural practice working on housing, education, health and community buildings with specialist expertise in low energy design, timber-frame construction and sustainable building. He is co-author of The Self-Build Book and contributor to Housing & the Environment, published by the Chartered Institute of Housing. He lives in London, where he runs his own consultancy specializing in sustainable construction.