Be Your Own House Contractor: How to Save 25 Per Cent without Lifting a Hammer - Softcover

Heldmann, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882662562 ISBN 13: 9780882662565

Publisher: Storey Books, 1982

Synopsis

You don't need to depend on (or pay) a general contractor to manage your construction project. Whether you're building a new home or renovating an existing one, you can manage the job yourself. Carl Heldmann outlines how to purchase your own land, set a reasonable budget and schedule, describe your needs and vision to an architect, and hire subcontractors to do the actual building. Cut out the middleman and save as much as 25 percent on your beautiful new home!

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Review

" If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead... pick up a copy of this little book before you start." -- Gordy Holt, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

" If you're intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here's where to begin." -- Marcia Schnedler, "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"

" ... Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding." -- Mike McCarthy, Timber Home Building, December 2006

" If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]." -- Robert Bruss, San Diego Union-Tribune

.,."Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding." -- Mike McCarthy "Timber Home Building"

"If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]." -- Robert Bruss "San Diego Union-Tribune"

"If you're intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here's where to begin." -- Marcia Schnedler "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"

."..Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding."--Mike McCarthy, Timber Home Building, December 2006--Mike McCarthy "Timber Home Building "

If you re intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here s where to begin. ""--Marcia Schnedler "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ""

If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]. --Robert Bruss "San Diego Union-Tribune ""

If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead pick up a copy of this little book before you start. "

If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]. San Diego Union-Tribune
If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead pick up a copy of this little book before you start. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
If you re intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here s where to begin. "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"

Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding. "Timber Home Building"

Carl Heldmann has written the bible for people who want to act as their own general contractor .Strewn through the book are interesting tidbits a layman probably wouldn t hear unless he showed up at a job site at break time with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. "Los Angeles Times """"

If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]. San Diego Union-Tribune
If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead pick up a copy of this little book before you start. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
If you re intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here s where to begin. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding. Timber Home Building

Carl Heldmann has written the bible for people who want to act as their own general contractor .Strewn through the book are interesting tidbits a layman probably wouldn t hear unless he showed up at a job site at break time with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Los Angeles Times

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"If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead...pick up a copy of this little book before you start."

"If you are thinking about building a new house, or renovating your current home, first read [this book]."-- San Diego Union-Tribune

"If you are bound and determined to plunge ahead...pick up a copy of this little book before you start."-- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"If you're intrigued by the idea of being your own contractor for your dream house, here's where to begin."-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

..".Heldmann offers something that you can hold dear for a lifetime: the skinny on homebuilding." -- Timber Home Building

"Carl Heldmann has written the bible for people who want to act as their own general contractor....Strewn through the book are interesting tidbits a layman probably wouldn't hear unless he showed up at a job site at break time with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts." - Los Angeles Times

From the Back Cover

Simple language with no technical jargon. (The New York Times)

This excellent book offers the average person a way to say 25% of the high cost of a new house. Recommended. (Library Journal)

For those who are considering building a home (or addition) this book is a must! (American Homeowners Foundation)

If you can balance a checkbook, read, and deal with people in a fair manner, you can build your own house or addition. You don't need any technical knowledge or building skills - in fact, you'll never pick up a hammer.

With veteran contractor Carl Heldmann as a guide, you'll learn that you can get exactly the house you want, done the way you want it, for less.

In this completely revised and updated fourth edition of his classic how-to book (more than 185,000 copies in print), Heldmann gives an overview of all the steps of building and includes a glossary of building and business terms and sample contracts. He tells how to:

Select land

Secure financing

Develop house plans

Establish schedules

Identify cost-saving options

Select subcontractors

Negotiate contracts

Buy materials and supplies

Estimate building costs

Edition details

• Publisher: Storey Books
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882662562
• ISBN 13: 9780882662565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134