Home Building Kits

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A brief introductory guide to small prefabricated buildings.

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Make magazine, the first magazine devoted to Tech DIY projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration, has been hailed as "a how-to guide for the opposable thumb set" and "Popular Mechanics for the modern age." Now, following on the heels of Make's wildly popular issues, O'Reilly offers Makers, a beautiful hardbound book celebrating creativity, resourcefulness, and the DIY spirit. The book profiles 100 people and their homebrew projects, describing technologies old and new in service of the serious and the amusing, the practical and the outrageous. The collection explores both the projects and the characters behind them, and includes full-color photographs and instructions to inspire inventors of all stripes.

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Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings explains how to purchase steel cargo containers and modify them for use as buildings under 1000 sq ft in size. Learn how you can save up to 40% over tradition lumber and factory made steel structures with these unique building blocks. New and used steel shipping containers are available nationwide. It's easy to buy containers and modify them for use as workshops, garages, cabins, guest houses, super carports, RV - 5th wheel covers, and much more (the book shows how). Enjoy a building that's up to fifty times stronger than most structures, built quick and with amazingly little labor. Take part in the shipping container building revolution with the worlds first book on the subject...Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings! Includes photos, diagrams, plans, and charts. 116 pages, soft cover.

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Today's homeowners are looking to create additional storage space in the home with the most design flair possible. Home Storage addresses a problem that is common to all homeowners: lack of adequate storage. The book presents the reader with the latest in storage solutions from some of the country's leading designers. The book also covers the latest in storage ideas and products. For the do-it-yourselfer, there are 24 fully illustrated projects for the kitchen, bath, bedroom, living room, and utility room to improve the storage possibilities of any home. An extensive techniques section provides the novice handyperson with the skills they will need to complete the projects.

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• Creative Homeowner Press #CH277145 Cabinets & Shelves Book
• CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS

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Another natural follow-up to the titles we have on the inside of the house, as well as the next step in erecting the house for those who understand Sites, Footings, and Foundations. There are a lot of requirements in the Code for framing and the type of and application of roofs and roofing. Special emphasis will be placed on the type of construction required for those in tornado and hurricane areas. Putting in metal or steel framing - now becoming cheaper than wood will be covered. Discussions will include the use of drills and metal stud screws for those who are more familiar with wood “stick” construction. Provides essential information needed to plan, manage and complete the job. Tip boxes included throughout.

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Written with the do-it-yourselfer in mind, Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings gives readers the information they need to plan, build, and finish a utility building. This revised and expanded edition presents a variety of buildings, from the simplest garden shed to a huge gambrel dairy barn to a backyard artist's studio. Part One begins with design and planning information to help potential builders locate their building, decide on its design, and decode architectural plans and building codes. Individual chapters detail the basics: building foundations, from simple shed foundations to poured concrete slabs; framing walls and roofs, including long sections on pole buildings and old-fashioned timber-framing techniques; and closing in the framing, including all types of roofing and siding as well as door and window installation. Other chapters cover the basic wiring and plumbing needs of barns, as well as options for interior and exterior finish work. Part Two presents 12 design concepts, with photographs and detail views, of various buildings that readers can build.

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This informative, comprehensive book is the first installment in Whitehorse Press' new Tech Series. It will help you set up your motorcycle workshop to make the most of available space, and equip it with the tools necessary to get the job done. Whether you plan only to keep your bike clean and in good repair or you want to become more seriously involved with restoration, customization or even a professional repair shop, this book will show you how it's done. It is full of useful ideas for organizing your space to let you work more effectively and do a better job. If you have more ambitious goals, you'll find guidelines for setting up painting, welding and even metal fabrication operations. In his entertaining, whimsical style, author Charlie Masi explains the basic principles of motorcycle workshops, and helps you determine what your needs are. He offers ideas on planning and designing your motorcycle shop and practical advice on what equipment you'll need, as well as which tools are needed for electrical work, motor work, and chassis work. Masi offers helpful suggestions about which tools to keep with your bike, which tools you'll need in emergency situations, and valuable hints and tips on which tools to purchase, which tools you can fabricate, and best of all, how to use them. Amusing anecdotes recount real-life experiences, and examples of what not to do. With over 200 photographs and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond setting up a workshop, explaining how tools work, and what you should do to work safely with them. How to Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop is truly a valuable, money-saving aid you'll return to time and again.