BUILDING YOUR OWN HOME - 3RD ED.A Comprehensive Guide for Australian Owner Builders
by George Wilkie (9781864367478)

This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. This completely revised edition includes sections dealing with materials and systems and also covers the impact of the GST on the building process.

A comprehensive guide to building your own home that covers every step of the process. This book, recently updated for the GST, tells you how to select land, and gives design guidelines; outlines on the roles of professional consultants and the workings of control authorities.

This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. It includes advice on:
* how to select land
* design guidelines
* the roles of professional consultants
* how to deal with the workings of control authorities
* preparing working drawings
* who's who of subcontracting and supply industries

Also included are detailed drawings showing how all the components are assembled to achieve the home of your dreams.

About the Author
George Wilkie is a teacher, planner, architect and interior designer. He is a senior academic with the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney. His multi-discipline professional practice is based in the Blue Mountains, 100 kilometers to the west of Sydney.

He has built his own home - well the truth is, he was part of the team of dedicated family members, artisans and suppliers who collectively were able to make the design a reality.

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