house construction

A do-it-yourself guide to home construction, reviewing tools and materials; covering site and foundation preparation; examining the techniques of framing floors, walls, ceilings, roofs, and dormers; and discussing doors, windows, paneling, molding, floors, and stairs. Includes photographs, drawings, and diagrams.

Ben is unhappy at the prospect of leaving his home and friends and moving to another country, until a dream helps him realize the importance of the work he and his parents will be doing for Habitat for Humanity.

Text and illustrations describe the step-by-step planning and construction of a house.

Step-by-step instructions for building six different children's playhouses: a tree house, a wood frame house, a junkyard house, a post and beam house, a factory-built house, and a glass house.

The traditional nursery rhyme and a humorous story about Jack, who starts to build a do-it-yourself house, are presented on opposite pages.

Describes the steps involved in the process of building a house from design to finished product, and includes a look at different styles of homes, as well as an essay on architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This book discusses building styles and presents a look at the past by studying the development of architecture.

Describes the process of building a house including buying the land, drawing up plans, and the actual construction.

Mimi wants to build a mouse house where she can just be herself.