{"product_id":"be-your-own-house-contractor-save-25-without-lifting-a-hammer-9781580178402","title":"Be Your Own House Contractor: Save 25% Without Lifting a Hammer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carl Heldmann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - Contracting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimple language with no technical jargon. (The New York Times)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This excellent book offers the average person a way to say 25% of the high cost of a new house. Recommended. (Library Journal)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For those who are considering building a home (or addition) this book is a must! (American Homeowners Foundation)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Select land\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Secure financing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Develop house plans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Establish schedules\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Identify cost-saving options\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Select subcontractors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Negotiate contracts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Buy materials and supplies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Estimate building costs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355496571031,"sku":"9781580178402","price":1115.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781580178402.webp?v=1769291474","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/be-your-own-house-contractor-save-25-without-lifting-a-hammer-9781580178402","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}