How to Be A Successful Owner Builder Renovator + Roof Building Manual Allan Staines

How to be a Successful Owner Builder and Renovator
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Roof Building Manual

These classic Allan Stains manuals have become the go to books for Apprentices, Builders, Owner Builders, Renovators and the home handy man in Australia for many years. These new editions brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia

How to be a Successful Owner Builder and Renovator

The New improved 9th Edition. An all Australian guide with illustrations and text that bring it up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia.

This is all Australian title has large scale drawings to make it easy to understand how the various stages and components fit together. The Owner Builder is shown how to plan the house to suit the chosen allotment and the most economical methods of owner building.

You will learn how to identify and correct faulty building practices the correct trade terms to use and how order building products.

This manual will provide you with confidence to build a typical Australian home in weatherboard, brick veneer, cavity brick or concrete block.

- Practical Advice on How to Save Money
- How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Owner Building; Successful Planning
- Understanding House Construction
- Extensions and Renovations
- Planning, Specifications, Sub-contractors and Materials
- Identifying Improper Building Practices & Common Problems
- Using Building Tools & Materials
- Measuring & Marking Out; Fastening; Cutting, Planning & Jointing
- Extra Building Know How
- Designing the House
- Weatherboard Houses
- Brick Veneer Houses
- 2 Storey Brick Veneer and Weatherboards Houses
- Split Level Houses
- Double Brick
- Concrete Block Masonry
- Adding a Verandah or Carport
- How to Supervise the Site
- Raising a House
- Identifying and Correcting Common Problems

Over 440 illustrations
All Australian Guide

**** The renovation section of this book is almost entirely devoted to room extensions. For general home renovations see The Australian Renovator’s Manual

Roof Building Manual

The new improved and enlarged 5th Edition This easy step by step guide describes roof building in an easy to grasp style with new quick and easy table and bevels essential to all trades persons or owner builders.

This manual is for pitching he conventional cut-ion-sit. This step by step guide is full of easy to follow instructions. An indispensable aid for teaching Apprentices, plus quick and easy to use tables and bevels for all roof pitches from 5 degrees to 75 degrees. Bevels drawn on the page ready to transfer directly to the bevel too. A Builder's dream.

-Roof basics
-Roof designs
-Roofing members and where they fit
-Roofing terms
-The triangle makes it easy
-The Rafter length
-Marking out top plates and ridges
-Marking out rafters
-Cutting out rafters
-Erecting the roof
-Miscellaneous details
-Easy to follow rafter lengths, tables and bevels.

***** For manufactured truss roof installation use the House Building Manual

Allan Staines is the author of:

The Australian House Building Manual  a Step by Step Guide to House Building

The Australian Renovator's Manual The easy step by step guide to Home Renovations

Owner Builder & Renovator  Step by Step Guide to Building or Extending your Own Home

The Australian Decks & Pergolas Construction Manual

Roof Building Manual  The Easy Step by Step Guide with Tables & Bevels

These manuals have become classic workhorses for Apprentices, Builders and Owner Builders in Australia for many years. These new editions brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia