Building Books at Dial a Book Sydney

How to be a successful owner builder & renovator
Staines, Allan
Book Number: 64987
ISBN: 9781875217311
Publisher: Caloundra, Qld. Pinedale Press 2010. 8th edition.
4to softcover 142pp index, b/w illus. very good+. Includes index.
Price: $25.00

Engineering Construction. Part II In Masonry and Concrete
Warren, William Henry
Book Number: 63733
ISBN:
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1921.
8vo. hardcover. 498pp. index, b/w illus, some folding. Good+, foxing to endpapers, some small pen markings on a few pages.
Price: $35.00

International Book Of Wood
Publishing, Rh Value
Book Number: 63442
ISBN: 0855331828
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley London 1980
8vo softcover 276pp. index, colour & b/w illus. very good.
Price: $18.00

How to be a successful owner builder & renovator
Staines, Allan
Book Number: 62778
ISBN:
Publisher: Caloundra, Qld. Pinedale Press 1986
4to softcover 112pp index, b/w illus. very good. Includes index.n
Price: $15.00

The solar house: A guide to solar energy utilisation in domestic, industrial, and commercial building
Sabady, Pierre R
Book Number: 34264
ISBN: 0408002905
Publisher: London ; Boston Newnes-Butterworths 1978
8vo hardcover 115pp index, b/w illus. very good, owner'a name on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Prestressed Concrete
HARRIS, J.D. & P.B. MORICE
Book Number: 36364
ISBN:
Publisher: Cement and Concrete Association January 1952
8vo. Paper Cover. 64pp. Very good, suned spinefold. Diagrams. Drawings. B&W photos (factory scenes at vaious works; Magnel-Blaton jack; Lee-Macall stressing jack; prestressed water tank; transmission line poles; bridges, etc). Comprehensive text. Prestressing is a techniquie of construction whereby initial compressive stresses are set up in a member, to resist or annul the tensile stresses produced by the load. Contents includes Prestressed Concrete, History and development, the materials, Theory, Apparatus, Magnal-Blaton system, Applications, Other methods of prestressing, Schorer prestressing unit, Safety of prestressed concrete.
Price: $35.00

Renovation Nation: Our Obsession With Home
Allon, Fiona
Book Number: 43060
ISBN: 0868408786
Publisher: UNSW Press August 30, 2008
8vo softcover 256pp very good. Renovation Nation asks why Australians have become so wrapped up in their homes. It explores the ways they are distorting their lives in the pursuit of prestige and tax-free capital gains as they play the real estate game with mindless passion. Fixated on interest rates and surrounded by headlines about housing affordability, they remain determined to make their homes bigger and better. The great Australian dream of owning a home seems to have become the great Australian nightmare.
Price: $15.00

Popular Mechanics Money Smart Makeovers: Bathrooms
Peters, Rick
Book Number: 42085
ISBN: 1588163180
Publisher: Hearst 2004
4to hardcover 192pp index, colour illus. Fine. / fine d/w. In the great tradition of Popular Mechanics, here are ideas for makeovers you can actually use, afford, and do yourself. Unlike some books on remodeling the bathroom, this real-world guide steers clear of wildly expensive options that demand a costly contractor to implement. Instead, eye-catching, sensible suggestions explain how to get rid of the dingy old vanity, redo that terrible lighting, and lose the stained, worn linoleum. Get down to the nitty-gritty with instructions for replacing cabinets, laying down sheet flooring, re-laminating or tiling countertops and backsplashes, and putting in a new sink or faucet. Follow one of the three marvelous bathroom transformations, or creatively mix elements from them all. From choosing color schemes to buying materials, selecting tools to budgeting time, every valuable page shows how to upgrade a bathroom.nn• National Publicity
Price: $15.00

Weekend Kitchen Makeovers (DIY): Illustrated Techniques & Stylish Solutions
Ryan, Paul
Book Number: 42355
ISBN: 1579909183
Publisher: Lark Books 2007
4to softcover 176pp index, colour illus. very good+. Product Description: Retro, contemporary, Mama's, professional chef's: whatever your dream kitchen, the host of DIY Network's Kitchen Renovations helps it become reality! Paul Ryan offers beautifully doable, affordable ideas for improving this all-important room's look, style, and function. Even more amazing, three of the projects-entirely new for the book-can be completed in only 48-hours! That means a new kitchen in a single weekend. There's one inspired by the owners' honeymoon in Tuscany; another that's got a hip, metro look, with cutting edge appliances; and a third that gleams with Southwestern flair. Others, equally attractive and practical, take a little bit longer, including an expansion that transforms a walled-off, cramped space into a luxurious, open eye-pleaser! All ten renovations are shown in before, during, and after photography.
Price: $12.00

The complete backyard book : practical projects to create a beautiful backyard and garden.
No Author
Book Number: 43889
ISBN:
Publisher: Sydney Murdoch Books 1998
4to softcover 303pp index, colour illus. very good.
Price: $12.00

Planning the Timber Frame Home. (Riverbend Timber Framing: Plan Book)
Riverbend Timber Framing
Book Number: 56885
ISBN:
Publisher: Riverbend Timber Framing, 1997 Tenth edition.
4to. softcover. colour & b/w illus, b/w plans. Very good+.
Price: $15.00

In-Laws, Outlaws, and Granny Flats: Your Guide to Turning One House Into Two Homes
Litchfield, Michael
Book Number: 61437
ISBN: 9781600852510
Publisher: taunton Press, USA 2011.
4to. softcover. 218pp. index, colour illus. b/w plans. Near Fine.
Price: $25.00