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Building Your Custom Home For Dummies

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Building Your Custom Home For Dummies is a comprehensive guide that helps aspiring homeowners navigate the complex process of building a custom home. It takes readers through each step, from envisioning design ideas to working with architects and contractors, ensuring a seamless journey from concept to completion. With practical advice and expert tips, it provides the knowledge needed to make informed decisions and achieve a dream home.
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This book may appeal to you if you're dreaming of constructing your own home but feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the process. It offers straightforward guidance and practical tips to navigate everything from planning and budgeting to design and construction, making it perfect for first-time builders and those seeking to turn their dream home into a reality.

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You deserve a home that meets your specific needs and desires!

If you find yourself dreaming of the perfect patio, the ideal kitchen, and inviting rooms where you love to spend time, it might just be time to start building! With Building Your Custom Home For Dummies, you wonโ€™t have to feel intimidated as you plan, finance, and oversee construction on your new oasis. Youโ€™ll learn what it takes to build a custom home, including which pros to call and when. This updated edition also covers the latest in real estate and home construction trends, including smart homes, green building, and banking options.

It's more important than ever to live in a home thatโ€™s truly how you want it, truly your own. Now is the perfect time to get startedโ€”if youโ€™re still in the dreaming stage, this book will help you identify your style and articulate your vision. If youโ€™re further along in the process, youโ€™ll benefit from checklists and pointers on reviewing architectsโ€™ plans, evaluating contractor bids, flipping the home you build, and more.

  • The latest guidance on building a beautiful home on any budget
  • New ideas for high-tech homes with low carbon footprints
  • Step-by-step instructions for securing financing, hiring architects, and finding reliable contractors
  • Advice on how to invest your home-building budget wisely and plan for the future

Building Your Custom Home For Dummies takes you from finding the perfect homesite through laying the foundation to framing and finishingโ€”in the friendly Dummies style you can trust.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119796794

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 October 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Kevin Daum is the award-winning author of six books, including ยญBuilding Your Own Home For Dummies.

Janice Brewster Weiser has written extensively on custom homes and is a former editor of Log Home Living magazine.

Peter Economy is a Wall Street Journal best-selling business author and ghostwriter of more than 100 books.

Anne Mary Ciminelli is an author, editor, and ghostwriter.

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